(The National Interest) – In February, President Donald Trump identified human trafficking as a key issue of concern for U.S. domestic and foreign policies, and stated that his administration would make it a priority to stop the epidemic. Yet on September 30, President Trump waived nearly all sanctions that would prevent certain countries that use child […]
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(Theirworld) – The full extent of the suffering being endured by many of Yemen’s children has been revealed by the United Nations. Bombed, displaced, malnourished, sick, married off young and with no schools to go to. That’s the bleak picture painted by the latest bulletin on the war-torn country from OCHA (UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian […]
(Middle East Eye) – The United Nations on Tuesday urged the Saudi-led coalition to end a blockade on Yemen’s air, sea and land borders that prevented it on Monday from sending two humanitarian aid flights to the war-torn country. It comes as Houthi rebels threatened retaliation against the ports and airports of the United Arab Emirates and […]
(Al Jazeera) – Air strikes by unknown forces in the Libyan city of Derna have left seven children badly injured and in need of urgent medical treatment. Security sources in Derna claim Egyptian fighter jets carried out the strikes in support of renegade General Khalifa Haftar. Haftar’s spokesman denied the reports. Link
(UNICEF) – Since August 25, Bangladesh has seen an unprecedented arrival of Rohingya refugees fleeing targeted violence and serious human rights abuses in Myanmar’s Rakhine State. To date, more than 609,000 people have crossed the border, at a speed the world has not witnessed in decades. Coupled with the pre-existing refugee population there are now more […]
(The Guardian) – The lost boy wails. Tears stream down his face as he looks around, frantic. “I found him by the main road, so I brought him here,” says a middle-aged Rohingya woman who cradles the toddler in her arms and gestures towards a shack made from wood and corrugated iron. A Bengali sign translated […]
(UNICEF) – Preliminary data from a nutrition assessment conducted last week at Kutupalong refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, shows a 7.5 per cent prevalence of life-threatening severe acute malnutrition – a rate double that seen among Rohingya child refugees in May 2017, UNICEF said today. “The Rohingya children in the camp – who have survived […]
(HRW) – The United Nations Security Council should refer Burma to the International Criminal Court (ICC) because of Burma’s failure to investigate mass atrocities against ethnic Rohingya, Human Rights Watch said today in releasing a new question-and-answer document. UN member countries should also pursue processes for gathering criminal evidence to advance prosecutions in the ICC and […]
(The Guardian) – The chief prosecutor of the international criminal court is seeking approval to investigate allegations of war crimes in Afghanistan, including possible torture by US forces and the CIA. If authorised, the investigation would also look at crimes allegedly committed by armed opposition groups, such as the Taliban, and Afghan government forces. Link
(Vice) – A recent report by Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Serbia details how child refugees are being abused by border force officials all along the Balkan Route. The Balkan Route is a path – popular with Syrian, Iraqi and Afghan refugees – that runs from Turkey into Greece, Bulgaria, and north towards Germany. Last year, […]
