SIEGFRIED: Migrant detention abuse can scar children for life

Quentin Sommerville reports from a migrant detention centre in the Libyan port of Misrata.

A migrant in Niger from The Gambia says he is trying to get to Europe because he wants a better life.

A deluge of Central American children pouring into the United States threatens to burst the seams of already overstuffed immigration courts, and President Barack Obama’s steps to ease the crisis are likely to make matters worse rather than better for some, US officials and immigration lawyers said.

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UN condemns abuse of Tanzania's albino children
South China Morning Post (subscription)
A UN expert has condemned the abuse of albino children in government care centres in Tanzania, a country where many are killed and their body parts sold as lucky charms. At least 74 albinos have been murdered in the east African country since 2000, the ...
More protection needed for Tanzania albinos: UN rights officeJURIST
Ritual Killings of People With Albinism IncreaseAllAfrica.com
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A book which teaches children how to recognise and reject sexual abuse is launched in Uganda's capital, Kampala.

Castration Won't End Abuse Against Women, Children
AllAfrica.com
Zanzibar — AS some lawmakers in Zanzibar press for harsh punishment against rapists, the Minister for Justice and Legal Affairs, Mr Abubakar Khamis Bakar, said it may not be a solution, as he downplayed suggestion for forced castration as the maximum ...

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Women, children abuse in Zanzibar incurs Shein wrath
Daily News
PRESIDENT Ali Mohamed Shein has renewed the call for maintaining peace and stability, saying security in the country was currently good, as he decried continued abuse of children and women in the islands. Addressing an Idd el-Fitr Baraza on Tuesday, ...

IPPmedia
Govt advised to tighten laws to protect children against abuse
IPPmedia
Over 800 children under the age of 14 years were sexually abused last year in the country, reflecting the low level of protection accorded to the group, despite the comprehensive law in place. A report released by the Legal and Human Rights Centre on ...
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Tanzania’s global image is being tarnished by the unabated cases of abuse on children, soiling the gains the country has achieved in reducing child mortalities and ensuring near-100 per cent immunization coverage.