Though France has strong child protection laws, unaccompanied child migrants picked up in the Hautes-Alpes after an arduous and dangerous mountain crossing are often adjudged older than they are, and deprived of the protection that is their due.
Read MoreKids from villages attacked by Boko Haram suspected of joining the group are detained indefinitely by the Nigerian military without being charged. Their families have no idea where they are.
Read MoreSave the Children's first annual End of Childhood Index compares the latest data for 172 countries and assesses where the most and fewest children are missing out on childhoods.
Read MoreThe conventional view of Africa is that it is poor. In truth, far more money flows out of Africa than is paid in aid.
Read MoreThis report by the Dutch NGO SOMO looks into the relationship between wages and working conditions of adult workers and the extent to which their children attend school or are engaged in paid/unpaid work.
Read MoreAround the world today, 50 million children have migrated across borders or been forcibly displaced within their own countries. More than half – a shocking 28 million – have been uprooted by horrific conflicts.
Read MoreThe Australian Government is choosing to subject women, men and children to an elaborate and cruel system of abuse with a policy that is intentionally designed to harm people, as highlighted in the new report issued by Amnesty International, leaving refugees to rot on the stony island of Nauru offshore. The local population abuses them with impunity, and authorities have ignored numerous cases of self-harm and assault of children.
Read MoreMore than three people were killed a week in 2015 defending their land, forests and rivers against destructive industries. Global Witness report On Dangerous Ground documented 185 killings across 16 countries.
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