Tag: Child Rights
The Philippines: Child prostitution film marks Human Rights Day
MANILA, Philippines – The Dutch-Filipino film "Lilet Never Happened" premieres in the Philippines on Monday, December 2, to mark the European Union's celebration of International Human Rights Day on December 10.
The film detailing the struggles of Lilet, an 11-year-old exposed to the world of prostitution, will be shown to...
Unicef Acknowledges Malaysia’s Commitment On Children’s Rights
KOTA KINABALU, Dec 4 (Bernama) -- The United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) has acknowledged Malaysia's commitment towards the Convention on the Rights of Children (CRC), despite reservations on some of the convention's conditions.
Unicef representative in Malaysia, Wivina Belmonte was happy to note that the country had removed certain reservations...
EU Relates To Malaysia’s Concerns Over CRC
KOTA KINABALU, Dec 4 (Bernama) -- Nations of the European Union (EU) shared the same reservations as Malaysia has on the Convention of the Rights of a Child (CRC).
Head of the EU delegation to Malaysia, Luc Vanderbon said the EU initially had a charter that the rights of children...
Indonesia: Ratification of enforced disappearance convention will ensure human rights: Minister
The Foreign Ministry says the human rights of Indonesians will be protected with the issuance of a law on the ratification of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance.
However, Wednesday’s work meeting between the government and the House of Representative’s foreign affairs commission decided...
Malaysia: Illiterate migrant kids a ‘time bomb’
Kota Kinabalu: The growing number of uneducated migrant children in Sabah, will pose a social time bomb situation in Malaysia if unsolved in the long term, possibly escalating crime rates as seen in West Malaysia by 'Sabahans' and social problems, as seen in some countries in Europe by migrant...
Philippines Promotes Human Rights-Based Approach to Combat Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, in ASEAN
The Philippines, through the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the Department of Justice – Inter-agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT), hosted an ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) Regional Workshop on the Human Rights-Based Approach to Combat Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, in Makati from 27...
Muslim Women and Children Confront Challenges in Myanmar
"I wouldn't have to live this life if I wasn't a Muslim." -Anwar Sardad, a 10-year-old child laboring in Myanmar, October 2013
Since largely democratic elections in 2011 ushered in Thein Sein as Myanmar's president, the international community has rewarded perceived political and economic reforms with eased international sanctions, foreign...
Malaysia’s changing mindset on children’s rights
Kuala Lumpur: When we talk about children’s rights in Malaysia, what comes to mind is the Child Act 2001.
The Child Act 2001 serves to consolidate the Juvenile Court Act 1947, the Women and Young Girls protection Act 1973, and the Child Protection Act 1991, which were enacted to fulfill...
UN enacts int’l treaty allowing child rights abuse cases vs State
MANILA, Philippines—Children whose human rights have been violated can now seek international justice through the United Nations.
On Wednesday, the UN General Assembly, enacted an instrument known as the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a Communications Procedure (OP3 CRC) that was adopted in...
Myanmar military still uses rape as a weapon of war: rights group
Washington: A women's group says the military in Myanmar is still using rape as a weapon of war, with more than 100 women and girls raped by the army since a 2010 election brought about a nominally civilian government that has pursued rapprochement with the West. The Thailand-based Women's...
