The story has been updated to clarify that the total number of children and youth in the child welfare system. Many come under supervision of their county Department of Children and Family Services ...

A new report by P.E.I.’s Office of the Child and Youth Advocate has given the province a failing grade on its work to uphold ...

In courtrooms across the world, including the United States, child victims of sexual violence are expected to play by rules that were never made for them. They are asked to recall precise dates, ...

Human Rights Watch (“HRW”) has a “zero tolerance” policy against child abuse. When HRW responds to child welfare and protection issues, the child’s needs will be of paramount concern. All HRW ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

Youth in Minneapolis are working to make their hometown a better place to live, as part of the UNICEF Child Friendly Cities Initiative. UNICEF USA staff members joined local youth leaders at a ...

(Berlin) – A German law that would require companies to exercise due diligence throughout their supply chains could greatly benefit children’s rights, Human Rights Watch, Kindernothilfe, Plan ...

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child is an important agreement by countries that have promised to protect children’s rights. The Convention on the Rights of the Child explains who ...

The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child stated on Thursday that children are facing extreme violations of rights in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The committee, established to help ...

Children across the nation are working in dangerous, sometimes lethal jobs in American factories, farms and mills — according to a New York Times exposé that has rattled corporate America, President ...