Geneva/Nairobi — The Committee on the Rights of the Child and UNICEF express their deep concern regarding the plight of migrant children in South Africa and the challenges they face while moving across the African continent. As enshrined in the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the African Charter on the Rights and…
For the first time, soldiers and Government forces were responsible for more grave violations against children in armed conflict than non-State armed groups – and 2025 set a grim new record for the total number of child victims. The findings come in the annual UN report on Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC) which documents six…
As Uganda joins the rest of Africa to commemorate the 2026 Day of the African Child, child welfare advocates in Kabale District have called on parents, guardians, and communities to strengthen efforts to protect children from abuse, neglect, and harmful environments. The Day of the African Child is commemorated every June 16 in memory of…
Dr Mashilo Boloka, founder and CEO of OS Lab. (Photograph by Lesley Moyo) South African digital safety organisation Online Safety Lab (OS Lab) has partnered with US-based ChildSafe.dev to deploy an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered child safeguarding platform across schools and homes. According to a statement, the partnership will see the deployment of RoseShield, a system-level…
On Thursday, Dylan Sprouse and his wife, Barbara Palvin, announced their pregnancy while attending the 79th Annual Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The couple appeared together on the red carpet, where Palvin debuted her baby bump in a light…
A three-year effort to immunise children who missed routine vaccinations due to the Covid-19 crisis is on course to reach the 21 million target, the United Nations has said. The UN’s World Health Organization and children’s agency Unicef, along with the Gavi Vaccine Alliance, had launched “The Big Catch-Up” during the World Immunisation Week in…
47th Ordinary Session This statement was delivered by Human Rights Watch at the 47th Ordinary Session of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child in Maseru, Lesotho, on April 17, 2026. Honorable Chairperson, Distinguished Members of the Committee, Follow us on WhatsApp | LinkedIn for the latest headlines Human…
Another Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by President Donald Trump will plead guilty in a separate case involving child exploitation of multiple victims, according to federal court records. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. David Daniel has reached a plea agreement in connection with a pending charge…
The ECOWAS Parliament will convene a joint committee meeting in Freetown, Sierra Leone, from 8 to 12 April, 2026, to advance the protection of children in the West African sub-region. The gathering will bring together the committees on Social Affairs, Gender, Women Empowerment & Persons with Disabilities; Legal Affairs and Human Rights; Trade, Customs and…
Chappell Roan addressed outrage from fans after Brazilian soccer player Jorginho Frello accused the pop star’s security team of treating his 11-year-old daughter in a way that left her in tears and “extremely shaken.” Frello said his wife, Catherine Harding, and daughter, whom Harding had with her ex Jude Law, were staying at the same…
