Across the country, both notions are being carried to absurd extremes—at great cost to the groups they claim to represent. After a melee broke out during public comments at an Orange Unified School ...

Recently the U.N. special representative on violence against children called on member countries to ratify two optional protocols to the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child which would help ...

The long history of the right’s obsession with child trafficking means it won’t be easy for Trump to make this story disappear. Credit...Photo illustration by Alex Merto Supported by By Jia Lynn Yang ...

Pope Francis delivers his closing remarks at the world leaders’ summit on children’s rights at the Vatican Feb. 3, 2025, as former U.S. Vice President Al Gore listens. (CNS photo/Vatican Media) ...

Universal Children's Day on November 20 commemorates how 35 years ago, the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) entered into force, after the United Nations General Assembly adopted and ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) welcomed on Thursday the news that significant progress has been achieved globally towards strengthening children's rights. HRW praised various measures adopted by in ...

Apryl Shackelford, microschool leader and teacher, goes through sounds with the kindergarten to second graders during the school day at Primer microschool in Florida Over 100 years ago the U.S.

Discussions are advancing at the United Nations on a new global treaty to guarantee every child’s right to a free education.

In July 2025, the International Court of Justice held its first hearings on states’ climate responsibilities in decades. A lead judge described climate ...