Saudi girl, 12, drops bid to divorce 80-year-old
Saudi girl, 12, drops bid to divorce 80-year-old NY Post / AFP reports: A 12-year-old Saudi girl unexpectedly gave up her petition for divorce from…
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Pakistan: Violent Death of Girl in Pakistan Spurs Push for Justice
Pakistan: Violent Death of Girl in Pakistan Spurs Push for Justice — Rare protest by family of tortured child puts spotlight on abuse of Christian…
Saudi Arabia: 80-year-old Saudi man marries 12-year-old girl, courts to “review”
Saudi Arabia: 80-year-old Saudi man reportedly marries 12-year-old girl — Saudi Girl, 12, Married Off to 80-Year-Old Man — “‘She was raped and they took…
UK – Tulay Goren Trial: U.K. Man Convicted, Gets Life Sentence for “Honor Killing” of Daughter
— “London’s Central Criminal Court sentenced Mehmet Goren to life imprisonment for the so-called honor killing. Thursday’s conviction came a decade after the man’s daughter,…
Virginia: Teaching Children How to Defend Hate
In American schools, children discuss history, sometimes take mock roles on political issues, but recently one Arlington, Virginia school’s exaggerated relativist views led to plans…
Canada: Alleged ‘honour killing’ trial won’t start until 2011 – Aqsa Parvez
Canada: Alleged ‘honour killing’ trial won’t start until 2011 — Toronto Sun: A Mississauga father and his son charged in the 2007 ‘honour killing’ of…
UK – Tulay Goren “Honor Killing” Trial: Prosecution Says Accused Lying About Not Killing Tulay Goren
UK – Tulay Goren “Honor Killing” Trial: The three brothers accused of killing Tulay Goren are lying, Old Bailey jury told Waltham Forest Guardian reports:…
Save Children Now: Nations Continue to Deny Children’s Universal Human Rights Based on Extremism
Twenty Years Ago – November 20, 1989 – the United Nations adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), based on the Universal…
Egypt Hosts OIC Conference on “Children’s Rights”
On November 23 and 24, 2009, Egypt will host a meeting of the extremist “Organization of the Islamic Conference” (OIC) member states, UNICEF, and the…
Communist China Praises Role in “Convention on Children’s Rights” – While It Arrests Those Who Speak On Communist Forced Abortions
The Communist People’s Republic of China (PRC) today spoke out in support of its role as a “signatory” to the November 20, 1989 Convention on…