Tag: Children’s rights

U.S. Judges’ Dismissals Slow Down Processing of Immigration Cases
There are more than 3.7 million pending cases, 1.7 million of which are formal asylum applications. The bottleneck in U.S. immigration courts, with more than 3.7 million pending cases, is worsening for migrants seeking to avoid deportation following the dismissal of judges as part of the official cuts implemented by President Donald Trump. RELATED: Venezuela […]
February 21, 2025

Venezuela Welcomes Returning Migrants
Once in their homeland, 400,000 children have a safe space to learn and grow, President Maduro pointed out. On Tuesday, President Nicolas Maduro announced that Venezuelan public schools had received approximately 400,000 returning migrant children over the past four months. RELATED: President Nicolás Maduro Announces New Formation of the Federal Governing Council and Increased Resources […]
January 29, 2025

Gaza Education Crisis: 88% of Schools Destroyed and 660,000 Children Out of School
The lack of schools not only affects learning but also deprives young people of a safe and structured environment amid chaos and violence. Related: UN Report Highlights Alarming Violations of Children’s Rights Amid Israeli Military Actions in Gaza The situation in Gaza has become critical, with an alarming 88 percent of schools destroyed in the […]
January 24, 2025

Trump Administration Sued Over Birthright Citizenship Order
The lawsuit contended that Donald Trump’s directive brazenly defied the 14th Amendment’s Citizenship Clause. On Tuesday, 20 states and the city of San Francisco unleashed a legal firestorm by filing a federal lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s controversial executive order that would deny U.S. citizenship to children born to undocumented immigrants and temporary visa holders. […]
January 22, 2025

Some 7,000 Underage Immigrants Arrived in the Canary Islands in 2024
In this year’s first week, 2,360 migrants were rescued from 36 precarious boats, 288 of whom were minors. In 2024, one in seven migrants rescued on the Atlantic maritime route between the African continent and Spain’s Canary Islands was a minor. More specifically, the Red Cross reported that 6,971 children and adolescents out of 46,748 […]
January 9, 2025

16 Ecuadorian Soldiers Sent to Preventive Detention for Forced Disappearance of Minors
On Dec. 8, soldiers arrested four Black boys in Guayaquil and took them to the Taura military base. On Friday, the Prosecutor’s Office requested preventive detention for 16 Ecuadorian soldiers involved in the disappearance of four black children who were arrested in the Malvinas neighborhood, in the coastal city of Guayaquil, on December 8. RELATED: […]
December 31, 2024

Migrant Children Face Serious Risks in Darien Jungle: Plan International
They are exposed to violence and physical or sexual abuse. On Monday, the NGO Plan International published a study showing that children, adolescents, and young migrants crossing the dense Darien jungle, the natural border between Panama and Colombia, continue to face serious risks during a journey they undertake to reach the United States. RELATED: Ten […]
December 16, 2024

Gaza Becomes Graveyard for Children: UNRWA
‘Their childhood has been stolen,’ Lazzarini said in a statement marking World Children’s Day, observed on Nov. 20. On Wednesday, Philippe Lazzarini, commissioner of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), said that Gaza has become a “graveyard” for children. RELATED: No Prisoner Exchange Without Gaza Ceasefire: […]
November 21, 2024

Argentine Police Arrest Far-Right Politician Accused of Pedophilia
German Kiczka is a member of the political coalition that brought President Milei to power. On Wednesday night, the police in the province of Corrientes captured German Kiczka, a former provincial legislator from Misiones who had been on the run since August 22. RELATED: “Milei Is Building a Colonial State, He Is Surrendering Argentina to […]
August 29, 2024

Peruvian Minister Apologizes for Downplaying Sexual Violence Against Indigenous Minors
Over 500 teachers sexually abused Amazonian Indigenous girls and boys, many of whom were infected with HIV. On Thursday, Peruvian Education Minister Morgan Quero apologized for statements in which he described child rape cases in Indigenous communities in the Amazon as “cultural practices.” RELATED: Peruvian Court Condemns Soldiers Who Committed Crimes Against Humanity Last week, […]