Children's Rights

Sexually Abused: The Nightmare of Juveniles in Confinement

Jamie Fellner, senior counsel for the US Program — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 06:59:03 -0800

Cyryna Pasion, a transgender girl, landed in a detention center in Hawaii as a young teenager after family tensions over her sexual identity caused her to run away from home. She was first held with girls, then transferred to the boys' unit. There her life was a nightmare.

The Red Hand Day Campaign

Human Rights Watch — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:04:15 -0800

Today, child soldiers are fighting in at least 14 countries around the world. Boys and girls alike are forced into combat, exploited for their labor, and subjected to unspeakable violence. A UN treaty prohibits the participation of children under the age of 18 in hostilities. But too often, it is not enforced, and many countries have not yet ratified it.

The US Department of Justice Should Enact Standards for the Elimination of Prison Rape

Human Rights Watch — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 10:49:40 -0800

Attorney General Eric Holder
Office of the Attorney General
US Department of Justice
Washington, DC 20530

Re: Prison Rape Elimination Standards

Dear Attorney General Holder:

Kenya: Ensure Safeguards in HIV Testing Campaign

Human Rights Watch — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:56:44 -0800

Greece Pledges Better Treatment of Migrants

Human Rights Watch — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:38:25 -0800

Slow Movement

Human Rights Watch — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:42:51 -0800

Summary
Key Recommendations
Women Migrant Domestic Workers
Migrant Construction Workers
Right to Health

2009 a Bad Year for Migrants

Human Rights Watch — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:30:22 -0800

(New York) - Many governments' policies toward migrants worldwide expose them to human rights abuses including labor exploitation, inadequate access to health care, and prolonged detention in poor, overcrowded conditions, Human Rights Watch said today in advance of International Migrants Day, on December 18, 2009.

Letter to Kenyan Minister of Public Health and Sanitation Concerning Home-Based HIV Testing and Counselling

Human Rights Watch — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:37:19 -0800

Minister Beth Mugo
Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation
Nairobi
Kenya

Dear Minister,

A Fight for Rights That Isn’t Right

Meenakshi Ganguly — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:23:14 -0800

We met 15-year-old Sunil in a classroom at Tankuppa High School in a remote part of Bihar's Gaya district. It was one of 11 classrooms at the school, but when we visited only three were open for learning.

Where Schooling is Sabotaged

Kennji Kizuka — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:06:08 -0800

Late in the evening of November 29, 2008, a group of guerrilla fighters entered the remote village of Dwarika in the Indian state of Jharkhand and detonated improvised bombs inside the village's only school. Doors blew apart, desks and chairs splintered, and portions of the classroom walls crumbled. No longer suitable or safe for learning, the school closed.