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child abuse

May 28, 2018

Documents show widespread abuse of child immigrants in US custody

Documents obtained by the American Civil Liberties Union featured in a new report show the pervasive abuse and neglect of unaccompanied immigrant children detained by US Customs and Border Protection.
December 5, 2017

Archbishop pressed to bring in mandatory reporting of abuse
November 28, 2017

UN-backed data shows family members linked to nearly half of child trafficking cases

Almost half of identified child trafficking cases have begun with a family member’s involvement, new data from the United Nations migration agency has revealed.
October 18, 2016

Child abuse victims set out compensation proposals at Stormont

Victims of child abuse have set out detailed proposals and costings for a redress scheme which they want the Northern Ireland Executive to set up following the end of the Historic Institutional Abuse Inquiry.
September 29, 2016

‘Ministers let us down’ child abuse victims tell Northern Ireland Assembly

Victims of child abuse have told a Northern Ireland Assembly committee that The Executive Office has failed to prepare for the establishment of a compensation scheme following the conclusion of the Historic Institutional Abuse Inquiry.
April 16, 2016

Mistreating disabled claimants and child abuse: opening minds and hearts

Television can increase understanding of other people’s experiences or indeed one’s own, even if such knowledge may be uncomfortable.
March 21, 2016

Northern Ireland abuse survivors call on politicians for redress

Victims of historic child abuse in Northern Ireland are urging the Stormont Executive to provide redress for the suffering experienced in residential institutions.
March 13, 2016

Monitoring children's rights in detention

The Howard League for Penal Reform has helped to produce the first European Practical Guide dedicated to the monitoring of places of deprivation of liberty for children.
January 13, 2016

Howard League responds to Panorama's Medway investigation

The Howard League for Penal Reform responded yesterday (12 January) to an investigation by the BBC television programme Panorama into allegations of child abuse at Medway Secure Training Centre in Kent.
July 23, 2015

Amnesty demands Kincora investigation by child abuse inquiry

Amnesty International has repeated its call for the investigation into child abuse at Kincora children's home to be included in the Westminster child abuse inquiry.