Filmmaker Josza Anjembe Creates Documentary Highlighting the Problem of Breast Ironing in Cameroon

Cameroonian-born French filmmaker, Josza Anjembe has made a 44-minute documentary on the “ironing” of adolescents’ breasts in a small village in Cameroon, with young girls and mothers acting roles considered by women’s activists as mutilation.

Queen Masenate Mohato Seeiso of Lesotho Officially Launches Children’s Protection And Welfare Act

Queen Masenate Mohato Seeiso of Lesotho has officially launched the Children’s Protection and Welfare Act 2011 as well as the start of World Breastfeeding week, marked annually on the first week of August. How People Arrived Here: childrens protection...

Government Departments And Business Urged to Meet South Africa’s Disabled Employment Targets

Minister of Women, Children and People with Disabilities Lulu Xingwana has threatened to name and shame government departments and private companies which fail to achieve a two percent employment target of people with disabilities.

Working Harder on Syria’s Child Labor Issues

The Syrian government and international agencies are focusing efforts on tackling child labor, amid concerns that rates in the country are rising. “Child labor is a serious issue in Syria and the government, UNICEF [UN Children’s Fund] and the ILO...

European Commission Begins Public Consultation on Children’s Rights

Children may be less likely to deal with courts or public administrations than adults, but their rights are just as important. Children have the right to be protected against poverty and violence, as well as the right to be heard. The European Commission...

INDONESIA: NGOs Push for Stronger Child Protection Laws

Millions of Indonesian children remain vulnerable to abuse, exploitation and discrimination because the government has not prioritized children’s rights, says a coalition of NGOs. On 25 May, the National NGO Coalition for Child Rights Monitoring...

2010 State of the World’s Children Report Launched in Lesotho

The 2010 report on the State of the World’s Children was officially launched in Maseru on Friday to mark the 20th anniversary of the UN General Assembly’s adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). Deputy Prime Minister and Home...

Activists Express Concern Over Children’s Involvement in Malawi Politics

Malawi’s Rights Permanent Committee of the Gender Coordination Network has expressed concern over the use of children in political rally campaigns organized by all political parties, including independents, in the country. According to the chair...