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Asia Child Rights

A Comprehensive Portal on Child Rights in Asia from AHRC

ACR Weekly Newsletter Vol. 4, No. 17 (27 April 2005)

Pakistan: No more Child Camel-Jockeys [News]
As of March 31, children under 16 years of age can no longer be legally used as camel jockeys in the Gulf states -- a welcome change from the horrific practice of using lighter 'jockeys' as young as t...

CHILD TRAFFICKING: Legislators Must Protect Children from Exploitation [news]
Echoing a theme that has become a hallmark of her tenure, UNICEF Executive Director Carol Bellamy yesterday challenged parliamentarians from around the world to do more to protect the health andwell-b...

CHILDREN AND THE MEDIA: Violence in the Virtual World [call for submissions]
The virtual world is a realm of action and influence into whichchildren of all social classes, cultures and regions enter from a variety of 'real world' settings. Just as they face harm in physical lo...

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