child abuse

As the prosecution rested its case Thursday in the trial of ex-NYPD officer Michael Valva, whose 8-year-old son Thomas, froze to death in his father's garage in 2020, the defense asked Judge William Condon that the murder charge be dismissed, based...

The trial continued Tuesday for ex-NYPD officer Michael Valva, charged in the death of his 8-year-old son Thomas Valva, who froze to death in his Center Moriches garage in 2020. In the opening remarks,  Suffolk prosecutors called Michael Valva a "depraved...

In a call to the authorities to take action to protect youngsters from child prostitution and other violations, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child heard that the majority of children who had sex for money, do so to survive....

Although the issue of public monuments has been thoroughly examined in the wake of the recent anti-racism protests, the case of Indro Montanelli--and specifically of the defense of his statue in a park in Milan--bears a closer look. The unmitigated...

Henrietta Fore, direttore esecutivo dell'UNICEF, espone le problematiche e pericoli che affliggono immigrati, in particolare minorenni.

Not only does child marriage deprive children of their rights as humans, but it also deprives them of other opportunities, such as jobs and education. In Somalia, almost half of the girls are married before their 18th birthday. In one...

A Special Representative’s presentation at the UN on Monday highlighted the responsibilities of the states in children protection from wars and social crises. The appalling multiplication of crises affecting children since the beginning of 2014 is creating unprecedented challenges that...

Hidden In Plain Sight: A statistical Analysis of Violence against Women and Children is a new report by The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) that highlights violence against children in 190 countries. It reveals alarming global figures and data of the...