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ILO calls for conference on the elimination of child labor

Published on: April 16, 2022
11:21

By: Ana Luisa Brown

Geneva, Apr 16 (Prensa Latina) The 5th World Conference on the Elimination of Child Labor will take place in Durban, South Africa, from May 15 to 20, with debates on good practices and urgent measures to eliminate this scourge.

China’s legislature endorses amendment on a third child

Published on: August 20, 2021
07:39

By: Prensa Latina

Beijing, Aug 20 (Prensa Latina) China's National People's Congress (Parliament) on Friday amended the Family Planning Law to allow couples to have up to three children, an initiative aimed at counteracting low birth rate and people aging.

Diaz-Canel highlights childhood protection programs in Cuba

Published on: June 12, 2021
11:28

By: Prensa Latina

Havana, Jan 12 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Saturday highlighted his country's child protection programs against any kind of exploitation, a principle established in the national legal system.

Child population reaches historic low in Japan

Published on: May 5, 2021
01:15

By: Prensa Latina

Tokyo, May 5 (Prensa Latina) Japan's estimated child population reached a historic low after falling for 40 consecutive years, which is evidence of the country's aging population, official sources reported.

Child abuse prevails in Puerto Rican homes

Published on: April 30, 2021
09:08

By: Prensa Latina

San Juan, Apr 30 (Prensa Latina) 85% of child abuse cases in Puerto Rico happen at home or by people close to minors, a study revealed today.

Bolivia reports 35 femicides and eight child’s murders

Published on: April 21, 2021
00:30

By: Prensa Latina

La Paz, Apr 21 (Prensa Latina) Bolivia reported 35 femicides from January to April 19, according to the Specialized Prosecutor's Office for Crimes against Life and Personal Integrity.

France outlaws sex with children aged under 15

Published on: April 16, 2021
09:05

By: Prensa Latina

Paris, Apr 16 (Prensa Latina) French parliament on Thursday adopted legislation that characterizes sex with a child under the age of 15 as rape and punishable by up to 20 years in jail, bringing its penal code closer in line with many other Western nations.

Nicaragua processes return of child abandoned in the US

Published on: April 13, 2021
09:15

By: Prensa Latina

Managua, Apr 13 (Prensa Latina) Nicaraguan Vice President Rosario Murillo on Monday announced that the Government is conducting the corresponding proceedings for repatriating young kid Wilton Eniel Gutiérrez, abandoned in a desert area in the United States.

Ecuador condemns child trafficking on US-Mexico border

Published on: April 2, 2021
08:20

By: Prensa Latina

Quito, Apr 2 (Prensa Latina) Ecuador on Thursday strongly condemned an act of human trafficking that led to illegal trafficking of two Ecuadorean minors on the US-Mexico border.

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