Exclusive: new data reveals 21% of those searches were performed on Indigenous childrenPolice in New South Wales have continued to strip-search dozens Read More
Nov 01, 2020
Child rights
Feb 08, 2020
‘We were abused every day.’ Decades on, children’s homes victims wait for justice
This week an all-party report will demand a reckoning for the epidemic of institutional child abuse in the 1970s and 1980sAs police admitted for the Read More
Jan 19, 2020
Rape jury system unfair to victims | Letter
Decisions of guilt and innocence are made largely by laypeople with no experience of the way abusers work, writes Roy GrimwoodOn many occasions, Read More
Dec 15, 2019
Thirty years on, will the guilty pay for horror of Ceauşescu orphanages?
By 1989, when the dictator was killed, up to 20,000 had died in Romania’s children’s homes. Now criminal cases may finally be broughtThey were the Read More
Nov 21, 2019
Children as young as five make up most of Madagascar’s mica mining workforce
Investigation finds thousands of children are scavenging in deadly conditions for mineral widely used by car and electronics firmsChildren as young as Read More
Mar 22, 2019
Parents are exploiting their children on YouTube for fame and easy money | Emma Brockes
A mother was arrested this week for allegedly abusing her kids for ‘hilarious’ videos. Why are people watching this stuff?When my twins were babies, I Read More
Sep 16
Britain faces rebuke over refusal to back more than 100 UN human rights targets
Civil society groups warn that further deterioration in protection is likely as Brexit loomsBritain is heading for a confrontation this week at the UN Read More