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Latest in Tag: children
10 children killed in shelling of Gaza park
Violence returns to the besieged strip amid failure to broker ceasefire; Israel claims âGaza terroristsâ responsible for latest tragedy
Kids search for alternatives to omitted children shows
After the government pulled programming, children are watching adult series that may expose them to âcomplex scenes they cannot processâ, says AUC professor
Death toll rises on both sides in Gaza as fighting enters third week
Over 100,000 Gaza residents flee their homes in mass displacements as the strip faces increasingly grim conditions
First Israeli death recorded after Palestinian death toll exceeds 200
Reports by UN body and human rights watchdog show violations of international laws and dire conditions caused by fighting
HRW Press Statement: ISIS Holds 130 Kurdish Children
Children kept hostage for one month
Speaking two languages slows brain aging
New study shows bilingual children outperform monolingual peers at schools
Opinion piece condemned for allegedly inciting mass execution of street children
Al-Masry Al-Youm took the piece off the website in response to public outrage
US citizen, three others arrested for harbouring street children
Children caused riots, ânon-peaceful demonstrationsâ, says interior ministry
Childrenâs rights centre calls for protection of children in schools
Centre identified a series of violations that children were subjected to after the resumption of school
UN, NGOs urge effort to stop Syria war, aid refugees
Nearly three million people have fled Syria since the beginning of the conflict in March 2011, and aid groups say 5.5 million children have been affected.
Syrian children bear the brunt of brutal war
By Dr Cesar Chelala One of the saddest things in the world today, ravaged by brutal wars, is a child, looking nowhere, as if asking the viewer, âWhy are you doing this to us? We are only children.â This thought came to my mind as I read a report of the effects of the Syrian …
The future of the two little girls
A couple of weeks ago, on my road back home using 6 October Bridge, I managed to avoid hitting two young girls â girls so little as to be invisible unless right in front of the car. For a full week, I saw them selling tissues in the same spot, and every day I could …
Meeting the needs of children with disabilities
By Dr Cesar Chelala Between 500 and 600 million people worldwide are living with a disability. According to statistics from the World Health Organization (WHO), approximately 10% of children and youth in the world (about 200 million) have a disability. UN statistics show there are more than 12 million people living with disabilities in Egypt, …
ECCR warns against pushing for harsher penalties against children
Childrenâs rights organisation describes calls made by state-affiliated NCCM as âirresponsibleâ
Child sentencing laws should be amended: NCCM
Sentencing restrictions should not apply in cases of âheinousâ crimes, says the Secretary General of the council
Aleppoâs tears
By Dr Cesar Chelala âAleppo was a large and terrifying town,â wrote the American writer Frederic Prokosch in his famed novel âThe Asiaticsâ.  This has been never truer than now, as I read about the barrel bomb attacks that have killed dozens of civilians just in a few days. I look at an October 2013 photograph of a …
How to defeat bullying
By Dr Cesar Chelala For Iranian eight-year-old Mahan Rahimi life had become a torment. Because he was going bald due to an unknown illness, he was the target of unceasing bullying from his companions at school. He had become one of the millions of children and adolescents who suffer the daily consequences of bullying throughout the …
La Moakhza explores controversial subjects with tact
Salamaâs film is ultimately about a boy growing up, and despite the sensitive issues it brings up, the protagonist is still the main focus, making it all the more balanced.
Our duty to protect children
By Dr Cesar Chelala The trafficking of children is a widespread phenomenon that is causing enormous suffering throughout the world. It is estimated that 4 million women and girls worldwide are bought and sold each year either into marriage, prostitution or slavery. Over 1 million children enter the sex trade every year (although most are …
Children exploited during referendum: Childrenâs rights groups
Childrenâs rights groups monitor dozens of violations over two days of voting
Eight children investigated for Mohamed Mahmoud clashes
The Egyptian Foundation for Advancement of the Childhood Condition urges the authorities to adhere to the rights of children when dealing with them
Seven children investigated after Mohamed Mahmoud clashes
Childrenâs lawyer says they are facing an array of charges
EOHR condemns killing of child
The Egyptian Organisation for Human Rights urges political groups to maintain peacefulness of protests
Israelâs mistreatment of Palestinian children continues
By Dr. Cesar Chelala A UNICEF report issued last March, âChildren in Israeli Military Detention,â was sharply critical of Israelâs treatment of detained Palestinian children and youths. According to that report, 700 Palestinian children aged 12-17, most of them boys, are arrested and harshly interrogated by the Israeli military, police and security agents every year in …
A bad environment negatively affects childrenâs health
By Dr Cesar Chelala Millions of children die every year as a result of environment-related diseases. Their deaths could be prevented by using low-cost and sustainable tools and strategies for improving the environment. A World Health Organization (WHO) study showed that 13 million deaths worldwide could be prevented by improving the environment. In some countries, …
Syrian refugees face âextremely bad conditionsâ in detention in Egypt: ECESR
Amnesty International says Egypt must halt all detention and deportation of refugees fleeing Syrian conflict
Children’s rights group submits proposals to Constituent Assembly
ECCR provides a list of guarantees for children’s rights it wants to see in the country’s new constitution
Syrian children pay the heaviest price in war
By Dr Cesar Chelala The numbers of Syrian children affected by the brutal war ravaging their country are truly disheartening. According to UN agencies, one million children, three-quarters of them are under 11, have had to flee their country since the conflict began in 2011. âThis one millionth child refugee is not just another number. …
UNICEF encourages the use of educational technology
UNICEF guides its country offices to create technology programmes that addresses the educational needs of children
Alleged kidnappers released
Men accused of gathering children to take part in pro-Morsi sit-ins released from custody pending investigation