Fighting Human Trafficking in Burkina Faso
In the heart of West Africa, young people flock to the gold mines, grasping at false promises of great wealth.
Child Marriage
Child marriage is a marriage or other union in which one or both of the parties are under the age of 18. Child marriage is a violation of children’s rights, and it can have serious negative consequences for the health, education, and well-being of children. Child marriage is most common in developing countries, and it is often driven by poverty, cultural traditions, and lack of access to education. Child marriage can also be a form of gender-based violence, as girls are disproportionately affected by this practice. The United Nations has set a goal to eliminate child marriage by 2030, and many organizations are working to raise awareness of this issue and to provide support and assistance to children who are at risk of being married against their will.
Govt's inaction on child protection cost Malawi K245bn in 2019 alone
The Malawi Government lost K245 billion in 2019 due to its inaction on child protection, representing a 4.3 percent of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP). Deputy Minister of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare, Agnes Nkusa Nkhoma, has since described the figure as a big loss to Malawi, stressing that Malawians need to do…
Child marriage: Some girls still being sold for cows in South Sudan
Young girls are still being auctioned off into marriage in exchange for cows in South Sudan, activists have said. The issue was one they had hoped to raise with the Pope when he visited the country in two weeks – a trip that has now been postponed because he is not well enough to travel….
Dalit writers out, RSS ideologues in: Full list of changes in Karnataka textbooks
Changes made to the textbooks include removal of lessons on Mahatma Gandhi, Dr BR Ambedkar and inclusion of essays by RSS ideologues Vinayak Damodar Savarkar and KB Hedgewar. Why are progressive groups in Karnataka agitating against the school textbooks drafted by the committee headed by controversial rightwing orator Rohith Chakrathirtha? What sections have been twisted…
Nakuru establishing GBV rescue centres in 11 sub-counties – Kenya News Agency
Nakuru County Government has begun the process of establishing Gender-Based Violence (GBV) rescue centres in all the 11 constituencies to provide integrated care and offer counselling services to victims of GBV. Speaking during a ground breaking ceremony of the Sh35 million GBV rescue center at Gilgil, County Acting Director in charge of Gender, Culture and Youth…
Ground report: How cyclones Amphan & Yaas pushed girls from the Sundarbans into trafficking
Cyclone-battered South 24 Paraganas is one of country’s poorest districts & hunting ground for traffickers It has been a stormy life for cousins Tisha and Salima. Growing up in the Sundarbans delta in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district, they remember cyclones as major milestones in their lives. Still in their teens, they have endured…
Zambia: Eliminating Harmful Practices Affecting Children – allAfrica.com
The African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC) has called on African member states to conduct a national study or assessment on harmful practices affecting children on the continent. In a concept note preceding the hosting of the Day of the African Child which falls on June 16 every…
Sanya Iyer is making heads turn with her new bold photo shoot; see pics – Times of India
Dancing Champion fame Sanya Iyer recently took the social media by storm with her new photoshoot. The actress shared a series of pictures on her Instagram handle where she looks drop-dead gorgeous. In the pictures, Sanya looks stunning in a multi-coloured wrap skirt and one-shoulder solid green crop top. The wrap skirt has an abstract…
UNICEF warns of millions more child brides in Africa – but the Church could help change that
(Photo: Compassion UK) UNICEF has just launched a report revealing that an additional 45 million girls in sub-Saharan Africa will become child brides in the next decade if progress to stop the practice is not accelerated. Marie-Pierre Poirier, UNICEF Regional Director for West and Central Africa highlights that in poorer rural areas that have a higher…
Court gave the decision according to 'Islamic law' | NewsTrack English 1
New Delhi: An important observation of the Punjab and Haryana High Court has come to the fore on the issue of the right age of marriage for Muslim girls. The court has held that a Muslim girl becomes eligible for marriage at the age of 16. In such a situation, if she wants, she can…