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Children's Rights - Page 2

September 21, 2026
Health/Human Rights

Pakistan’s Children Face Growing Threat of Online Sexual Exploitation

For 17-year-old Zara Shah, an encounter that began while playing a computer game developed into a frightening experience of online sexual exploitation. A stranger initially approached her as a friend before asking

Education/Sri Lanka

Radical and Rational Changes are Necessary in Schools and Universities

Sri Lanka needs a radical but practical reform of its school and university education to better prepare young people for a changing global economy. The proposals include reducing schooling from 13 to 12 years, strengthening science and mathematics, introducing Sinhala,

September 15, 2026

Meta Faces Fresh Questions Over Child Abuse Ads

Health/Human Rights

Meta continues to face scrutiny over its handling of child sexual abuse material after a new report found that paid advertisements containing AI-generated abuse

Digital Abuse Exposes a Global Failure to Protect Children

Human Rights/World

More than 20 million children and adolescents aged between 12 and 17 experienced at least one form of technology-facilitated sexual exploitation or abuse across

The Trial That Could Break Big Social Media

February 8, 2026
Diplomacy/Human Rights

On a warm morning outside a Los Angeles courthouse, silence carried more weight than slogans. Thirteen parents stood shoulder to shoulder on the stone steps, each holding a framed photograph of a

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Russian Schools Recast Orwell’s Rebel as a Dangerous Radical

February 7, 2026
Diplomacy/Education/News

Russian schoolchildren are being taught that Winston Smith, the protagonist of George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984, behaved like a dangerous radical whose actions mirror those of criminals and terrorists, according to a

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3000 Schools Run with Fewer Than 10 Teachers

February 6, 2026
Education/News/Sri Lanka

More than 3,000 government schools across Sri Lanka are functioning with fewer than 10 teachers, revealing a growing structural strain on the country’s education system, according to the Department of Census and

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When Religion Forgets Its Own Teachings

February 3, 2026
Columns/Sri Lanka

We are all human beings, and our nationality and religion are simply accidents of birth -Venkatraman Ramakrishnan (British American structural biologist and former president of the Royal Society) In this day and

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Sri Lanka Launches Grade One Admissions for 2026 as Education Reforms Take Effect

January 29, 2026
Education/News/Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka has begun the admission of schoolchildren to Grade One for the 2026 academic year, with the process officially getting underway on January 29. The milestone marks the beginning of formal

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France Moves to Lock Children Out of Social Media

January 28, 2026
Diplomacy/Human Rights/News

France’s lower house of parliament has approved legislation that would prohibit children under the age of 15 from using social media, a decisive step backed by President Emmanuel Macron as part of

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Monk Slams Educational Reformers, MP Threatens Street Protests

January 13, 2026
News/Sri Lanka

The Most Venerable Thibbutuwawe Sri Sumangala Maha Thero, Maha Nayaka of Sri Lanka’s Malwatta Chapter, has publicly criticized the group responsible for the country’s ongoing education reforms, saying they appear to lack

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Sri Lanka: A Textbook Error, A Political Inferno

January 13, 2026
Education/Sri Lanka

A single mistake that was in a Grade 6 English textbook has ignited a huge firestorm in Sri Lanka. What should have been a straightforward quality control issue has instead become a

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Sri Lanka Minister Brands Leading Buddhist Monk a “Wildman” Over Sexual Hypocrisy

January 12, 2026
News/Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Lands and Irrigation, Lal Kantha, delivered a sharp and unprecedented critique of a Buddhist monk in Mihintale, accusing him of moral hypocrisy and obstruction of national

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Sri Lankan Monk Says Government “Inexperienced” to Handle Education Reforms

January 10, 2026
News/Sri Lanka

The Most Venerable Warakagoda Sri Gnanarathana Thero, Chief Prelate of the Asgiriya Chapter of the Siam Nikaya, has openly questioned the current Sri Lankan government’s ability to implement effective educational reforms, describing

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Sri Lanka’s Education Scandal: A Prime Minister Cannot Play the Victim

January 9, 2026
Editor's Choice/Sri Lanka

by Durga Velayudham This is not a trivial misstep. It is a criminal irresponsibility to toy with children and their futures. These political games are played at the expense of the poor.

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Trump Administration Houses Migrant Teens in Pennsylvania Facility with Abuse History

January 9, 2026
Human Rights/News

The Trump administration has been sending some unaccompanied migrant teens to a secure juvenile detention center in southeast Pennsylvania that has a long-documented history of abuse, according to a Washington Post investigation.

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Sri Lanka’s PM Admits “Fatal” Textbook Error Over Dubious Website

January 8, 2026
News/Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya admitted to senior Buddhist leaders that a serious error occurred in the country’s new Grade 6 English module, which included a reference to a questionable website.

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Smart toys raise alarms over children’s privacy and development

December 24, 2025
Artificial Intelligence

As artificial intelligence spreads into children’s toys, experts are warning that the latest generation of connected plushies and smart gadgets could come at a high cognitive, emotional and privacy cost. During the

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Why Mathematics Education Is Failing Talented Children?

February 13, 2025
Education/Health

A recent study published in Nature sheds light on a concerning trend in global mathematics education: the failure to support some of the world’s most talented children, particularly those from lower-income families.

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