10 Good News Stories for Children in 2019

Expand Students and teachers from around the world call for schools and universities to be protected from military use. © 2015 Bede Sheppard/Human Rights Watch Our children’s rights team at Human Rights Watch spends a lot of time focused on the abuses that children suffer around the world. But as we wrap up the year, we’d also like to recognize some of the positive things that have happened for children. Here are 10 good news stories for kids from 2019: Four countries – Georgia, South Africa, France, and Kosovo – banned all corporal punishment of children, bringing the global total to 58,…

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~	Gaza war: ‘no evidence’ of Hamas infiltration of UN aid agency, says report – but US and UK dither on funding while famine takes hold

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~	How maps are used and abused in times of conflict

~	African Governments Falling Short on Healthcare Funding

~	Guinea Massacre Trial Enters Final Stage

~	Kenyan doctors’ strike: the government keeps failing to hold up its end of the bargain