A quarter of Mexico’s population lives below the poverty line. Children have to work to support themselves. It is difficult for them to combine work and school. Work is considered worthwhile for living whereas education is perceived as an additional financial burden....
Thousands of children are victims of the armed conflict in South Sudan
Violations of international human rights and humanitarian law are multiplying in South Sudan: massacres of the civilian population and destruction of their property, the recruitment and use of children in the military forces and abuses of all kinds; the country is now...
School Segregation of Roma Children: Discrimination in Education in Hungary
The Roma community is the biggest ethnic minority in Europe. In Central and Eastern Europe, it faces deeply entrenched prejudices, and a particularly pervasive discrimination in everyday life, from housing to social and health services, employment, and education. In...
Roma children in France: poor children in a rich country
Arriving from Eastern Europe, particularly from Romania and Bulgaria, there are almost 15,000 Roma children in France living principally in slums outside cities. Living on the margins of society, the Roma, and especially their children, encounter major...
How to End Child Labour in India? #BacktoSchoolwithHumanium!
Over 30 million children in India between the ages of 6 and 13 won’t start the new academic year (Estimating the Number of out-of-school Children, 2016). Instead, many of those who are out-of-school are forced to work as ragmen, miners and in restaurants....
“Restavek” children in Haiti: A new form of modern slavery
Since slavery was officially abolished, people are still loath to admit that devious and underhanded types of slavery of men, women and children may exist in the world. Nevertheless, it is also sad that seemingly millions are still suffering under a hidden...
The pink saris revolution in Uttar Pradesh
If Uttar Pradesh were a country, it would be the 5th most heavily populated state –as is currently Brazil-, but also one of the poorest. This part of the Indian subcontinent is also one of the most politically unstable due to corruption and clashes between various...
Yemen: the forgotten conflict and its forgotten children
Since 2014, Yemen has been in the grip of a humanitarian crisis due to indiscriminate attacks and bombing by governmental forces, Houthi rebels and the Saudi Arabian led coalition that are disproportionately affecting the country and its civilians on a daily basis....
Protecting the Rights of the LGBTQ Child
The second article of the Convention on the Rights of the Child ensures children the right not to be discriminated against – in any way. This includes the right to not be discriminated against for one’s sexual orientation or gender preference. Children identifying as...
Global Pneumococcal Disease
Despite efforts from many groups, children around the world continue to die from preventable, curable diseases. One of the leading causes of vaccine-preventable death among infants and children less than five is pneumonia, causing liquid in the lungs and infection....