The fast-growing educational technology industry is poorly regulated and profits from user data. Australian law, education departments and schools can all do more to improve safeguards for children.
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Feminists in the 1970s knew the liberation of women and children was inextricably linked.
A 41-year-old man presses his palms against the window of a train as he says goodbye to his five-year-old daughter as she leaves for Lviv at the Kyiv station on March 4, 2022. He was staying behind to fight Russian forces.
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Policies and programs to address war-induced displacement in Ukraine must explicitly take into account the rights of children, including the best interests of the child.
The prime minister and police have asked that children be removed from the protest at parliament – but the situation is legally and logistically complex.
With no clear biomedical basis for most early surgery on intersex children, interventions should be postponed until a child is competent to decide for themselves.
Over the past three years, children have increasingly used their voice to protest against their governments’ inaction.
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The long-awaited ruling by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child is as groundbreaking as it is disappointing. Where to next for young climate activists?
What can and should be done in light of response to the Facebook Files? The issues are undoubtedly complex, but solutions need to centre on children’s rights and prioritize what young people need.
The Nigerian government need uniform laws to protect children in camps for displaced people.
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Nigeria’s child rights law must be applicable in all states to protect children living in camps for displaced people.
The law is already established on under-16s being deemed competent enough to make decisions about vaccinations for themselves.
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The law can give under-16s the right to consent to medical treatment, even without their parents’ approval.
One parent of a child with physical disabilities said their child preferred online learning because ‘his physical disabilities aren’t a barrier to inclusion … ’
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One study found 80% of darknet traffic on Tor went to sites hosting unmoderated porn and child sex abuse material.
Photographs of children killed in Gaza after Israeli strikes are held by demonstrators during a National March for Palestine in Washington, May 29. 2021.
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As Israel and Egypt enter into discussions about a truce with Hamas, Palestinian children’s thoughts and feelings on the conflict must be heard.
Children join the 20th September 2019 climate strike in London, thought to be the largest climate strikes to date.
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The country’s Constitution, as well as several court rulings, offer clear guidelines for how children’s best interests should be managed and prioritised.
Assistant professor, School of Psychology, Scientist, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa