Tag: Child Rights
UNICEF Applauds Viet Nam for Achieving Major Legal Milestones towards Children’s Rights
UNICEF Viet Nam's Representative, Mr Youssouf Abdel-Jelil, applauded Viet Nam's National Assembly for voting in three, significant, legal milestones in relation to children's rights that have been officially endorsed by the President of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, Mr Truong Tan Sang.
Ha Noi, 11 December 2014 – UNICEF...
Manila to blame, says PBS
Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) on Sunday said the Philippine government is to blame for the misery of its nationals in Sabah. Its Secretary-General Datuk Johnny Mositun said the policies and attitude of the people in power in Manila contributed directly to the misery of Filipino nationals, both legal and...
Suhakam: Child marriages must be opposed
The best interests of the child must prevail and must not be superseded by traditional practices when it comes to child marriages, said Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) chairman Tan Sri Hasmy Agam.
Published: Friday December 19, 2014 MYT 5:21:00 PM
Updated: Friday December 19, 2014 MYT 5:23:34 PM
by tan...
Children need more than mottos
One of the most difficult tasks for Thailand's prime minister this time of the year is to creatively reinvent a motto for Wan Dek, or National Children's Day, which is tomorrow.
Published: 9/01/2015 at 08:18 AM
One of the most difficult tasks for Thailand's prime minister this time of the year...
Cambodia’s child abuse record under scrutiny in Geneva
A two-day hearing to assess Cambodia’s record on preventing various forms of child abuse and the exploitation of children was launched Monday by the United Nations’ Geneva-based Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC).
Lauren Crothers Monday, January 12, 2015
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – A two-day hearing to assess Cambodia’s...
More than 400 child soldiers freed from Myanmar army in 2014: UN
Myanmar's military freed more than 400 child soldiers last year, the United Nations has confirmed, a record number since the "tatmadaw" army signed a 2012 pact with the UN on the issue.
By Afp | Published: 07:08 GMT, 24 January 2015 | Updated: 07:08 GMT, 24 January 2015
Myanmar's military freed...
Stop the excuses; It’s a crime to cane women
The Malaysian social structure aligns itself with a patriarchal system that leaves little room for women to move, be seen or even be heard.
January 29, 2015
By Sherleena Abdul Rashid
According to the World Health Organization, approximately 62% women worldwide have experienced some form of physical or sexual abuse by an...
Chronic poverty is fueling child labor in the Philippines
Geraldine Aboy, 14, lives in a makeshift hut of grass and plastic sheeting in the middle of a sugarcane plantation. She wakes at four o'clock in the morning to cook whatever available food there is and prepare for the trek to nearby fields.
New report cites landlessness and ineffective govt...
Human rights group laments return to jail of political prisoner with 2-month-old baby
“Now, more than ever, Miradel Torres should be immediately released on humanitarian ground. We appeal to the court to grant the motion to dismiss the false charges against Torres, and in the immediate, grant her request to be brought back to the Philippine General Hospital,” Palabay said.
Tetch Torres-Tupas |...
Why protect children against their parents? – Clarence Tan
The recent proposal by the Women, Family and Community Development Ministry to amend the Child Act 2001 to ban caning of children had stirred quite a bit of debate among Malaysians.
Published: 9 February 2015 4:31 PM
Although the ministry had come out to clarify that that the proposal was in...
