April, 2003
Philippine News Digest 54
April 30, 2003 ·
Contents: US appeal over sex offences sentence Senate approves bill versus trafficking of women, children US prisons hold 2M inmates US appeal over sex offences sentence US legal authorities have decided to appeal against what they claim is the unduly lenient sentence handed down to the former head of the Ulster Scots Agency in the […]
Read More...17 Million Latin American Children Work
April 18, 2003 ·
One out of five Latin American children, or more than 17 million, work in the unofficial economic sector and in rural areas, the International Labor Organization said yesterday. In conjunction with the Guatemalan non-governmental organisation Intervida and Save the Children, Norway the ILO said the countries with the highest rates of child labour in Latin […]
Read More...ASIA: young people facing unprecedented health risks from drug-taking and HIV/AIDS
April 16, 2003 ·
Children and young people in Asia are facing unprecedented health risks from HIV/AIDS and other diseases due to the rapid spread of amphetamine-type drug abuse, UNICEF warned today. Speaking at the International Conference on the Reduction of Drug Related Harm, Robert Bennoun, UNICEF Regional Advisor on HIV/AIDS, highlighted an urgent need for more effective and […]
Read More...Two Minor Boys on the road of Execution in PAKISTAN
April 4, 2003 ·
Two minor boys, Muhammad Rafique and Sohail Fida are on death row having been awarded capital punishment by a court in the Swat district of Pakistan. Though capital punishment is abolished in Pakistan, under Pakistan’s Juvenile Justice System Ordinance 2002, these two minor boys do not fall under the jurisdiction of the ordinance and are […]
Read More...The Thriving Trade in Baby Girls Continues Unstopped in BEIJING
April 4, 2003 ·
28 little girls found by police on a bus enroute to rural areas in Beijing in an attempt to satisfy Chinese families seeking a daughter, a servant or a future bride for their son. None older than three months, packed in nylon tote bags aboard a long distance bus, is a striking a tragic example […]
Read More...Philippine News Digest 74
April 3, 2003 ·
Contents: -Manhunt on for German national charged of child abuse -Death of Mandaluyong inmate worries officials -Minors rescued from recruiters Manhunt on for German national charged of child abuse Former Senator Ernesto Maceda urged the National Bureau of Investigation to launch a nation-wide manhunt for Reinhard Havikost, a German national accused of raping at least […]
Read More...Philippine News Digest 53
April 2, 2003 ·
Contents: Children find inspiration in survivor’s success Maltreatment of young offenders rampant in RP UN report urges removal of paramilitary groups from indigenous areas Children find inspiration in survivor’s success Eight children sheltered in the PREDA Children’s Home graduated from elementary and high school at the end of the school year 2003. Those graduating include […]
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