Tajikistan steps up child polio immunization Medical staff in Tajikistan have scrambled to vaccinate against polio some 95% of children under the age of 15, up from prior levels of about 87%, after a sudden outbreak of the disease last year caught health officials off guard, killing and paralyzing dozens of children. Chronic disease is […]
The continued use of sexual violence to terrorize women and girls in many countries across the globe, has continued despite many efforts in recent years to bring light to these horrendous gender-based crimes. Therefore women and girls remain trapped living in daily fear, as the numbers of rape victims continuously rises, becoming a common feature […]
As children across the United States begin to break from school for summer vacations, others across the globe have yet to see a classroom and their is no ‘break’ for them this summer as they are forced to work. The term “child labor” is most often defined as work which deprives children of their childhood, […]
Last month 6 countries announced new commitments to dramatically reduce maternal, newborn and child mortality, as part of the Global Strategy for Women’s and Children’s Health. “The commitments build on the momentum of recent months, and prove that saving the lives of the most vulnerable can attract support at the highest levels,” says Ban Ki-moon, […]
Australia rethinks policy for asylum-seeking children Australian government says all children will be considered on case-by-case basis under refugee swap being negotiated with Malaysia, softening its policy on unaccompanied child asylum seekers following criticism from UN agencies and human rights groups. All children will be considered on a case-by-case basis under a refugee deal being […]
Farishta, Patricia McArdle’s first novel, is a compelling and readable book about the challenges faced by soldiers and civilians stationed in Afghanistan — the constant fear of attack; the unforgiving landscape; the hostile and often corrupt warlords; the uncertain loyalties of Afghan colleagues; the efficacy of their mission; and the constant isolation. See the rest of the review at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stephenie-foster/farishta-a-compelling-nov_b_870080.html?ref=tw
On Tuesday, May 31, 2011, delegates from various law enforcement agencies and NGO’s providing services to survivors of human trafficking filled a conference room at the Washington Dulles International Airport; to witness Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell (R) signed three bills, all of which work to prevent human trafficking in the state. House Bill 1893 was […]
Indian state takes action on child marriage Police in the Indian state of Rajasthan have taken the rare step of arresting 16 local caste leaders for issuing a decree calling for village community members to ostracize a man who refused to allow his 16-year-old daughter to be married. The last mile of polio eradication may […]
Today many people find themselves saying; “Happy Memorial Day” as they visit with family and friends in the newly found summer sun, for the first BBQ’s and pool parties of the year, yet Memorial Day is not a day of celebration, but that of a day of remembrance for all U.S. Service Members who died […]
Last week in the two part series, Looking Deeper into Child Marriage, looked at the often hidden and forgotten plague of child marriage and the some 25,000 child marriages that occur everyday. According to UNICEF some 60 million children are forced to enter into marriages before they are of legal age, half of which are […]
Ratko Mladic was arrested today in Lazarevo, Serbia ending a sixteen year long manhunt (as predicted in our Year In Review article). He was the Serbian military commander responsible for the Srebrenica massacre in which over 7,000 Muslims were murdered, and has been labeled Europe’s most wanted war criminal. The two most notorious fugitive war […]
Pennies add up for Wisconsin 8th-graders A so-called “penny war” begun by eighth-graders at West Salem Middle School, in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, raised $610 in loose change from students — a portion of which was donated to a village in Rwanda to meet the water needs for a month. Students divided the remainder […]
Today 25 May is National Missing Children’s Day, a day setforth to strengthen the protection of all children and seek to ensure that we inciate whatever it takes to find missing children across the country. According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children there are some 800,000 reported missing each day, NCMEC also reports […]
Although many countries have now set minimum legal ages for marriage, the laws are often ignored, or even unheard. In many countries the minimum legal age for marriage is 16-18, however it is widely ignored in the rural areas, where illiteracy remains high, and it is therefore increasingly difficult to end this archaic practice. For […]
Everyday across the globe 25,000 girls are married according to World Vision’s report, Before She’s Ready. Despite these shocking statistics the topic of child marriage has become somewhat taboo, to many it is nothingness than unimaginable, but this unspeakable practice while outdated is alive and well in many cultures across the globe. Why are childhood […]