Child welfare and rights agencies across Australia condemn Queensland's proposed youth offender boot camps, warning that children as young as 10 face abuse risks and operators could be exempt from reporting harm.
New Mexico AG Raúl Torrez is suing the state's CYFD after staff allegedly forced a 15-year-old American citizen into Mexico to reunite with his deported mother. Torrez seeks his return and a restraining order against similar future actions.
Fatih Khan G., 45, suspected of fatally shooting six child welfare workers at a Stade shelter last month, died by suicide in jail on Tuesday. The Lower Saxony state justice ministry reported no third-party involvement in his death.
Unmarried parents Tsang Wai-bong and Kwan Pui-sin obtain birth certificate for their 2-month-old son Danny, detained due to neglect suspicions, as they undergo evaluations to regain custody.
A child welfare worker, Nozomi Fukitani (26), was re-arrested by Hokkaido Prefectural Police on charges of indecent assault and filming a minor. She admitted to the charges.
A Hong Kong couple was arrested on suspicion of child neglect after refusing a DNA test for their newborn, raising concerns about child welfare and legal loopholes. Their eldest daughter died in infancy, and another child is in Swedish care.
Child welfare agency Child Fund Korea has partnered with Kakao Mobility to expand the 'Low Doorbell for Protecting Children' campaign, which installs child-friendly doorbells at local businesses to create safe havens for children needing help.
A Guna-based businessman and his wife have been arrested for allegedly abandoning their 2.5-year-old daughter on National Highway-552 in Sheopur district, believing the child brought bad luck. Police discovered the child was not legally adopted but purchased for around Rs 1 lakh through an illegal network in Indore. The case has widened into a suspected child trafficking racket, with investigators working to trace the child's biological parents and uncover the full scale of the operation.
