Advertising

Keywords: Child


Child marriage declines in Morocco but remains high in rural areas

New statistics from Morocco’s Ministry of Justice show a significant decline in child marriage cases across the country. According to official figures, the number of registered cases dropped from 26,298 in 2017 to 8,955 in 2024. Despite this progress, the data highlights a worrying concentration......

Ifrane summer camp scandal: Two supervisors arrested over suspected child abuse

A serious incident has shaken the summer camp “Ras El Ma” in Ifrane, where two supervisors were arrested on suspicion of sexually abusing a 12-year-old boy. The arrests took place during the fourth phase of Morocco’s National Camping Program, raising public concern over child safety......

Irish police discover child remains in case of boy missing unnoticed for four years

Irish police have found the remains of a child during a search in north Dublin, in a case that has shocked the country for exposing major gaps in child protection. Gardaí believe the body is that of Daniel Aruebose, who is thought to have disappeared in 2022 at the age of three but was not officially......

Russia accused of running over 200 camps to indoctrinate Ukrainian children

A new investigation has revealed that Russia operates an extensive network of more than 200 facilities aimed at re-educating and militarising Ukrainian children. The findings, released by the Humanitarian Research Lab at Yale School of Public Health, are supported by documents, satellite imagery, and......

Casablanca: Mother and Partner arrested for violent abuse of 5-year-old daughter

Casablanca authorities have arrested a mother and her partner following allegations of violent abuse against her five-year-old daughter. The Casablanca National Police quickly responded after a video circulated on social media showing the child with visible burn marks and bruises. In the video, a voice......

Heroic girl saves sister during southport attack, Inquiry reveals

A young girl in Southport risked her own life to protect her younger sister during a stabbing attack at a Taylor Swift-themed holiday club in July 2024, according to testimony heard at a public inquiry. The mother of the siblings described how her eldest daughter was stabbed multiple times in the chest......

Night guard arrested for kidnapping toddler in Casablanca

Casablanca police, in coordination with the Souk Sebt Oulad Nemma precinct, arrested a 38-year-old night guard on Monday, September 1, suspected of abducting a girl under two years old. Initial investigations revealed that the child’s disappearance had been reported under suspicious circumstances.......

Hundreds of toddlers left homeless in France as crisis deepens

The latest report on child homelessness in France, released by Unicef and the Fédération des acteurs de la solidarité (FAS), reveals a grim reality: over 500 children under three years old are forced to sleep on the streets each night, highlighting a growing crisis in the nation's......

Moroccan civil society demands sweeping reforms to combat child sexual assault

A prominent Moroccan civil society organization, “Yallah Nt3awnou,” has called for urgent and far-reaching legal reforms following a series of child sexual assault cases that have sparked widespread public outrage. The group submitted a petition to the Minister of Justice and Parliament,......