• Apr 4 2012
  • 11:28am
Red ribbons for HIV-positive children in Tanzania
Amnesty International has revealed that several Tanzanian schools are forcing HIV-positive pu ...
  • Apr 3 2012
  • 6:50pm
The International Day for Street Children 2012
Here is a very important message from our colleagues about the International Day for Street Children.  Join us!  Spread the word, find events in your country.  Help street childr ...
  • Jan 21 2012
  • 1:16am
USA: Children, Life Without Parole, and the Case of Christi Cheramie
In the USA children can be sentenced to life without parole, despite an almost universal legal and moral consensus that this sentence should never be imposed on someone under the age of 18 at the time the crime was committe ...
  • Oct 13 2011
  • 12:59am
Bahrain's children caught up in crackdown on protests
In Bahrain the anti-government protests that have spread following the Arab Spring continue to be met with violence, aggression, military trials and the torture and ill-treatment of detainees.A ...
  • Jun 15 2011
  • 3:01pm
Thursday 16th June is the 21st Day of the African Child - 'All together for urgent actions in favour of street children'
The Consortium for Street Children celebrates the Day of the African C ...
  • Jun 15 2011
  • 12:29am
Prevent Abuse of Children Today (PACT) Campaign Launch
Wednesday 18th May was the official launch of the Prevent Abuse of Children Today (PACT) campa ...
  • May 24 2011
  • 9:00pm
Death Penalty - Iran executes first juvenile offenders in 2011
At AIUK's recent AGM, I attended a workshop on the death penalty and Amnesty International UK's work in this a ...

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