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Millions of children have no access to education, work long hours under hazardous conditions and are forced to serve as soldiers in armed conflict. They suffer targeted attacks on their schools and teachers or languish in institutions or detention centers, where they endure inhumane conditions and assaults on their dignity. Young and immature, they are often easily exploited. In many cases, they are abused by the very individuals responsible for their care. We are working to help protect children around the world, so they can grow into adults.
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Global Efforts Needed to Free Detained Children
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“Just Like Other Kids”
Lack of Access to Inclusive Quality Education for Children with Disabilities in Iran
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“They Didn’t Know if I Was Alive or Dead”
Military Detention of Children for Suspected Boko Haram Involvement in Northeast Nigeria
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Subject to Whim
The Treatment of Unaccompanied Migrant Children in the French Hautes-Alpes
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Jo Becker
Advocacy Director, Children's Rights Division jobeckerhrw
Bede Sheppard
Deputy Director, Children's Rights Division BedeOnKidRights
Juliane Kippenberg
Associate Director, Children's Rights Division KippenbergJ
Michael Garcia Bochenek
Senior Counsel, Children’s Rights Division MichaelBochenek
Elizabeth Calvin
Senior Advocate, Children's Rights Division FairSentencing
Bill Van Esveld
Associate Director, MENA, Children's Rights Division @billvanesveld
Margaret Wurth
Senior Researcher, Children's Rights Division MargaretWurth
Elin Martínez
Senior Researcher, Children's Rights Division Martinez_Elin
Breanna Small
NYU School of Law Fellow
Alex Firth
Associate, Children's Rights Division @alexwfirthDelphine Starr
Coordinator, Children's Rights Division
End Child Marriage in Massachusetts
Did you know children can legally marry in Massachusetts? Help us put an end to this!
The Distant Barking of Dogs
Ten-year-old Oleg lives in the eastern part of Ukraine — a conflict zone that often echoes with anti-aircraft fire and missile strikes. By sticking close to Oleg, The Distant Barking of Dogs shows the effect of conflict on children.
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Trapped
Lesbos, a postcard-perfect vacation island in the northern Aegean Sea, is a haven for people fleeing war in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan. It symbolizes the hope that somewhere in Europe there is refuge. It is also a graveyard for the countless corpses that have washed ashore on its beautiful coastline. And it’s hell for the thousands who are trapped there, victims of the European Union’s determination to stem the tide of asylum seekers and other migrants by sending a message that they are unwelcome. For all of its natural beauty, there is much fear on Lesbos. Fear caused by the traumas of war, violence and displacement and of harsh camp conditions, insecurity and uncertain futures. Fear of rejection, detention, and deportation. Fear of going to the toilet in the dark at night, or not eating after two hours in a food line. Fear of lice and scabies. Fear of winter, cold and damp.
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The War for Girls' Education
The war for girls' education in Afghanistan - 16 years after the US & allies toppled the Taliban and promised to get Afghan girls back into school, why are more than half of them still out of school?
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Exodus: Asylum Seekers Flee Into Europe
“What will happen to us?” “Will they fingerprint us?” was the constant refrain as we watched a human wave of asylum seekers and migrants from Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan crossing the Serbia-Hungary border.
Take Action
End Child Marriage In Massachusetts
Did you know children can legally marry in Massachusetts?
A new bill to end all marriages under age 18 (S.2294) will be considered in the Massachusetts State legislature in 2019.
Please contact Massachusetts lawmakers to tell them to make this bill a priority to ensure this legislation gets passed.