Join on 14 April to celebrate a decade of INSPIRE — a seven-strategy framework that has shown across more than 100 countries that violence against children is preventable.

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For more than 30 years, we have defended the rights and dignity of children.
From Macedonia to international platforms — our mission remains the same: safety, justice and a voice for every child.

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Deep blue desert skies, with vibrant orange Trumpet Vine flowers – a scene that radiates a sense of overarching peace & wise boldness. The color of orange can symbolize: youth, safety, confidence, motivation, transformation, vitality. Quote in post by Kelly Lantana… Photo from mid-autumn, last year.

“A deep concern held in my soul, heart, and mind –
What kind of world, are the earth’s children being handed?
Choices today, matter deeply, for many tomorrows…” K.L.

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Tragic Death: 8-Year-Old Boy Dies From Brutal Punishment in USA An 8-year-old boy in the USA tragically died after enduring severe punishment including beatings, starvation, and forced exertion. This heartbreaking news sheds light on child abuse.

An 8-year-old boy in the U.S. has died after reportedly enduring severe physical punishment. This tragic incident highlights extreme child abuse.

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Invisible And Exploited: Sexual Violence Against Street-Connected Children In Pakistan Street-connected children in Pakistan face widespread sexual exploitation, driven by poverty and criminalisation, remaining invisible in policy despite clear

Children in street situations face sexual exploitation not because they are invisible, but because survival is treated as a crime.
By Iftikhar Mubarik

Read more: www.thefridaytimes.com/20-Jan-2026/...

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Child protection is justice not charity yet budgets and policies still treat children as an afterthought despite global commitments.
By Iftikhar Mubarik

Read more: thefridaytimes.com/04-Jan-2026/...

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Ending Violence Against Children: Why Global Commitments Still Fall Short Despite near-universal CRC commitments, violence against children persists worldwide because child protection remains underfunded, weakly implemented, and

Three decades after the CRC millions of children still face violence because promises were made but funding and political priority never followed.
By Iftikhar Mubarik

Read more: www.thefridaytimes.com/04-Jan-2026/...

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🌍 1 year after the Global Ministerial Conference govts must be held accountable to pledges to #EndViolenceAgainstChildren at #G20SouthAfrica.

📣 See Be Brave Global’s #3RN campaign to learn how leaders can create a world without violence against children 👉 3RN.org 👈

At the 2024 Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence Against Children, 100+ governments pledged to act. What progress has been made? Explore the dashboard to see what’s happening around the world: 👉 endviolenceagainstchildrenconference.org/pledges/

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🌍 This week marks the 1st anniversary of the Bogotá Conference to #EndViolenceAgainstChildren. Over 1B kids face violence yearly—a collective failure. Evidence matters: let’s scale what works. 🔗Learn more: endviolenceagainstchildrenconference.org 👈#BogotáAnniversary #EvidenceForChange

👨‍👧‍👦 Empowering Fathers to Nurture with Wisdom and Compassion.

When fathers embrace non-violent discipline, they become powerful role models in creating peaceful homes, shaping safer communities, and guiding their children in the spirit of love and responsibility.
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Corporal punishment of children: the public health impact This technical report describes the prevalence, risk factors for, and consequences of child corporal punishment, which it defines as “any punishment in which physical force is used and intended to cau...

A new report from @who.int confirms: corporal punishment harms children and brings no benefits. It causes injury, toxic stress, and long-term damage to brain development.

Every child has the right to grow up safe from violence. Read more 👉 www.who.int/publications...

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Happy to share that I got to share my words and voice in this short film, ""But I Grew Up Fine…Didn’t I?"- a collective piece that explores the lived realities of violent punishment in childhood.

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📝 'Children should not pay for the decision of others'
🔊 "Boys and girls are being killed as a result of being exposed to danger by the very adults who are supposed to protect them."
✏️ Lidia Bordanoba
🔗 daily27.info/2025/06/04/c... #EndViolenceAgainstChildren #ChildRights

The course is a collaboration between researchers at DSPI - Dr Amiya Bhatia (Course organiser and Principal Investigator of the project) & @anjazinke.bsky.social (Lead course coordinator) - the Afri Child Centre, @lshtm.bsky.social and @together4girls.bsky.social
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Ending Violence Against Children Goes Beyond Symbolism In 2023, 928 children were sexually abused and 526 cases of physical abuse of children were reported. This was detailed in an article by The Namibian.  These numbers are not mere statistics; they represent stolen childhoods. The recent rape and murder of five-year-old Ingrid Maasdorp and six-year-old Roswinds Fabianu, may their souls rest in peace, has once again sparked online fury from Namibians but there is still no long-term solution in sight to protect our children. Sadly, candlelight vigils, prayers and protests are not enough to protect children from violence. As a nation, each and everyone of us needs to start taking the safety of our children seriously. DECADES OF SYSTEMIC FAILURE The admission by the Namibian Police’s Criminal Investigation Directorate that little progress has been made in solving several high-profile cases involving murdered or missing children is devastating. Namibian institutions face systemic challenges in protecting one of the country’s most vulnerable demographics. The cases of Magdalena Stoffels (2010), Avihe Cheryl Ujaha (2018), Mandela Nakale (2020), and Oswyn Myne Seibeb (2022) remain unresolved. This reflects decades of systemic failure. How do we ensure that no more children will join that list? Gerson Neumbo BEYOND SYMBOLISM It is important to hold candlelight vigils, sign online petitions and join protests but we need to take our solidarity and concern further. We need to do all that we can to help protect children from violence and abuse. Importantly, our institutions need to do more. During the sixth session of the Children’s Parliament in July 2024, we passed a motion calling on then president Nangolo Mbumba to declare a state of emergency on violence against children. We renew this call to the new president, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, and to the Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare, and the Ministry of Justice and Labour Relations. A state of emergency will ensure that immediate funding is directed to strengthen child protection systems, and that legislation and policies are fast-tracked to enforce stricter sentencing for child abuse. It will also improve interagency coordination, and strengthen community education initiatives on spotting and reporting instances of violence against children. The state of emergency must also call for all unresolved cases of abused children to be reopened and reinvestigated to ensure justice prevails – the full might of Namibia’s police cluster should be directed towards investigating these brutal crimes. It must also ensure that we expedite a national register for sex offenders, similar to the one in South Africa. This would allow employers in the public and private sectors to ensure prospective employees are fit to work with children in, for example, our schools, crèches and hospitals. THE VILLAGE’S DUTY It is often said that it takes a village to raise a child. As children facing the current harsh realties, we call on every member of the public to embrace the shared duty to protect children. No crime happens in isolation – members of the public must stop protecting the perpetrators and report instances of violence against children.  The Children’s Parliament tabled the motion to declare a state of emergency in regard to violence against children on behalf of all those whose childhoods were stolen through heinous acts. But we are all responsible for the world we live in. * Naomi Shakungu is the chief whip of the Children’s Parliament and can be reached at naomishakungu07@gmail.com; Gerson Neumbo is the chairperson of the standing committee on education and ICT of the Children’s Parliament and can be reached at neumbogerson@icloud.com The post Ending Violence Against Children Goes Beyond Symbolism appeared first on The Namibian.

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The FWRM team completed a 2-day Child Safeguarding Training with Save the Children Fiji, led by John Brian Mausio of the Save the Children Fiji. Details here: www.facebook.com/share/p/1CDu...
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Stalled justice frustrates family in Ingrid Maasdorp murder case The family of Ingrid Maasdorp (5), who was raped and murdered at Okahanjda in March, say they are losing faith in the Namibian Police, with the perpetrator still at large. According to Maasdrop’s grandmother, Dolly Maasdrop (54), who raised the deceased since birth, Ingrid was allegedly dropped off at KW von Marees Combined School at Okahandja on the morning of 20 March but never returned home. Maasdrop told The Namibian that two days later, her granddaughter’s body was discovered in a riverbed under a bridge, battered and bearing signs of sexual assault. That morning, Ingrid’s grandfather had dropped her and her cousins at school. Due to rain and car troubles, an older cousin escorted her to class. But by afternoon, Ingrid was missing. Panic set in when the family arrived to find no teachers or security on the premises. “We searched everywhere. When we couldn’t find her, we rushed to the police to report her missing,” Maasdorp said. ‘EYEWITNESS IGNORED’ The family’s grievance turned to frustration after a fellow pupil came forward with a crucial tip, which they say the police dismissed. “One of her classmates said he saw Ingrid being picked up that morning by a tall, light-skinned woman wearing a bonnet. He said he had seen her before and she usually fetched her own child at the same school,” said Dolly. She added that the child described the bonnet as similar to one his mother wears at home. He gave the same description to teachers and the police, first on the evening Ingrid went missing and again the following morning. “But the police said the boy was too young to give reliable information. That doesn’t make sense. How can a small child give such a clear and consistent description twice if it wasn’t true?” she asked. Maasdorp added that some family members and teachers visited a woman in the area matching the description. What they found unsettled them. “She was startled when she saw us. She quickly grabbed her phone and started texting. She brought her son outside and showed him a photo of Ingrid before we even said anything. He immediately said, ‘I’ve never seen her,’ which was strange,” Dolly said. The family also noticed a bonnet hanging on her washing line that matched the one the boy described. “She refused to let us in. Everything about her behaviour was suspicious,” Maasdrop stressed. Weeks have passed, yet no arrests have been made. The family believes the police are dragging their feet. “It feels like they’re waiting for us to forget. But how do you forget something like this? She was only five years old,” she said. The family say they are haunted not only by the gruesome manner in which Ingrid died but also by the thought that her killer may still be walking free. “We want justice. Ingrid was a happy child, always singing, always playing. She didn’t deserve this,” she added. Namibian Police spokesperson deputy commissioner Kauna Shikwambi confirmed that the case is under investigation. “In this regard, the initial report shared was a missing persons report until the body was discovered … An investigation into this matter was launched since and is ongoing. Cases of rape, murder and defeating the course of justice are being investigated and suspects are being pursued. “If there is any update or progress in the investigations, we will update,” Shikwambi said yesterday. ‘WE WANT JUSTICE’ A concerned Namibian based in Finland, Kashivi Kashingungu, has launched a petition titled ‘Justice for Ingrid Maasdorp’, which had garnered over 1 600 signatures by 13 April. “I first came to know about the story on 22 March from a national broadcaster’s Facebook page. At that point, no foul play had been suspected. Two days ago, I read from a newspaper that autopsy results revealed Ingrid had been raped, murdered and dumped,” she says. She says that the decision to launch the petition was inspired by recent events in South Africa. “A few weeks ago, South Africans rose to demand justice for Cwecwe. “We Namibians also rallied online in solidarity. I thought it would be hypocritical not to do the same for our own Ingrid. This hit close to home for me and I had to act,” she says. The post Stalled justice frustrates family in Ingrid Maasdorp murder case appeared first on The Namibian.

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Today, WLP Kyrgyzstan Bir Duino joined fellow civil society organizations in a key meeting with members of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child to discuss urgent issues around protecting children from violence and upholding their rights.

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Thank you for your support! Together, we can raise more awareness and protect children. Let’s keep making our voices heard! 💙👶🧒👧

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Thank you for your support! Together, we can raise more awareness and protect children. Let’s keep making our voices heard! 💙👶🧒👧

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This Hurts! Missing 13-Year-Old Keimani Latigue Found Dead, Father Charged With Murder Authorities have confirmed the tragic discovery of 13-year-old Keimani Latigue’s body in an abandoned house, leading to murder charges against her father,… The post This Hurts! Missing 13-Year-Old Keimani Latigue Found Dead, Father Charged With Murder appeared first on Shine My Crown.

This Hurts! Missing 13-Year-Old Keimani Latigue Found Dead, Father Charged With Murder: Authorities have confirmed the tragic discovery of 13-year-old Keimani Latigue’s body in an abandoned house, leading to… #JusticeForKeimani #EndViolenceAgainstChildren #ChildSafety #MurderMystery #TragicNews

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Cousin said she saw man accused of killing Na'Ziyah Harris, 13, sexually assault her Detroit — A 9-year-old cousin of Na'Ziyah Harris testified on Tuesday that she saw the man accused of killing the teen sexually assaulting her at his auto shop and that he also tried to have sex with her but she said no. The girl, who The News is not…

Detroit — A 9-year-old cousin of Na'Ziyah Harris testified on Tuesday that she saw the man accused of killing the teen sexually assaulting her at his auto shop and that he also tried to have sex with her but she said no.


The girl,… #JusticeForNaZiyah #SurvivorStories #EndViolenceAgainstChildren