Children

What would Charles Dickens, born 200 years ago this week, make of Britain’s inequality in the 21st century? wonders David Hewitt.

Filed in: Children Cities

Two young Indian children have been taken into care in Norway because their mother fed them with her fingers. Mari Marcel Thekaekara is appalled.

Filed in: Children Ethics Human Rights India Norway

Filipino children made homeless after December’s tropical storm need proper care, writes Iris Gonzales.

Filed in: Children Disasters Philippines

A report from the Philippines revealing the latest child abuse figures makes devastating reading, discovers Iris Gonzales.

Filed in: Children Philippines Southeast Asia

Pregnant women from indigenous communities face multiple layers of discrimination. As leaders gather in New York to discuss progress on the UN’s Millennium Development Goals, Cheryl Gallagher explains why statistics only tell half the story.

Filed in: Children Guatemala Indigenous Peoples Nicaragua Peru Reproductive Rights Women

Filed in: Afghanistan Children Women

Darfur, Sudan, through the eyes of children who’ve fled the conflict.

Filed in: Children Sudan

Technology used to help in the campaign against child jockeys

Filed in: Children Middle East Sport Technology

A visual celebration of the right to education.

Filed in: Children Disability Education

How exploitative and degrading images are still used to raise funds.

Filed in: Children Hunger Niger

A boy carrying firewood home, captured by Kenyan photographer Carol Kaminju.

Filed in: Children Kenya