Crimes against children
Myanmar conflict children Children face the brunt of conflict in Myanmar

According to a report by UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Tom Andrews, in June 2022, children have especially suffered due to the fighting between the military and the anti-coup resistance.

Palestinian children killed “How many more will Israel kill with impunity?”

The Palestinian Authority, the BDS movement, and activists around the world condemned the exclusion of Israel from the UN Secretary General’s annual “list of shame.” The list includes parties and states who recruit and use children, kill and maim them, commit sexual violence against them, or attack schools and hospitals  

US federal probe shows abuse, deaths in Indigenous boarding schools and other stories

Today we look at the US federal inquiry into Indigenous boarding schools, the murder of Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, and more

Billions of children are being punished by the pandemic

Vijay Prashad writes about the deep impacts of the COVID-19 lockdown on children who are suffering disproportionately amid the pandemic with limited access to education and higher levels of violence

Pakistan passes Zainab Alert Bill to fight child abuse

Two years after the murder and rape of a minor girl rocked Pakistan, its legislative assembly has introduced a law to prevent criminal activities against children

Israel transfers 60 minor Palestinian prisoners to solitary confinement Israel transfers 60 minor Palestinian prisoners to solitary confinement

The move by Israel to place minors in solitary confinement has angered their adult overseers and evoked widespread criticism from Palestinian society and elsewhere

Children detained in Kashmir by the army Children detained by the army in Kashmir

NewsClick team visited Budgam in Kashmir to meet the families and parents whose children have been picked up by the army after the abrogation of Article 370 on August 5.

16-year-old Palestinian child latest victim of Israeli occupation forces

Abdullah Louai was trying to cross a restricted area so as to go to the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem.There has been a steep rise in the targeting of Palestinian children by Israel since 2017

Israel killed 54 Palestinian children, detained 900 in 2018, says PLO report

Most of those killed were agitating peacefully on the Gaza border during the Great March of Return protests. The report also listed cases of children as young as four years old being subject to brutal interrogation in Israeli prisons

Israel killed 44 children in 40 weeks this year: report

The report by Defense for Children – Palestine also said that children face atrocities such as torture, arbitrary detention, physical and verbal abuse, beatings and military court trials