Tag: Children
Philippine child rights group calls for probe into child abuse during...
Call follows the killing of teenage girl who filed a rape case against two police officers
Organic farming does wonders for disabled Thai kids
Children experience the benefit of nurturing nature through Laudato Si-inspired project
Photo gallery: Child labor in Philippines’ small-scale gold mines
Philippine laws prohibit anyone under the age of 18 to engage in hazardous work, but children risk their lives in gold mining sites to help their families
Eliminating child labor a moral imperative
Poverty is the root cause of child labor — when families struggle to make ends meet, inevitably parents decide to send children to work
Pope Francis calls for protection of minors, end to child labor
It’s estimated there are about 152 million children caught up child labor, 72 million of whom are in hazardous work
8-year-old maid’s death spurs calls for child labor reform in Pakistan
There are still about 12 million child workers in the country, many of whom work as domestic staff in private homes
Filipinos urged to be on guard against online sexual exploitation of...
Online sex abuse of children has spiked during pandemic, says child rights group
Nuns call attention to online sex abuse of Filipino children during...
Church groups commended for sounding alarm about increased vulnerability of children during pandemic
SPOTLIGHT: Pandemic worsens situation of young mothers in conflict areas
People in conflict areas are left with nowhere to go as aid deliveries have lessened or stopped due to travel restrictions
Mothers and their babies locked up in Cambodian prisons
In Cambodia, children are forced to serve time with poor mothers convicted of petty crimes
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