Armed conflicts across the world are having dire effects on children worldwide. Families living among ongoing wars and violence are in vulnerable economic situations which armed groups take advantage of. When exposed to fear and violence at a young age, children get their childhood stolen from them and become victim to violent militant forces within their country.   In 2022, …

Children are one of the most vulnerable groups because of their young age and the high dependency on others. It is the responsibility of adults to ensure that these children are protected and their rights respected, this becomes a harder task as time goes on especially now in the digital era. There is a need to look at how dangerous …

When mentioning child soldiers, one’s mind immediately imagines children’s recruitment in African armies or rebel groups. While this phenomenon in the African continent is real and still very common, the usage of child soldiers in wars is attributable to many countries around the world. The practice of enlisting minors in the armies may no longer be as widespread in many …

Before deepening current and prospective international legislation aimed at fighting human trafficking, it is fundamental to understand what the human trafficking phenomenon is and who can be designated as a human trafficking victim. As a matter of fact, according to UNODC, human trafficking can be classified as a “global crime that trades in people and exploits them for profit” (1). …

According to research findings presented in a meeting of the United Nations Security Council in August of 2018, more than 40,000 foreign citizens from 80 countries have been associated with Da’esh between 2014 and 2018. Among them, 13 per cent are women, and 14 per cent are children, which means that 1 out of 4 Da’esh affiliates are women and …

Soon after the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union and the termination of freedom of movement between the two, the UK Government introduced its “New Plan for Immigration”, which not only added further limitations on the rights of refugees, migrants, and asylum seekers but also proposed the amendment of the British Nationality Act 1981 (BNA). Despite the …

The core of children’s human rights abused The situation in Afghanistan changed drastically in August 2021 after the take over by the Talibans. Nonethless, the living conditions and basic fundamental rights of children were endangered beforehand. However, the US presence for twenty years had some benefits such as the adoption of a new constitution and the establishment of a liberal …

On the 19th of January 2022, the new European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) replacing the EASO started its work under the new pact on migration and asylum. Its main purpose will be to strive for uniformity within the EU of the reception standards and enhance a fairer and faster decision making by the member states in the asylum’s applications. …

After years of debate, worldwide consultations, and tense negotiations, the United Nations approved the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in September 2015. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), like the Millennium Development Goals before them, have had a big influence on how the world approaches international development. It has also unavoidably influenced children’s rights advocacy by deciding which areas would get …

More than 100,000 children were forced to become soldiers in state and non-state military organizations in at least 18 armed conflicts throughout the world, according to the advocacy group Child Soldiers International. According to the UN, the majority of these children were under the age of 15, with 40 percent of them being girls. The United Nations has identified 14 …