Copyright 2011 Children's Rights Institute Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:40:34 -0500 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Children's Rights Institute :: Writings http://www.childrensrightsinstitute.org goldstein@childrensrightsinstitute.org (Children's Rights Institute) webmaster@childrensrightsinstitute.org en-us http://www.childrensrightsinstitute.org/2011/12/child-marriages-in-yemen-somalia-commitment-to Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:40:13 EST Rights group urges Yemen to ban child marriage, The Kansas City Star, December 8, 2011 Human Rights Watch (HRW) called for Yemeni authorities to take legal steps to set the minimum age for marriage at 18, an effort to "improve girls' opportunities for http://www.childrensrightsinstitute.org/2011/11/child-slaves-in-haiti-un-says-child-soldiers Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:07:00 EST The UN: Accessory to Slavery and Other Crimes Against Humanity, Mideast Outpost, October 26, 2011 Simon Deng, a citizen of South Sudan and former child slave, delivered a speech at The Perils of Global Intolerance conference protesting the third Durban http://www.childrensrightsinstitute.org/2011/11/child-soldiers-lost-youth-1 Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:53:55 EST By Marie Owens The recruitment of children as soldiers is one of Six Grave Violations Against Children During Armed Conflict that is recognized by the United Nations. Not only are child soldiers vulnerable to other atrocities of war - being killed or http://www.childrensrightsinstitute.org/2011/11/the-children-rights-institute-needs-your-help Mon, 7 Nov 2011 13:12:00 EST "If we are to teach real peace in this world, and if we are to carry on a real war against war, we shall have to begin with the children." – Mahatma Gandhi Dear Friends, The Children's Rights Institute (CRI) needs your help! Since its inception, CRI has http://www.childrensrightsinstitute.org/2011/09/un-condemns-death-penalty-in-iran-after-execution Thu, 22 Sep 2011 12:08:00 EST Teenager's execution prompts UN call for halt to death penalty in Iran, UN News Centre, September 22, 2011. Four United Nations human rights experts condemned the public execution by hanging of a 17-year-old boy, which took place yesterday in Iran. In a http://www.childrensrightsinstitute.org/2011/09/invitation-to-outdoor-screening-of-the-making Thu, 8 Sep 2011 18:45:15 EST Watch the official trailer of The Making of a Martyr on YouTube. http://www.childrensrightsinstitute.org/2011/09/cri-director-brooke-goldstein-on-deradicalization Tue, 6 Sep 2011 16:01:37 EST CRI director Brooke Goldstein will participate in a panel discussion on "Countering Violent Extremism and Radicalization" at ICT's 11th Annual International Conference, World Summit on Counter-Terrorism: Terrorism's Global Impact. Ms. Goldstein will http://www.childrensrightsinstitute.org/2011/08/recruitment-in-somalia-and-un-security-council Fri, 12 Aug 2011 10:07:42 EST UN envoy welcomes step on sanctions against violators of children in Somalia, UN News Centre, August 2, 2011. On Tuesday, the UN envoy advocating for the rights of the child during armed conflict embraced the Security Council's decision to apply http://www.childrensrightsinstitute.org/2011/07/relevant-timely-news-8 Tue, 26 Jul 2011 11:41:38 EST Killing of infants on the rise in Pakistan, CNN, July 20, 2011. In a phenomenon that has been called "Pakistan's worst unfolding tragedy," more than 1,200 newborns were "killed and dumped" last year. This number marks an estimated increase of 200 from http://www.childrensrightsinstitute.org/2011/06/for-immediate-release-un-official-condemns Thu, 30 Jun 2011 10:23:26 EST June 30, 2011 – NEW YORK – On June 27, 2011, Radhika Coomaraswamy, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, and the U.N. Assistance Mission in Afghanistanreleased statements condemning the recent manipulation of an http://www.childrensrightsinstitute.org/2011/06/for-immediate-release-the-children-rights-1 Thu, 16 Jun 2011 13:52:00 EST June 16, 2011 – NEW YORK – Today, we celebrate the International Day of the African Child. This day commemorates the Soweto Uprising in 1976, when hundreds of young children were shot in Soweto, South Africa while protesting the poor quality of their http://www.childrensrightsinstitute.org/2011/06/relevant-timely-news-7 Tue, 7 Jun 2011 15:28:00 EST The Depravity Factor, New York Times, June 2, 2011. Hamza Ali al-Khateeb, a 13-year-old Syrian boy, was arrested at an antigovernment protest and, while in custody, was burned, beaten, lacerated, and electroshocked. A month after the arrest, police http://www.childrensrightsinstitute.org/2011/05/make-your-voice-heard Tue, 31 May 2011 12:47:29 EST Write Apple and Facebook TODAY and tell them to TAKE DOWN "Birds of Paradise"! Apple: Complete Apple's iTunes feedback form and request that the following 3 apps be removed from the iTunes Store: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id417054088?mt=8 http http://www.childrensrightsinstitute.org/2011/05/for-immediate-release-the-children-rights Tue, 17 May 2011 15:32:00 EST May 17, 2011 – NEW YORK – On May 11, 2011, the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Children and Armed Conflict released its 10th Annual Report, which "gives an overview of the situation of children affected by http://www.childrensrightsinstitute.org/2011/05/relevant-timely-news-6 Mon, 16 May 2011 14:55:49 EST Kids Learn Hate at Afghan Mosque, CNN, May 12, 2011. In an Afghan mosque used as a madrassa (religious school), young boys are being "raised on a steady diet of anti-western propaganda" and taught to reject anything but strict Sharia law. According to