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Provisions related to detention of children and protections for trafficking victims are the subject of ongoing debate.
Children who arrive alone in the UK should be treated equally to other children.
Sir Mo Farah took three decades to discuss what happened to him as a child.
Investment in preventing violence against children is a long-term strategy for a sustainable future, and it requires urgent action.
What was once the stuff of urban legends now spreads virally through social media claims the tunnels beneath our cities are used for child trafficking. The truth is both more mundane and important.
Middle-class Nigerians employ children in their homes for a range of reasons.
Kenya announced plans in 2017 for a long-term action plan to end the institutionalisation of children.
Young victims remain at risk because current laws are focused on concerns over immigration and the economy.
Ten years ago as a BBC special correspondent Kurt Barling broke the story of a teenager who had been abused as a domestic servant. Now he reports on what happened next.
Slavery is making a comeback, thanks to Islamic State and Boko Haram. But the UN can help.
Child labour in Tanzania is driven largely by poverty. More must be done to keep children in school so their skills aren’t lost to the economy in the long run.
The destruction wrought by two earthquakes in Nepal opened up a major opportunity for child traffickers.
Prohibiting the transfer of under-18s hasn’t stopped it happening. Football needs a new approach.
Tokyo Sexwale, one of the candidates for football’s top job, has pledged to end what has been called ‘football’s slave trade’.
Most of the world’s ‘orphans’ are not orphans at all and many are caught up in a global trade in meeting demand for adoption. Making intercountry adoption easier adds to the risks for these children.
On Sunday, January 25, Prime Minister Tony Abbott released a little more detail about his plans for adoption in Australia. Although specifics are still pretty thin on the ground, the announcement makes…
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Professor of Social Justice, Sheffield Hallam University
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Director Bachelor Social Work Program, School of Human Services and Social Work, Griffith University
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Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, SARChI in Higher Education and Human Development Research Group, University of the Free State
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Professor of Global Politics and Anti-Slavery, University of Nottingham
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Lecturer in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Bath, University of Bath
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Lecturer in Social Work specialising in child trafficking and child protection, University of Bath
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Professor, Department of Public Law and Jurisprudence, University of the Western Cape and Professor of Children's Rights in the Developing World, University of Leiden, University of the Western Cape
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