Children's Rights

Cardinal Pell on Religion, Human Rights and Policy [2009-11-23]

"These Great Matters Must Be Decided Politically" CANBERRA, Australia, NOV. 23, 2009 .- Mr Calma and Mr Gershevitch conclude their paper by suggesting a greater role for government in managing religious freedom; a role not in...

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11-Year-Old Given Homework Assignment: Draw a Picture of an Ejaculating Penis

This kind of crap really burns me up! Can you imagine if a parent told their 11-year-old child to draw a picture of an ejaculating penis? I do believe Family Services, backed by the entire police department, would be knocking...

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Every husband a potential 'abuser'

Before the Christopher Savoie case hit the news, Japanese commentators on the Hague Convention on international parental child abduction had already begun fretting over the completely unsubstantiated assertion that "almost all"...

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China quake dissident gets 3 years

Beijing jails activist on state secrets charges; advised parents on shoddy school construction after deaths of 5,000 children Carolynne Wheeler Beijing — From Tuesday's Globe and Mail Published on Monday, Nov. 23, 2009 9:35PM...

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The Manhattan Declaration: Religious Liberty

152 Catholic, Orthodox and Evangelical leaders created and signed a declaration concerning Life, Marriage and Relgious Liberty. As of this post The Manhattan Declaration has crested over 62,000 signatures. I posted the marriage...

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PREVIEW - Congolese warlords to stand trial at world court

THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Two Congolese warlords go on trial at the world's war crimes court on Tuesday on charges they had subordinates attack civilians, rape women and enlist child soldiers in "the greatest armed conflict" since...

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Who is Defending Albino Killers?

THE good relationship between albinos and human rights activists has been strained in recent days. Some albinos complain bitterly saying that some human rights activists ignore their rights and instead defend their arch enemies...

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Nigeria: From Bakassi With Tales of Woes, Fire And Blood

Etim Ekong Ita, 30, was born in Akpankayang, one of the fishing settlements in Bakassi Peninsula. He had lived all his life in the creeks and enjoyed his trade as a fisherman. But that ended about two weeks ago when he had an...

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Gambia: Women's Poverty is Our Greatest Concern -President Jammeh

Mariatou Ngum-Saidy & Jakong Jabbi The Gambian leader, His Excellency Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr Yahya AJJ Jammeh. has reiterated the need to empower African women saying the greatest scourge facing the continent is poverty....

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Kenya: Boy President Out to End Child Abuse

Nairobi — The eloquence and confidence are hard to match as David Malingi, 16, presents the children's agenda to politicians, ambassadors and presidents across the globe. Just last Friday, Malingi shared a table with Justice...

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