Children

Uzbekistan Starts Coercive Cotton-Picking Campaign

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.

Punishing Juvenile Offenders in Turkmenistan

Children WIth HIV to Get Tajik State Benefit

Uzbek Child Labour Rebranded as “Voluntary”

Child Labour on the Rise in Tajikistan

Congolese Infants Raped in Black Magic Rituals

Superstitious beliefs said to be behind disturbing cases of sexual violence against young children.

Lubumbashi Children Drift Back to the Street

Despite local authorities' best efforts to keep children off the streets, many yearn to return.

Child Labour Still Seen as “Tradition” in Uzbekistan

Tougher penalties for using children as cheap labour do not seem to be having much effect, as officials fail to act and families are glad of the extra income.

Child Labour in Syria

Audio slideshow produced during an IWPR workshop for young Syrian journalists held in Beirut, October 2009.