The first Montessori school opened its door to students more than 115 years ago in Rome, Italy. What makes Montessori different from other educational methods, is its focus on both the mental and physical development of a child. Rather than imposing strict classroom...
Raising an African-American child in modern-day America
African-Americans currently make up 13% of the population in the United States. That amounts to 42 million people, out of which 2.68 million are black children, up to the age of four. (Loyd M. C, 2021) Unfortunate events throughout history, as well as numerous...
Sex tourism in Morocco: a thriving industry against children’s rights
Morocco is increasingly becoming a ‘paradise’ for paedophiles coming from all around the world. Given its easy accessibility to Europe, the large number of impoverished children and the taboo nature of this issue, Morocco is the perfect destination for sex tourism and...
Bacha Bazi – severe child abuse disguised as an Afghani custom
Bacha Bazi is a custom that has been around Afghan tradition for centuries. However, over time, due to poverty and innumerable tragedies that have infiltrated the society of the region, this tradition got distorted to an extent that is now directly violating human and...
Humanium raises its voice to advocate for the eradication of child labor and trafficking of persons
Humanium is committed to fighting against child labor and child trafficking and is actively involved in several multi-level projects aimed at eliminating these practices and ensuring full respect for children’s rights. Humanium is indeed engaged in deep cooperation...
Up in smoke: the United States of America’s vaping epidemic threatens adolescent futures
Following rapid growth, e-cigarettes have become the most used tobacco product among youth populations in the United States of America (USA) (Cullen, 2019). Their modern packaging – often shaped like USB flash drives – and multiplicity of artificial flavours appeal to...
Forced migration of Palestinian children
“Every Palestinian child has the right to an environment in which they can reach their innate potential.” – UNICEF, 2019 Whilst most of the Palestinian children were forced to migrate to other countries due to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict that started in 1947,...
Ethnic cleansing and grave violations of children’s rights in Ethiopia’s Western Tigray region
Hundreds of thousands of Tigrayans have been silently displaced, abused and scrutinized in atrocious actions played by the Amhara region and the Ethiopian Federal troops were children, women and men not only lost their homes and loved ones but also their dignity and...
How can SDG4 improve children’s right to education?
Since the adoption of the 2030 Agenda in 2015, children’s rights have always been seen as separate tools which are not explicitly mentioned in the SDGs. But is it really so? The example of children’s right to education and SDG4 offers the chance to look into the...
Safeguarding elite child athletes: a multidimensional challenge
At the landmark 2020 International Labour Organisation (ILO) Dialogue Forum on Decent Work in the World of Sport, member states emphasised the need for “special protection” for young athletes, given the intensity of their working environments. With limited consent,...









