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Scotland Orders Statutory Inquiry Into Group‑Based Child Sexual Abuse Led by Alexis Jay

Ministers shifted from a limited review following survivor‑led campaigning for a victim‑centred probe with full investigatory powers.

Child Recruitment by Armed Groups Soars in Colombia and Haiti

Japan Reports First Drop in Child-Abuse Cases Since 1990 to 223,691

France’s Child-Incest Commission Reels as Two Top Leaders Resign

Supreme Court to Draft National SOP for Missing Children After Flagging Rampant Cases

France's Child-Protection Checks Bar 2,980 From Youth Care Roles Since October

Mexico Sets 2025–2030 Child-Protection Plan to Confront Recruitment of Minors

State of Mexico Reaffirms Early-Childhood Pact, Unveils PROEPINNA 2025–2029

Government Names Baroness Anne Longfield to Lead Grooming Gangs Inquiry as Draft Terms Released

Queensland Review Exposes Systemic Failures That Let Childcare Abuser Offend for Decades

Scotland Orders National Review of Grooming-Gang Evidence as Alexis Jay Takes Senior Role

Paris Suspends Second Faidherbe Nursery Staffer Over 'Educational Violence' Allegations

Punjab Prosecutor General Seeks Mandatory Sex-Offender Checks for All Education Staff

Supreme Court Sets December 9 Deadline for Nodal Officer on Missing Children

Protests in Dozens of French Cities Call Attention to Violence Against Children

Paraná Court Raises Damages to R$37,000 for Couple Who Abandoned Boy During Pre-Adoption Stay

Paris Mother Files Aggravated Rape Complaint as City Unveils School Safeguarding Plan

Government Commits $37 Million to National Continuous Checks for Working With Children

Glasgow Care-Home Survivor Urges Swinney to Order Audit and Inquiry Into Grooming Gangs

Brazilian Senate Sends Tougher Sexual-Crime Bill to Lula for Sanction