All posts tagged: Child Rights

UN urges ‘urgent’ action to protect children online | Technology News

UN urges ‘urgent’ action to protect children online | Technology News

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Call to governments and tech companies comes amid a global push for greater accountability and oversight of social media platforms. Published On 29 May 202629 May 2026 The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has called for urgent action to protect children online, demanding it be made a “priority”. In a statement released on Friday, Volker Turk called for stronger action by governments and tech companies to make online platforms safer. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list “Enhancing protection of children online is an urgent priority,” he insisted. The call comes amid a global push for greater accountability and oversight of social media platforms, with countries testing age-based bans and stricter regulations, and pressure growing on technology companies. Alongside the statement, the UN human rights office released a set of guidelines aimed at improving children’s safety online and protecting their rights through stronger regulation. The measures include safeguards around age verification processes, mandatory child rights impact assessments, and involving children in shaping regulatory responses. “We need much wider action – by governments …

More than 500 children die in measles outbreak in Bangladesh | Health News

More than 500 children die in measles outbreak in Bangladesh | Health News

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Most cases recorded in the country have been among children aged between six months and five years. Published On 23 May 202623 May 2026 A measles outbreak in Bangladesh has killed more than 500 children in the deadliest surge there in decades. The death toll continued to rise on Saturday, with 13 children passing away in the past 24 hours alone, increasing the total to 512, according to a health department tally that began on March 15. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list Hospitals in the capital Dhaka, which have been overwhelmed with cases, have set up dedicated wards but lack sufficient numbers of intensive care beds. Measles, which has no specific treatment once caught, is a highly contagious viral disease that spreads through coughs and sneezes. The disease primarily affects children and can cause severe complications, including pneumonia, brain inflammation and death, particularly among malnourished or unvaccinated children. It remains one of the leading causes of vaccine-preventable child deaths worldwide. The South Asian nation of 175 million people has rolled out a …

Uganda court sentences man to death for killing four children at nursery | Child Rights News

Uganda court sentences man to death for killing four children at nursery | Child Rights News

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Christopher Okello Onyum sentenced for fatal stabbing of four children aged between one and three years old. Published On 30 Apr 202630 Apr 2026 A Ugandan court has sentenced a man to death for killing four children at a nursery school, in the capital, Kampala, earlier this month. Christopher Okello Onyum was found guilty of fatally stabbing the children — aged between one and three years old — on April 2. He posed as a parent to gain entry to the nursery school, then locked the gate and carried out the attack in less than seven minutes. An angry crowd of parents attempted to lynch him before a security guard subdued him, police said. The court heard Onyum had searched “schools near me” and “ISIS beheadings” on his mobile phone and laptop in advance of the killings, which the judge said indicated clear preparation for the attack. The court rejected his claim that he was suffering from insanity at the time, with the judge saying the “accurate and precise manner” of the killings demonstrated they …

Born during Israel’s genocide: Gaza’s child survivors bear the scars of war | Israel-Palestine conflict

Born during Israel’s genocide: Gaza’s child survivors bear the scars of war | Israel-Palestine conflict

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Nour Abu Samaan was born on October 7, 2023, just three hours before the start of what would become a genocidal war on the Gaza Strip. Her arrival was met with joy by her mother, Samar Hammad, but that happiness lasted only a day. On October 8, as Nour rested in her mother’s arms, Israeli missiles struck nearby. The air thick with smoke and toxic gases, the newborn began to struggle for breath. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list “My daughter suddenly choked in my hands,” Samar told Al Jazeera Arabic. “Her colour turned blue, her eyes rolled back, and she lost all movement”. Doctors later diagnosed Nour with movement paralysis caused by the inhalation of toxic gases. At just two days old, Nour’s life shifted from a nursery to a hospital bed, beginning a heavy journey of pain. A miraculous escape Samar spent a month at al-Nasr Children’s Hospital in north Gaza, watching over her daughter in the intensive care unit (ICU) as the war closed in. North Gaza bore the brunt …

Deadly Israeli settler attack on school kills two in Ramallah | Occupied West Bank

Deadly Israeli settler attack on school kills two in Ramallah | Occupied West Bank

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NewsFeed Two people have been killed after Israeli settlers opened fire on a school in the occupied West Bank, including a 14-year-old boy shot in the head. The attack comes amid a surge in violence by settlers and Israeli forces against Palestinians. Published On 22 Apr 202622 Apr 2026 Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Source link

Israeli soldiers accused of ‘torturing’ toddler in Gaza | Gaza

Israeli soldiers accused of ‘torturing’ toddler in Gaza | Gaza

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NewsFeed The family of a two-year-old boy in central Gaza says Israeli soldiers tortured him to extract information about his father. Al Jazeera’s Tareq Abu Azzoum met Jawad Abu Nassar, who was detained with his father near Israel’s so-called Yellow Line. Published On 24 Mar 202624 Mar 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Source link

US responsible for deadly attack on Iranian school: Amnesty International | US-Israel war on Iran News

US responsible for deadly attack on Iranian school: Amnesty International | US-Israel war on Iran News

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Rights group says Tomahawk missile likely used in Minab school strike that killed at least 170 people, mostly children. Listen to this article | 4 mins info Published On 16 Mar 202616 Mar 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share plus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo The United States is responsible for an attack on an Iranian primary school that killed at least 170 people, most of them children, Amnesty International has said in a new investigation, urging accountability for the assault. The rights group said on Monday that a US-manufactured Tomahawk missile was likely used in the attack on the school in the southern city of Minab on February 28. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list “Tomahawk missiles are used exclusively by US forces in this conflict and are precision-guided missiles,” it said. Using satellite imagery, video footage and interviews with experts, Amnesty said its investigation showed the school was “directly struck” alongside a dozen other structures in an adjacent Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) compound. “This points to a failure by …

EU opens probe into online global retailer Shein after sex-doll scandal | Retail News

EU opens probe into online global retailer Shein after sex-doll scandal | Retail News

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Investigation to focus on e-commerce platform’s internal systems overseeing the alleged sale of illicit goods and ‘addictive design’. Listen to this article | 3 mins info Published On 17 Feb 202617 Feb 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share The European Commission launched an investigation into online retail giant Shein over its sale of child-like sex dolls, weapons, and the “addictive design” of its service. The probe announced on Tuesday comes after an uproar in France in November when the country’s consumer watchdog said it discovered childlike sex dolls on Shein’s website that left little doubt as to their “paedophilic nature”. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list After the attention from French authorities, the commission “suspects that Shein’s system may pose a systemic risk for consumers across the entire European Union”, it said in a statement. The commission’s formal proceedings under the Digital Services Act (DSA) allow it to continue gathering evidence, conduct interviews, and request information from Shein or third parties, it said. The sweeping DSA legislation, adopted in 2022, aims …

Protecting children is a priority – now is the time to prove it | Child Rights

Protecting children is a priority – now is the time to prove it | Child Rights

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When governments adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, we committed to a world that invests in our children, where every girl and boy grows up free from violence, exploitation and neglect. Establishing, for the first time, global targets to end all forms of violence against children, grounded in the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Today, 10 years on, we must confront a stark reality: we are not on course to achieve those targets. Each year, half of the world’s children are victims of violence. Bluntly, we are failing to keep a billion girls and boys safe in their homes, schools, communities, care settings and online. We recognise the complexity of the issue, and we recognise its consequences, often lasting lifetimes and spanning generations. Violence erodes every investment that families, communities, and governments make in children, from their education and social inclusion to their mental and physical health. The violence experienced by a billion children today is the same violence that will undermine the health, prosperity, and stability of our societies tomorrow. As Ministers, …