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Jun 15 2011 3:01PM
Thursday 16th June is the 21st Day of the African Child - 'All together for urgent actions in favour of street children'

The Consortium for Street Children celebrates the Day of the African Child On the 21st African Day of the Child,international charity the Consortium for Street Children (CSC), welcomes thechoice of this year’s theme ‘All togetherfor...

Jun 15 2011 12:29AM
Prevent Abuse of Children Today (PACT) Campaign Launch

Wednesday 18th May was the official launch of the Prevent Abuse of Children Today (PACT) campaign. Stepping Stones Nigeria , the children's right charity has created the PACT campaign in coalition with other child rights organisations...

Jun 14 2011 6:14PM
Water shed and blood shed

There has been a lot of debate recently about what is appropriate, what is gratuitous, what is deliberately alarming and what is necessary for broadcast. From films which were deemed too graphic and disturbing to screen, to the...

Jun 14 2011 12:04AM
Iran on the anniversary of the 2009 disputed elections

There were little photos, little youtube videos of yesterday, 12 June, which marked the aniversary of the disputed presidential elections and the birth of the Green Movement in Iran. People were too frightened to register their...

Jun 13 2011 6:54PM
Syrians flee to Turkey

The media today is full of stories from the thousands of refugees who have fled Syria across the border into Turkey , many of them it seems from the town of Jisr al-Shughur in northwest Syria. Bloomberg News reports that there are now...