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Monday, July 13, 2009

Government drive to check child trafficking
By Nireesh @ 10:43 AM :: 74 Views :: 0 Comments ::

Alarmed by the growing number of child trafficking cases from Manipur’s Senapati district, the central government’s child welfare committee will go into the interiors of the district to create awareness among church leaders, parents and villagers against sending away children on false promises of free education

Monday, July 13, 2009

China babies 'sold for adoption'
By Nireesh @ 10:04 AM :: 68 Views :: 0 Comments ::

:: Asia

Dozens of baby girls in southern China have reportedly been taken from parents who broke family-planning laws, and then sold for adoption overseas.

Friday, July 03, 2009

Orphanage scandal officials punished
By Nireesh @ 9:51 AM :: 72 Views :: 0 Comments ::

:: Asia

SIX government officials in southwest China have been punished over an orphanage scandal when three children were taken away from their families who could not afford fines for violating family planning regulations.

Monday, June 29, 2009

Bill Introduced to Address Global Lack of Parents for Epidemic Numbers of Children
By Nireesh @ 11:33 AM :: 59 Views :: 0 Comments ::

The Families for Orphans Act (FFOA) will place a new emphasis on the need to improve US policy for supporting healthy development of children globally. AIDS, war and poverty are causing an explosion in the number of children worldwide who are growing up without parents in orphanages and long term foster care. Spearheaded by Representatives Diane Watson (D-CA) and John Boozman (R-AR), The Families for Orphans Act will empower the US government to proactively address a global gap in the most basic of human rights - a permanent family for every child.

Friday, June 26, 2009

Tanzania orphan program may set example for continent
By Nireesh @ 9:59 AM :: 48 Views :: 0 Comments ::

Supporters believe an innovative program in Tanzania to care for infants of mothers who die in childbirth might hold the key to cutting infant mortality rates and caring for Africa's 50 million orphans. Infants are cared for during the first two to three years of life at the Berega Orphanage, where female members of their extended families also reside, before returning home to their villages.

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Ethnic Karen flee Myanmar
By Nireesh @ 11:02 AM :: 76 Views :: 0 Comments ::

Thousands of ethnic Karen villagers have fled Myanmar's army attacks.

The Barnabus Fund reports that since June 6, the Myanmar military has attacked the mountain villages in search of Karen rebels, killing residents as they flee, or giving them extremely hard labor and sometimes even using them as human land mine sweepers.

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Probe into child trafficking
By Nireesh @ 12:41 PM :: 81 Views :: 0 Comments ::

:: Asia

Imphal, June 18: Senapati police today ordered an inquiry into the alleged trafficking of children after 25 of them were rescued by a team of Calcutta police from a train at Howrah station yesterday while they were being taken to Andhra Pradesh.

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Orphans Evade Burma's Military in Forest
By Nireesh @ 12:41 PM :: 50 Views :: 0 Comments ::

Orphaned by a devastating cyclone in 2008, thousands of children in Burma (Myanmar) are now engaged in a deadly game of hide and seek with Burmese soldiers.

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Fundraiser to benefit Chinese orphans at Yiyang Social Welfare Institute
By Nireesh @ 12:32 PM :: 93 Views :: 0 Comments ::

A fundraiser is being organized to benefit Chinese orphans currently residing at the Yiyang Social Welfare Institute in Hunan Province. Organized by a group of parents of children adopted from Yiyang city, the fundraiser will enable the group to purchase clothing for 50 children still residing at the orphanage. These parents will be traveling to visit the Social Welfare Institute this summer. The goal of the fundraiser is $600. Parents have already raised $90 with lemonade and ice pop sales.

Thursday, June 11, 2009

Thousands march for abuse victims
By Nireesh @ 10:06 AM :: 41 Views :: 0 Comments ::

An eerie silence fell over Dublin as more than 5,000 men, women and children weaved through the city in solidarity with the victims of abuse in church-run institutions.

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