Children's Rights
Nepal: Children Used in Election Activities
Photo source: Neha Maheen Mahfin, via Unplash, April 18th, 2022. 24-02-2026 | Dominik Miklósi | Asia Researcher, Global Human Rights Defence. In February 2026, ...
Children's Rights
Red Hand Day – Against the Recruitment and Exploitation of Child Soldiers
On 12 February 2002, the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed ...
Children's Rights
The Maldives’ Legislative Actions Reviewed by the Committee on the Rights of the Child
The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child reviewed the Maldives’ progress in implementing child protection laws and international obligations. While recent ...
Children's Rights
Fiji Moves SEL into Classrooms to Protect Learning and Well-Being
Fiji is embedding social and emotional learning to enable children to manage stress, feel safe at school, and continue learning after experiencing violence ...
Children's Rights
Human Trafficking Scandal in a Massage Parlour in Japan, Involving a 12-Year Old Thai Girl
A 51-year old massage parlour manager was arrested on suspicion of employing a 12-year old Thai girl in Japan. As a result, investigations ...
Children's Rights
High Court Rules Marriage of Underage Girl as Valid
Anna Heitmann, Pakistan Researcher Qazi Ikram haq, ‘Hands with Mehndi Art’, via Pexels, April 25th, 2022. IHC ruling allows underage girl to continue ...
Children's Rights
China’s efforts to shape the next generation of Uyghur children through education
August 8th, 2025 Alexa Sporner Asia Team Human Rights Researcher, Global Human Rights Defence. China continues the operation of the orphanage-style boarding ...
Children's Rights
Landmine-detecting rat in Cambodia sets new world record
Anna Pelizzari Ronin, a landmine-detecting rat, has made history in Cambodia by uncovering over 100 landmines and other deadly war explosives. His work ...
Children's Rights
Indonesian Ex-Police Chief Faces Trial Over Child Sex Abuse Scandal After Australian Tip-Off
The former police chief of Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara province is on trial for sexually assaulting minors and distributing explicit content online, following ...
Children's Rights
Through Teenager’s Eyes: What the World of Human Rights Really Looks Like
Global Human Rights Defence has opened its doors to young voices, giving children the opportunity to share their views on Human Rights. Not ...