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New Film Highlights Children's Rights Abuses

New Film Highlights Children's Rights AbusesChildren across the developing world are abused, trafficked, and forced in to situations of harsh labor, many receive little to no education, however often their stories remain silenced. IRIN has recently launched a new series of short films which illustrate the difficult challenges that many children across the globe face on a daily basis.

IRIN has released the first two chapters of  their  “Kids in the City” series, which takes a deep look into South Africa’s rape crisis – where some 40 percent of rape victims are under 18 years of age. The documentary series also looks at situation of child labor in Sierra Leone where hundreds of children are forced to toil in dangerous and harsh labor conditions breaking rocks for construction purposes to earn money to pay for their school fees.

The documentary’s, along with many other humanitarian films can be streamed or downloaded in high resolution from their website and are free to use for broadcast.

 

Author

Cassandra Clifford

Cassandra Clifford is the Founder and Executive Director of Bridge to Freedom Foundation, which works to enhance and improve the services and opportunities available to survivors of modern slavery. She holds an M.A., International Relations from Dublin City University in Ireland, as well as a B.A., Marketing and A.S., Fashion Merchandise/Marketing from Johnson & Wales University in Providence, Rhode Island.

Cassandra has previously worked in both the corporate and charity sector for various industries and causes, including; Child Trafficking, Learning Disabilities, Publishing, Marketing, Public Relations and Fashion. Currently Cassandra is conducting independent research on the use of rape as a weapon of war, as well as America’s Pimp Culture and its Impact on Modern Slavery. In addition to her many purists Cassandra is also working to develop a series of children’s books.

Cassandra currently resides in the Washington, D.C. metro area, where she also writes for the Examiner, as the DC Human Rights Examiner, and serves as an active leadership member of DC Stop Modern Slavery.


Areas of Focus:
Children's Rights; Human Rights; Conflict