New Central Africa Sex Abuse Accusation Against French Army
The French army faces a new charge of sexual abuse of a minor in the Central African Republic (CAR), following April’s revelations of a sex abuse scandal there and another in Burkina Faso in July. A soldier serving in France’s Sangaris force in the CAR has been accused of sexually abusing a teenage girl, who […]
2,209 Syrian children killed in 2015 says Human Rights report
The UK-based Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) said in a report released Friday that 2,209 children were killed in Syria between January and August this year. According to the report, the Syrian regime killed 1,804 children, making up 82 percent of the death toll, while 175 children were killed by various opposition forces. Twenty […]
A Young Girl’s Struggle to Go to School in South Sudan
Seventeen-year-old Lina Juan Poni has cried and begged her mother to buy her a new pair of socks and shoes. But unlike many of her teen peers, her pleading wasn’t an issue of keeping up with the fashion of the moment. For Poni, it has been the difference between going to school or staying home. […]
Grim Prognosis for War-Torn Libya
Oil-rich Libya faces an array of daunting challenges in dealing with the legacies of Muammar Qaddafi’s 42 years in power, not least the dysfunctional labour sector he left behind. Add to this the damage done to the country’s economic infrastructure during the revolution that ousted Mr Qaddafi in 2011, and the impact of the civil […]
Zimbabwe’s Desperate Gold Rush Poisons Children With Mercury
Cynthia Dzimbati was exhausted. Her three-month-old baby strapped to her back and panning dish in hand, she had spent the whole day working the Mutare River for not one single ounce of gold. “This is now my life. I lost my job,” said the 31-year old single mother, looking so worn out she could easily […]
From ‘Lost Boy’ refugee to South Sudan minister
Valentino Achak Deng was once a “Lost Boy”, a small, frightened child who walked for months across what is now South Sudan to flee a brutal war, narrowly escaping becoming another casualty of the conflict. He lived in refugee camps in Ethiopia and Kenya, getting the education he had missed on his terrifying journey, before […]
Kenyan Muslim Cleric Jailed 10 Years for Child Sex Trafficking
A Muslim cleric convicted of sex tourism has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. Sheikh Ali Samoja was found guilty of transporting a 15-year-old girl from Nakuru to Nairobi where she was handed over to a Lebanese national who defiled her repeatedly. A warrant of arrest for the Lebanese man, Sayyid Murtadha, who has […]
Aragonese Families Host Sahrawi Children With Disabilities
Aragon A group of Saharawi children with disabilities have been taken this summer by Aragonese families for their holidays, and will be given pediatric checks in health centers. The group of Saharawi children with disabilities consists of eight children, five of them live in residences and resorts of associations for the disabled in Huesca province, […]
Gaza children “emotionally shattered” one year after conflict
Palestinian children look out through a bus window as they wait to cross into Egypt at the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the southern Gaza Strip June 23, 2015. The majority of children living in areas of Gaza hardest-hit during last year’s conflict are showing signs of severe emotional distress and trauma, including frequent […]
Israeli Arab teachers arrested for joining ISIS
In a joint operation with local police, the Israel Security Agency (ISA or Shin Bet) arrested six Arab residents of the town of Hura in the Negev who formed a cell of the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist group, authorities released for publication Monday. An initial investigation revealed that the cell members conducted secret meetings in […]
