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Bukele Signs Law Allowing Life Sentences for Children as Young as 12

The move deepens a security crackdown that rights groups say violates child-protection norms.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Recruit Children as Young as 12 for Security Roles

Melania Trump Brokers Fourth Return of Ukrainian Children From Russia

Justice Department Appeals Order Freeing 5-Year-Old and Father From ICE Detention

Celebrities Rally Behind Petition to Close Dilley ICE Family Detention Center

U.S. Puts $25 Million Into Effort to Find and Return Ukrainian Children Taken to Russia

Engie Dismisses French Diplomat Fabrice Aidan After Epstein File Disclosures

Mallorca Trial Over Alleged Trafficking and Sexual Slavery of Nigerian Girl Is Postponed

NHRC Seeks Reports From 5 States on Rising Missing Persons, Sets Two-Week Deadline

Council of Europe Marks War Anniversary With Push to Speed Ukraine Tribunal, Claims Commission

ICE Deports Sick 2-Month-Old After Hospital Visit, Prompting Dispute Over Medical Clearance

Ukraine Reports 2,000 Children Returned From Russian Control

Punjab Sets Uniform Marriage Age at 18 Under Sweeping Child-Protection Ordinance

Tripura High Court Orders Return of Minor to Mother After 4-Year Custody Dispute

Brazil Cybercrime Reports Jump 28% in 2025 as AI Drives Rise in Child Sexual‑Imagery Cases

UNICEF: Darfur’s Children ‘On the Brink’ as Access Requires Days

Syria Extends 15-Day Truce With Kurdish Forces to Support Islamic State Detainee Transfers

Haryana GRP Arrests Man Accused of Forcing Bihar Teen Into Bonded Labour After Four-Month Hunt

South Korea Sets 2029 Deadline to End Overseas Adoptions, Puts State in Charge

AP Investigation Links U.S. Aid Cuts to Surge in Abuses Against Rohingya Children