childrens rights

Thousands of Children Will Be Made Homeless Under Trump’s New Plan

Rose Ramirez and Dedrick Asante-Muhammad / OtherWords Jul 17, 2019 A proposed rule would strip housing benefits from U.S. citizens if they’re found to have family members with the "wrong" immigration status. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Malala Yousafzai Calls on World Powers to Spend Their Money on ‘Books, Not Bullets’

Staff / Truthdig Sep 2, 2015 The 18-year-old Nobel Peace Prize winner is certainly wise beyond her years, and global leaders would do well to heed her latest piece of advice. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Why Israel Deserves to Stay on the United Nations’ Child Rights ‘Blacklist’

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Jun 16, 2015 The United Nations' decision -- under pressure from the U.S. government -- to remove Israel from its list of children's rights violators should not blind us from the truth: Israeli forces killed hundreds of Palestinian children last summer, and its continued occupation of Palestine undermines children's basic human rights. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Malala Yousafzai and Children’s Advocate Win Nobel Peace Prize

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Oct 10, 2014 Pakistani teenage activist Malala Yousafzai and Indian children's rights activist Kailash Satyarthi said they'll use the award to try to bring their opposed countries together. And they'll start by inviting their respective prime ministers to the award ceremony. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

60 Million Underage Girls Have Been Forced to Marry

Staff / Truthdig Oct 11, 2013 Girls all over the world are being deprived of their childhoods by being forced into early marriages. New research by human rights group Breakthrough shows as many as 25,000 girls are wed in India, many times by fathers who think they're protecting their children from harm. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Airport Screeners Help Spot Forced Marriages

Staff / Truthdig Aug 17, 2013 In the U.K. this summer, airport security machines are detecting a different kind of danger, but these alarms are being intentionally triggered as young girls who suspect they are being taken abroad for a forced marriage place metal spoons in their underwear to alert authorities. The idea was spread by a charity called Karma Nirvana, which serves as a helpline for girls who have been ordered to wed against their wishes. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )