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Child Rights and Protection
Raising awareness about the rights every child deserves, and the protections families and communities must uphold to keep children safe.
Articles in Child Rights and Protection
Child Rights and ProtectionChild Protection in Pakistan: What Exists, What Fails, and What Falls to Us
Pakistan has child protection bureaus, helplines and new laws. Most parents have never been told they exist. Here is what they are and what still falls to us.
August 29, 20265 min read
Child Rights and ProtectionThe Contract No Child Ever Signed
Marriage, employment, trade, even a purchase at a corner shop. Every arrangement in life is agreed by two sides. Birth is the only one decided entirely by one. So why do we speak so loudly of parents' rights and so quietly of children's?
August 20, 20266 min read
Child Rights and ProtectionThe Childhood Behind a Harsh Adult
The way we treat children today shapes the leaders, parents, teachers, and officers they become tomorrow. This is a story about the lasting impact of childhood trauma
August 4, 20264 min read