Tag: child rights

Images of drowned Salvadoran migrant and 2-year-old child stir outrage

WASHINGTON: Shocking images of a drowned Salvadoran migrant and his two-year-old daughter who died while trying to cross the Rio Grande river from Mexico...

NA adopts resolution on children’s rights

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly was prorogued sine die on Friday after partially addressing its agenda and adopting a resolution to protect children’s rights, Free and...

Activists urge Punjab lawmakers to ensure protection of child rights

LAHORE: Child rights activists have urged the newly-elected parliamentarians of Punjab to accord top priority to child rights and ensure the protection of children from...

88 girls forced to undress as punishment by teachers in India

As many as 88 students of a girls’ school were allegedly forced to undress in front of other students by three teachers as a...

Activists concerned over increasing violent incidents against children

Demand exemplary punishment for child abusers LAHORE: Activists have expressed grave concerns over the growing number of incidents of violence against children in Punjab. They referred to...

‘Attacks on women conspiracy to disturb peace of metropolis’

  KARACHI: Sindh Advisor to Chief Minister for Social Welfare Shamim Mumtaz has termed the attacks on women in Karachi’s Gulistan-e-Jauhar area as conspiracy to disturb...

NA passes bill to form national commission on children rights

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly (NA) on Wednesday passed a bill to constitute a national commission to protect ‘children rights’ with a majority vote.  Human Rights...

UNICEF hopes meaningful steps of Punjab will help promote awareness on...

  Head of UNICEF Punjab Douglas G Higgins has welcomed the stance of the Punjab government to ensure child protection, and hoped that these meaningful...