Turkey is set to make another attempt to introduce a bill aimed at giving rapists amnesty by allowing them to marry their victims. The legislation which was first brought to parliament for debate on January 16 would pave the way...
Northern Nigeria’s Almajiri unstable Islamic educational system leaves children vulnerable to sexual and commercial exploitation and prime fodder for Islamist militant groups like Boko Haram. “A Scar On The Face Of Northern Nigeria” In September 2019 the Nigerian police rescued...
Faced with poverty, unemployment, and diseases, many Africans have turned to religion as their only source of hope and solace. However, many became the victim of religious abuse as a result of bogus preachers who capitalised on people’s desperation to...
157 child slaves were rescued by Interpol in Nigeria and Benin in April 2019. Rescued during “Operation Epervier II”, the child slaves worked as market peddlers, “carrying heavy loads or fetching water”. Of the 121 girls and 36 boys, some...
Akihabara in Japan is a bustling hub crammed with stores that sell anything from electronics to manga to souvenirs. Yet, there is a darker side that attracts a very specific but sizeable audience. There is one street known as “JK...
Josper spoke despondently about how she was forced into having sex as a child because of an ancient village custom. Unsurprisingly, she found herself pregnant by the age of 12. She was then made to abandon her new-born baby by...
Over the past few years, Ghana’s economy has steadily grown. This marked improvement in business dealings means that more foreigners now travel to the West African country. Yet, something disconcerting lurks underneath this international attraction – child prostitution. It is...
“My friends and I were walking by the National Palace one evening when we encountered a couple of humanitarian men. The men called us over and showed us their penises. They offered us 100 Haitian gourdes (US$2.80) and some chocolate...
“Sometimes, you see that a little boy goes into the toilet and immediately, an adult detainee goes after them, and when the boy comes out, you don’t need to be told what has happened to him,” a former warder at...
Rosie* (whose name has been changed for anonymity) is an 11-year-old girl with a smile that lights up a room. She dreams of getting a good education that will facilitate an upstanding career. But Rosie is not like other little...
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