[In state’s child protection statute and/or where “abuse and neglect” and/or “best interests of the child” are defined, add] A parent has the fundamental right to direct the care and upbringing of the ...

The Government is soon to launch a trial of a digital wallet which will prevent children under 16 from accessing social media.

Raipur: The Chhattisgarh State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (CSCPC) and six state universities signed a ...

The Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Dr Joseph Whittal, has called for ...

A Minnesota family’s chances of being reported for child maltreatment vary dramatically depending on their race. So does the likelihood a kid will be removed from their family, or reunited with them ...

From Okwe Obi, Abuja Country Director of SOS Children’s Village, Eghosa Erhumwunse, has taken a swipe at state governments for undermining and downplaying the rights of children, by failing to adhere ...

18 December is International Migrants Day. To mark this day, we honour the contributions of migrants throughout the Eastern and Southern Africa region and make a call to action for their rights to be ...

As Minnesota considers child protection reforms, should responsibility fall to state or counties? A Star Tribune series exposed failings in the county-run child protection system, and a legislative ...

Speakers at a dialogue on children have urged government agencies, district assemblies and community leaders to strengthen child protection structures, improve law enforcement, and expand resources fo ...

Odisha pioneers a preventive child protection model prioritizing governance, empowering adolescents, and addressing systemic ...

Morocco’s National Human Rights Council (CNDH) has warned that a draft law creating a national child protection agency risks reinforcing an institutional approach to child welfare unless stronger ...

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