A traditionally Catholic nation, Ireland has recently faced a dilemma over how it provides public education to its school children. About 97% of public schools in Ireland are funded by the government but run by religious groups – predominantly the Catholic Church. However, sources found that almost half of the parents in Ireland who have […]

It is believed that as a country that has ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child, Iran adheres to all of its fundamental principles, including the absolute ban on the application of the death penalty for people under the age of 18 when their crime is committed. However, the reality is completely different […]

While many may think of children’s rights violations occurring in the poor, war-torn countries of the world, children in the United States suffer from certain encroachments on their rights as well. The United States is the only nation in the world that has not ratified the United Nation’s Convention on the Rights of the Child […]

Children were asked 8 questions about their future, their dreams, the world and their rights. Here are their answers!

Since the 1990s, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador – commonly called the Northern Triangle due to their crime levels – have been plagued by the violence of the maras, criminal gangs characterized by extreme violence. In addition to spreading terror in various Central American cities, these gangs also recruit children and teenagers, pulling them into […]

Humanium was partnered with NGO World Wide Watch in the building of a school in Senegal. The NGO is now developing educational workbooks designed for students in the first two years of primary school, with the aim of allowing each child to be “a Little Prince”.   A response to the loss of values: life […]

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) contains vast and significant mining resources including more than 1100 minerals and precious metals. With such riches, the DRC has the potential to become one of the richest countries in Africa and to guarantee the well-being of its population—including its children. However, despite the availability of these mineral […]

Bolivia promulgated a new Code for Children and Adolescents (CCA) on 17 July 2014 (Law No. 548, Chapter VI), which exceptionally and officially authorises child labour from the age of 10. This is a decision that has aroused strong indignation and concern from both international organisations and from NGOs working for the eradication of child […]

The civil war in Syria has left thousands of civilians displaced, dead, or under military control. While the plight of millions of refugees has been extensively covered by the media, the situation of those who remain in Syria has been hard to gauge. Recently, the UN has reported the devastating malnutrition and starvation faced by many people still […]

In general, birth, marriage, and death represent the three main events in a person’s life. However, marriage is the only one of the three that is a matter of choice. Unfortunately, millions of children in the world (girls and boys) have marriage forced upon them without the chance to exercise their right to choose. In […]