United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child

Activists Accuse India of Violating UN Convention on Child Rights

By K. S. Harikrishnan
Civil rights groups and child welfare activists have strongly protested against the enactment of a new Juvenile Justice Act by the Indian parliament, lowering the age of a legally defined juvenile for trial from 18 to 16- years old in heinous crimes cases.

OP-ED: Making Every African Child Count

By Martin Mogwanja and Carlos Lopes
There is much to celebrate this week as the African Union marks 50 years as an independent pan-African entity. 


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