Children

Kyrgyz to Join International Adoption Pact

20 May 11

Working Kids Common Sight in Tajikistan

15 Apr 11

These youngsters in an Almaty school playground may just be engaged in a bit of rough-and-tumble, but bullying among adolescents is seen as a major cause of teenage suicide in Kazakstan. (Photo: Serik Kovlanbaev)

These youngsters in an Almaty school playground may just be engaged in a bit of rough-and-tumble, but bullying among adolescents is seen as a major cause of teenage suicide in Kazakstan. (Photo: Serik Kovlanbaev)

Kazakstan: Concerns Over Adolescent Suicides

Calls for more help for troubled teenagers come after suicide issue hits national headlines.

13 Apr 11

Tajik Families Struggle to Care for Disabled Kids

1 Apr 11

Activists say more than half of all Ugandan prostitutes in Juba come northern Uganda, and that many of them are young girls. (Photo: Stein Ove Korneliussen)

Activists say more than half of all Ugandan prostitutes in Juba come northern Uganda, and that many of them are young girls. (Photo: Stein Ove Korneliussen)

Ugandan Girls Entering Juba Prostitution Racket

Growing concern that vulnerable youngsters being trafficked or lured by promises they can make good money across border in Sudan.

10 Nov 10

Uzbekistan Starts Coercive Cotton-Picking Campaign

26 Sep 10

Lighter Penalties for Tajik Youth Offenders

New law makes it easier for courts to impose fines instead of custodial sentences, but young offenders are unlikely to be able to pay.

27 Aug 10

Punishing Juvenile Offenders in Turkmenistan

26 Aug 10

Children WIth HIV to Get Tajik State Benefit

6 Aug 10

Officials insist minors working on the cotton harvest are there of their own free will. (Photo: Andrei Kudryashov, 2009)

Officials insist minors working on the cotton harvest are there of their own free will. (Photo: Andrei Kudryashov, 2009)

Uzbek Child Labour Rebranded as “Voluntary”

4 Aug 10

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