Children

Darfur's children of conflict - 9 April 2008

The United Nations-African Union peacekeeping force to Darfur was deployed on 31 December 2007, but little has changed for the children of the region.

Children and civilian bystanders in Gaza death toll - 3 March 2008

Israeli military air strikes and artillery attacks on the Gaza Strip during the last few days have killed over 100 Palestinians, including dozens of children and oth

Safe Schools: every girl's right! - 6 March 2008

As the 100 year anniversary of International Women’s Day draws close, and 60 years after human rights were enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Violence Against Girls in Schools: key facts

•    A study in the USA found that 83 per cent of girls in grades 8 to 11 (aged around 12 to 16) in public schools experienced some form of sexual harassment.

Rape: ever present danger for Darfur's women - 14 February 2008

At least 2.3 million people have been displaced by the conflict in Darfur; most now live in more than 65 camps dotted around Darfur.

Darfur camps flooded with weapons - 22 January 2008

The security situation for internally displaced people is on a knife-edge as the UN forces end their third week of operations in Darfur.

Sudan: Anger rises as insecurity worsens for Darfur’s displaced children - 22 January 2008

As UN forces end their third week of operations in Darfur, Amnesty International today warned that the security situation for internally displaced people in Darfur is

Video: Slovak education system fails Romani children - 14 November 2007

Romani children in Slovakia are being denied the right to a proper education by a system that routinely discriminates against them. 

Hearing about the reality of human rights - 9 January 2008

Victoria Harrison Neves writes from Bangladesh about her first mission as an Amnesty International press officer – as part of the organization's delegation to th

The missing children of Laos - 22 March 2007

The Lao government claims to have "found" 21 girls and young women who have been missing since December 2005 when they were deported from Thailand.