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UK mass arrests for online child sex abuse stoke trafficking fears
The arrests of almost 200 people on suspicion of child sex crimes, from grooming to live streaming abuse, have stoked fears about the growing online exploitation and trafficking of... More
Fiji urged to end the silence and crackdown on child prostitution
Sera was nine when she was raped and sought help from her family in Fiji only to be told that the attack was her fault and the crime was glossed over. But the attack had a... More
Football gives asylum-seeking kids refuge
With a whistle hanging from her neck as she shouts instructions in perfect English, teenager Athmar Habeb looks very much at home refereeing a football match in Sydney. Yet it was... More
Child exploitation: Live streaming an 'urgent' threat
Sex offenders are increasingly using live online streaming platforms to exploit children, police have warned. Children need to be educated on the risks associated with streaming... More
Are pedophiles targeting your children with online streaming? Hundreds already arrested
People like ‘Sam’ are sneaking past internet filters and parental locks to abuse British children. In just one week police arrested nearly 200 sex pests, more than a quarter for... More
Fetuses grow differently in obese women
Obese pregnant women who don’t have serious medical problems are still more likely to have unusually large babies than mothers who aren’t obese, a recent study suggests. More
Among children, AIDS epidemic is far from over, UNICEF finds
Eighteen children every hour were infected with HIV last year, a sign of scant progress in protecting the world’s young from the deadly AIDS-causing virus, the United Nations’... More
Children raped, burnt into submission in Indian brothels: report
The brutal “breaking in” of trafficked girls in Indian brothels, from rape to beatings to starvation, leaves girls unable to say “no to anyone” or escape, a new study has found. More
In court first, Swede jailed for rape of children online
A man was jailed for 10 years for rape by a Swedish court on Thursday for forcing 27 children from the United States, Canada and Britain to perform sex acts on themselves or with... More
Facebook rolls out messenger app for kids under 13
Facebook Inc on Monday rolled out Messenger Kids, an app that lets the world’s biggest social media company expand into a so-far untapped market of kids under 13 while also giving... More
Palm oil giant vows to reform after Indonesian child labor probe
The world’s biggest palm oil processor Wilmar has launched fresh measures to improve conditions of thousands of children living on its plantations, but campaigners said on Wednesday... More
Iraq child marriage bill draws U.N. ire
A proposed law that could allow marriage for children as young as 9 years old in Iraq would rob boys and girls already scarred by war of their childhoods, top U.N. officials said on... More
Family members linked to nearly half of child trafficking cases, new UN-backed data reveals
Almost half of identified child trafficking cases has begun with a family member’s involvement, new data from the United Nations migration agency has revealed. More
Proposed ‘child marriage’ bill sparks outrage in Iraq
A proposal in Iraq’s Parliament to scrap the minimum age for Muslim girls to marry has stirred outrage among critics who view it as a licence “to rape children.” Conservative Shiite... More
