Kenneth M Sweeney<p>🧵This month on The Comfortable Spot <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Podcast</span></a> I sat down with Brian Milne, a social anthropologist specialising in children's human rights. We delved into the plight of children in conflict zones and society's response. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RightsOfTheChild" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightsOfTheChild</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChildAbuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChildAbuse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/childslavery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>childslavery</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/childrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>childrights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UN</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/childlabor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>childlabor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palestine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RussiaWarCrimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RussiaWarCrimes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IsraeliWarCrimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IsraeliWarCrimes</span></a> <br>Listen here: <a href="https://thecomfortablespotpodcast.com/2025/03/16/brian-milne/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thecomfortablespotpodcast.com/</span><span class="invisible">2025/03/16/brian-milne/</span></a></p>
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The Bright Side<p>Thailand just became the 68th country to ban corporal punishment! This monumental step protects 14,131,000 children, contributing to a global count of approximately 343 million children now safeguarded from violent punishment.</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/ChildRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChildRights</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/AsiaNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AsiaNews</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/1965413/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/1965413/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,134 | Russia-Ukraine war News <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ChildRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChildRights</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/conflict" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conflict</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DroneStrikes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DroneStrikes</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Economy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Energy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>europe</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/HumanitarianCrises" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanitarianCrises</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/kazakhstan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kazakhstan</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/OilAndGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OilAndGas</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RussiaUkraineWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RussiaUkraineWar</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Weapons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Weapons</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,134 | Russia-Ukraine war News <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/889015/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/889015/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ChildRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChildRights</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Conflict" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conflict</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DroneStrikes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DroneStrikes</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Energy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/HumanitarianCrises" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanitarianCrises</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Kazakhstan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kazakhstan</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Military</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/OilAndGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OilAndGas</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RussiaUkraineWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RussiaUkraineWar</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Weapons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Weapons</span></a></p>
Kenneth M Sweeney<p>In the next episode of The Comfortable Spot, my guest was social anthropologist Brian Milne. We discussed rights of children in conflict and how societies have become desensitized to their suffering. <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChildAbuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChildAbuse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/childrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>childrights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UN</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palestine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a></p><p><a href="https://thecomfortablespotpodcast.com/2025/03/16/brian-milne/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thecomfortablespotpodcast.com/</span><span class="invisible">2025/03/16/brian-milne/</span></a></p>
Headlines Africa<p>Africa: Unicef Report Warns of Rising Rates of Child Mortality Without Proper Funding: [IPS] United Nations -- Despite levels of child mortality and stillbirths having significantly decreased since 2000, increasingly unequal and limited access to basic services around the world endangers millions of children around the world, a new report finds. <a href="http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TJpFKN" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">newsfeed.facilit8.network/TJpF</span><span class="invisible">KN</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/ChildMortality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChildMortality</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/UNICEF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UNICEF</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/GlobalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalHealth</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Africa</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/ChildRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChildRights</span></a></p>
Manuela Ripa, MEP 🌍🌱🐝<p>Heute fand die erste Sitzung der Intergruppe für Kinderrechte des Europäischen Parlaments statt – gemeinsam mit Vertreter*innen der Child Rights Action Group (CRAG), dem größten Netzwerk für Kinderrechte auf EU-Ebene.<br> <br>Kinder müssen im Zentrum europäischer Politik stehen. Ich freue mich auf die Zusammenarbeit, um Kinderrechte in der EU und auch global zu stärken.<br> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kinderrechte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kinderrechte</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IntergruppeKinderrechte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IntergruppeKinderrechte</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CRAG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CRAG</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EUKinderschutz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EUKinderschutz</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChildRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChildRights</span></a></p>
Kenneth M Sweeney<p>In the latest episode of The Comfortable Spot podcast, my guest is author and social anthropologist Brian Milne. We discuss the current state of rights of children in conflict and ask whether our modern societies have become desensitized to their suffering. <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChildAbuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChildAbuse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/childslavery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>childslavery</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/childrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>childrights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UN</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RightsOfTheChild" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightsOfTheChild</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palestine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a><br><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-comfortable-spot-with-brian-milne/id1614298509?i=1000699422314" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/</span><span class="invisible">the-comfortable-spot-with-brian-milne/id1614298509?i=1000699422314</span></a></p>
Kenneth M Sweeney<p>In the latest episode of The Comfortable Spot podcast, my guest is author and social anthropologist Brian Milne. We discuss the current state of rights of children in conflict and ask whether our modern societies have become desensitized to their suffering. <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChildAbuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChildAbuse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/childslavery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>childslavery</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/childrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>childrights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UN</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RightsOfTheChild" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightsOfTheChild</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palestine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a><br><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-comfortable-spot-with-brian-milne/id1614298509?i=1000699422314" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/</span><span class="invisible">the-comfortable-spot-with-brian-milne/id1614298509?i=1000699422314</span></a></p>
Kenneth M Sweeney<p>In the latest episode of The Comfortable Spot podcast, my guest is author and social anthropologist Brian Milne. We discuss the current state of rights of children in conflict and ask whether our modern societies have become desensitized to their suffering. <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChildAbuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChildAbuse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/childslavery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>childslavery</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/childrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>childrights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UN</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RightsOfTheChild" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightsOfTheChild</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palestine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a><br><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-comfortable-spot-with-brian-milne/id1614298509?i=1000699422314" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/</span><span class="invisible">the-comfortable-spot-with-brian-milne/id1614298509?i=1000699422314</span></a></p>
Headlines Africa<p>Africa: Crisis in Eastern DRC: [UNDP] Women and children's lives upended <a href="http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TJbD0d" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">newsfeed.facilit8.network/TJbD</span><span class="invisible">0d</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Africa</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/DRCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DRCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/EasternDRC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EasternDRC</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/WomenInCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WomenInCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/ChildRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChildRights</span></a></p>
Fred<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DougFord" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DougFord</span></a> has done more to hold abusive parental figures to account than the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Liberal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Liberal</span></a> government. <a href="https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/bills/parliament-43/session-1/bill-188" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ola.org/en/legislative-busines</span><span class="invisible">s/bills/parliament-43/session-1/bill-188</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/onpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>onpoli</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cdnpoli</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/canpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>canpoli</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LPC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LPC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ONPC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ONPC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PCPO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PCPO</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OntarioPC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OntarioPC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/childrensrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>childrensrights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/childrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>childrights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/justice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>justice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JustinTrudeau" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JustinTrudeau</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/corporalpunishment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corporalpunishment</span></a></p>
Headlines Africa<p>DRC: Violations against children surge in South Kivu - UNICEF <a href="http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TJZKW5" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">newsfeed.facilit8.network/TJZK</span><span class="invisible">W5</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/DRC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DRC</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/SouthKivu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthKivu</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/ChildRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChildRights</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/UNICEF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UNICEF</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a></p>
Kenneth M Sweeney<p>In the latest episode of The Comfortable Spot podcast, my guest is author and social anthropologist Brian Milne. We discuss the current state of rights of children in conflict and ask whether our modern societies have become desensitized to their suffering. <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChildAbuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChildAbuse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/childslavery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>childslavery</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/childrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>childrights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UN</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RightsOfTheChild" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightsOfTheChild</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palestine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://thecomfortablespotpodcast.com/2025/03/16/brian-milne/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thecomfortablespotpodcast.com/</span><span class="invisible">2025/03/16/brian-milne/</span></a></p>
Kenneth M Sweeney<p>🧵Have societies across the world regressed when it comes to the rights of children? We still see mass poverty, lack of education, and health care but when it comes to the safety of children, do we seem to care even less in this aspect? Looking at the acts of kidnapping and mass murder in both Ukraine and Palestine, is the life of a child less important? Are they simply numbers and statistics? <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChildAbuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChildAbuse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/childslavery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>childslavery</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/childrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>childrights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UN</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RightsOfTheChild" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightsOfTheChild</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.ohchr.org/en/instruments-mechanisms/instruments/convention-rights-child" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ohchr.org/en/instruments-mecha</span><span class="invisible">nisms/instruments/convention-rights-child</span></a></p>
The Bright Side<p>Child marriages in Malaysia are declining! 🇲🇾 A 37% drop from 2019 to 2023, thanks to efforts targeting root causes and shifting social norms.</p><p>Other countries, including UNICEF, report 68 million child marriages prevented globally in the last 25 years.</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/ChildRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChildRights</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SocialChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialChange</span></a></p>
Headlines Africa<p>Sudan : distressing report on child rape cases by UNICEF <a href="http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TJK2NZ" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">newsfeed.facilit8.network/TJK2</span><span class="invisible">NZ</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Sudan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sudan</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/ChildProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChildProtection</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/UNICEF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UNICEF</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/EndChildAbuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EndChildAbuse</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/ChildRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChildRights</span></a></p>
Headlines Africa<p>UN: more support needed for children born from misconduct by personnel <a href="http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TJ6JLL" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">newsfeed.facilit8.network/TJ6J</span><span class="invisible">LL</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/UN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UN</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/ChildRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChildRights</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/SupportChildren" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SupportChildren</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Accountability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Accountability</span></a></p>
Headlines Africa<p>Africa: Statement By the Africa Platform On Children Affected By Armed Conflicts (AP-CAAC) On the International Day Against the Use of Child Soldiers: [African Union] Today, the Africa Platform on Children Affected by Armed Conflicts (AP-CAAC) joins the global community in commemorating the International Day Against the Use of Child Soldiers, also known as Red Hand Day. <a href="http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/THxvHy" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">newsfeed.facilit8.network/THxv</span><span class="invisible">Hy</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/ChildSoldiers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChildSoldiers</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/RedHandDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RedHandDay</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Africa</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/ChildRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChildRights</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/APCAAC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>APCAAC</span></a></p>
joene 🏴🍉<p>Fucking <a href="https://todon.nl/tags/FASCIST" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FASCIST</span></a>! In Dutch we have a word for this, 'kinderbeul'. In English that translates literally to 'child executioner', although it has a slightly different meaning. But this time it's not far from the truth. This week is clearly showing what he is; A FASCIST DICTATOR!</p><p>For everyone having a <a href="https://todon.nl/tags/transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transgender</span></a> child or teenager as a family member or friend, or being a transgender child/teenager yourself, if you somehow read this: You have an immense number of allies! :blobhaj_transprideheart: We've got your back! :solidarity: Never forget! 🏳️⚧️</p><p>The Guardian: *Trump signs executive order to curtail gender transition for people under 19*</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/28/trump-executive-order-transgender-transition" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/j</span><span class="invisible">an/28/trump-executive-order-transgender-transition</span></a></p><p>"Donald Trump has signed another executive order aimed at the transgender community on Tuesday, this time prohibiting gender transitions for people under the age of 19. …"</p><p>[Sorry for using the Guardian, but I couldn't find anything reliable non-US so fast. I say this because the Guardian had some negative (opinion) articles in the past.]</p><p><a href="https://todon.nl/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://todon.nl/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://todon.nl/tags/dictatorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dictatorship</span></a> <a href="https://todon.nl/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://todon.nl/tags/ChildRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChildRights</span></a></p>
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