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January 27, 2023 Commentary

Revictimizing the Victims: Children Unlawfully Detained in Northeast Syria

A boy in a face mask sits alone on an airplane
December 20, 2022 Dispatches

Ten Good News Stories for Kids in 2022

Banning Child Marriage and Corporal Punishment among Children’s Gains

Children playing at sunset at Trou aux Biches in Mauritius.
December 16, 2022 Statement

Sweden: Submission to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child

92nd Session

December 15, 2022 Report

Syria: Repatriations Lag for Foreigners with Alleged ISIS Ties

More than 42,400 Adults and Children Held in Life-Threatening Conditions

A boy stares through a fence
December 12, 2022 Statement

Israel: Submission to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child

94th Pre-session

November 25, 2022 Commentary

Canada Should Bring Back Children Trapped in Syria

A boy drags a cart
November 24, 2022 Commentary

Five Years On, Justice Still a Dream for Cabo Delgado Victims

AU, SADC Should Mandate Investigations Into Abuses

A destroyed house in the town of Mbau, Mozambique, September 23, 2021. 
November 23, 2022 Commentary

The Australian Children in Syria’s Hellish Camps Can Heal and Even Flourish. But We Must Bring Them Home Now

A boy in a face mask sits alone on an airplane
November 21, 2022 News Release

Many Children Returned from Syria Detention Doing Well

Provide Sustained Support to Child Returnees

A boy in a face mask sits alone on an airplane
October 11, 2022 Dispatches

US Stops Funding Some Militaries Using Child Soldiers

But 4 Countries Recruiting Children Will Still Receive US Military Aid

A young boy leads hard-line Islamist al-Shabab fighters in Mogadishu, Somalia.
October 3, 2022 Dispatches

Nigeria Agrees to End Military Detention of Children

Pledges Swift Reintegration Support for Boko Haram Suspects

UNICEF photo
July 12, 2022 Dispatches

UN Chief Leaves Child Rights Violators Off ‘List of Shame’

Secretary-General’s Report Omits Israeli Forces, Ignores Ukraine, Ethiopia, Mozambique

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April 19, 2022 Dispatches

Houthis Commit to End Violations Against Children in Yemen

Pledge Comes Amidst Ceasefire in Prolonged Conflict

Child soldiers with Houthi fighters hold weapons during a demonstration in Sanaa on March 13, 2015.
February 17, 2022 Dispatches

Iraq Detains More than 1,000 Children as ISIS Suspects

Children Should be Reintegrated, Not Face Prosecution

Juveniles’ cell at Tal Kayf prison, taken in April 2019 and shared confidentially with Human Rights Watch, shows extreme overcrowding at the prison.
December 17, 2021 Dispatches

Some Progress for Children Despite Pandemic’s Toll

Ten Points to Celebrate from 2021

Climate activist Greta Thunberg, center, demonstrates with others in front of the Standard and Chartered Bank during a climate protest in London, England, October 29, 2021

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