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AFRICA: Shining a spotlight on the hidden scandal of child justice
Even as you read this, thousands of children are incarcerated in prisons across Africa. I’ll pause to let that sink in. Thousands of children behind bars, deprived of their liberty, victims of a
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ACPF: Access to justice for children in Africa
More than 100 child rights experts, advocates, defenders, campaigners, policy-makers, lawyers and academics are calling for action to make access to justice a reality for all African children. The
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ACPF: Why we need both words and actions to help Africa’s children
...By Dr Assefa Bequele, Executive Director, African Child Policy Forum (ACPF)
We’re often told that actions speak louder than words, and it’s true we won’t change lives by simply talking about the
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Light for the World announces first global award honoring achievements of women with disabilities
On World Women's Day 2018, Light for the World is delighted to announce the launch of Her Abilities, the first global award honouring women with disabilities who achieved greatness in their life or field of work.
Inspired by being awarded The Spirit of Helen Keller Award today and
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AFRICA: Conference on Justice for Child Prisoners
Viewpoint by Assefa Bequele and Alex Kamarotos*
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ADDIS ABABA (IDN) – Let us begin with the positive. Unlike some years back, children are now very much on the political and public agenda in Africa. -
ZIMBABWE: First Lady Vows to Assist Sexually Harassed Students
...First Lady Auxilia Mnangagwa is consulting legal experts to help come up with legislation to protect female tertiary students from sexual harassment at colleges and the workplace while on industrial
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TANZANIA: Child Marriage in Tanzania - Cash for Parents, Problems for Girls
7 June 2013 - Mwanaharusi Mrisho was stunned when her father abruptly removed her from school at the age of 15 and married her off to a much older man…Read 17581 times
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ETHIOPIA: At What Level is Child Protection Services?
8 November 2012 - The world has over the last two decades made huge stride in ensuring child protection through general social and economic development, better health care, improvement in…Read 12437 times
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SOUTH AFRICA: Teen sex bill ‘short sighted’
DURBAN, 10 April 2015 - Newly proposed changes to amendments to the Sexual Offences Act would see many 16- and 17-year-olds facing charges of rape and sexual assault for consensual…Read 12431 times
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KENYA-SOMALIA: Hidden sex work, HIV risk in Dadaab
At Ifo trading centre, a short distance from northeastern Kenya's Dadaab refugee complex, Hawa*, a teenage girl, sits in a dark room on an old jerry can holding a small…Read 11974 times
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CONGO-KINSHASA: Half a Million Children at Risk of Malnutrition
Kinshasa — About 530,000 children younger than five and more than a million women need urgent nutritional support in the Democratic Republic of Congo, says the Ministry of Health. Officials…Read 10070 times
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ZIMBABWE: Child Labour on the Rise
Almost 60% of children living in communal and commercial farms in Zimbabwe are being exploited as cheap labour, a non-governmental organisation has claimed.Read 10035 times
