Tag: Children’s rights
In Madagascar, castration of child rapists sparks controversy
On a government proposal, the Malagasy Parliament voted this week to toughen the sentences imposed on perpetrators of child rape. In addition to forced labor sentences which are equivalent to…
The future of Ciivise, the weakened French commission to combat incest
After the withdrawal of its vice-president on Wednesday February 7 following a complaint of sexual assault, its brand new president, Sébastien Boueilh, resigned, considering himself the target of slander and…
Heavy controversy within Ciivise, the French commission for the fight against incest
While a new team takes the reins of the Independent Commission on Incest and Sexual Violence Against Children (Ciivise), following the ouster of the children’s judge Édouard Durand who had…
Unaccompanied minors: failure to assist a person in danger?
In Marseille, between 150 and 200 people declaring themselves minors sleep outside. The department must take care of them but says it is overwhelmed and ready to put itself “outlawed”…
the NGO Human Rights Watch denounces the situation of unaccompanied minors in the streets of Marseille
Human Rights Watch publishes a damning report on the care of foreign minors in Marseille. The non-governmental organization denounces arbitrary age assessments, which deprive them of their rights to housing,…
Cameroon launches the first systematic vaccination campaign for children against malaria
On Monday January 22, Cameroon launched a vast campaign to vaccinate children against malaria. This is a first on the continent after the pilot phase which was carried out in…
in the Trocadéro network trial, child victims before becoming delinquents
It is time for requisitions in the trial of the alleged exploitation of Moroccan minors on the Trocadéro square in Paris. Five to six years in prison have been requested…
six adults tried for human trafficking
The opening this Tuesday, January 9 in France of a trial for human trafficking. This is happening before the Paris criminal court. Six Algerians appear until Friday, January 12, for…
France: trial of six Algerians, accused of having drugged “Trocadéro thieves” children
The opening, Tuesday January 9, in Paris, of a trial for aggravated human trafficking. Six Algerian nationals are accused of drugging and pushing Moroccan minors to rob tourists at the…
Bauchi State becomes latest state to pass child protection law
Bauchi State, in northern Nigeria, now has a child protection law. It became the last of the 36 states to adopt, Friday, December 29, the law on the rights of…