Tag: Children
In bid to boost childbearing, North Korea offers sporadic extra food
North Korea’s birth rate is about 1.8 children per woman – just below the replacement level of 2.1 births, according to 2020 World Bank data
Hundreds of Thai children facing charges over protests, says Amnesty International
Nearly 300 under-18s have faced criminal charges related to the protests, the human rights campaign group said
Pope Francis decries culture that ‘throws away’ unborn children, elderly, poor
Speaking from the window of the Apostolic Palace, the pope noted that the “throwaway culture” is predominant in more affluent societies
Crimes against children on the Internet
Priests and bishops like everyone else can be sinners and must be held responsible like everyone else for crimes against children
Future of poor children uncertain as India ends scholarship program
The scholarship scheme has benefitted about 52 million students, including 5.4 million Christians and 33 million Muslims
Defending the rights of children online
The number of online child sexual abuse reports received by the Philippine government cyber-crime office is staggering
Philippine gov’t agencies sign implementing rules of law prohibiting child marriage
The law aims to abolish “unequal structures and practices that perpetuate discrimination and inequality”
Group says road crashes kill 1,670 children yearly in Philippines
“Our road system should be designed to protect the lives of the most vulnerable road users such as children and pedestrians”
India’s youth assert voice in addressing environmental issues at global climate...
Over 900 child advocates join the “NO COP OUT” event to demand a strong UN framework that recognizes the ecological rights of children
Catholic Church must bring abusers to justice
There is an urgent need to fund and expand Philippine expert law enforcement action groups to investigate child abusers
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