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Child sexual abuse preventions need to go beyond empty slogans
Last month, a wave of public outrage swept the internet over a court’s ruling to give a 78-year-old child sexual abuser a lenient 18-month probation sentence in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau.
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Read more2 grade schoolers drown in Dagupan
DAGUPAN CITY — Two grade school pupils on Friday (June 29) drowned in the Pantal River here, police said.
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Read moreSyrian girl, 8, born with no legs, finds hope in Turkey
Earlier this month, Maya Merhi, 8, who was born with no legs due to a congenital condition, was moving around a Syrian displaced persons camp on artificial limbs made of plastic tubing and tin cans. But after pictures of her plight, including those taken by AFP in Syria, were seen around the world, she was brought to Istanbul for treatment. And her life should be about to change.
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Read morePH kids join workshop on disaster risk reduction
Around 50 children from all over the Philippines have presented a unified statement calling leaders and concerned groups for the deliberate involvement of children in the Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) agenda.
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Read moreCrying Girl in This Viral Photo Wasn’t Actually Separated from Her Family
The photo became a symbol of the current family separation crisis on the US-Mexico border.
This Is What Terrified Migrant Kids Separated from Their Parents Sound Like
On a recording obtained by ProPublica, a Border Patrol agent jokes about the “orchestra” of sound from screaming and crying children.
What Life Is Actually Like for Kids in Migrant Detention Centers
“The whole thing is garbage right now. The kids are not being sent to any parent. It doesn’t make any sense.”