Corporal Punishment

URI professor discusses worsening child labor in the United States
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URI professor discusses worsening child labor in the United States

KINGSTON, R.I. – March 13, 2023 -In recent weeks, the issue of child labor in the United States – particularly among migrant children – has come under new scrutiny. In mid-February, the U.S. Department of Labor issued a release detailing a $1.5 million penalty paid by Packers Sanitation Services Inc., one of the largest food…

Child-friendly framework must fit 2022, not the 80s – UNICEF – Newsfirst
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Child-friendly framework must fit 2022, not the 80s – UNICEF – Newsfirst

COLOMBO (News 1st) – UNICEF says in order to prevent a child protection crisis in Sri Lanka, there needs to be a generation of data on the types of violence against girls and boys, the locations, the perpetrators and the accessibility of services. This will help improve the planning and implementation of programmes to prevent…

Michigan laws on child marriage, corporal punishment earn an F from rights – EMEA Tribune
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Michigan laws on child marriage, corporal punishment earn an F from rights – EMEA Tribune

A scorecard released Tuesday by Human Rights Watch provides a damning assessment of how well Michigan protects the rights of children. The state earned an F grade because it allows child marriage; has not outlawed corporal punishment in private schools and homes, and lacks protections for children entering the juvenile justice system, among other issues….

Human Trafficking’s Newest Abuse: Forcing Victims Into Cyberscamming
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Human Trafficking’s Newest Abuse: Forcing Victims Into Cyberscamming

Editor’s note: PLEASE TELL YOUR PARENTS OR ELDERLY PERSONS YOU KNOW. Their savings might be at risk. Better to be safe and get educated about these types of scams. “Pig-butchering” online scams have grown from continued poverty and corruption. And they prey on our vulnerabilities. This specific type of labor trafficking essentially creates a Ponzi…

Ghislaine Maxwell sentencing: Who will speak, where will she be imprisoned and how long …
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Ghislaine Maxwell sentencing: Who will speak, where will she be imprisoned and how long …

Ghislaine Maxwell will be sentenced on Tuesday following her conviction on five counts of sex trafficking. The 60-year old, a friend of presidents and princes, was found guilty in December of grooming and recruiting vulnerable underage girls for wealthy paedophile Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse in the 1990s and early 2000s. The victims Mr Epstein…

Zambia: Eliminating Harmful Practices Affecting Children – allAfrica.com
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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…