http://uk.oneworld.net/article/archive/1915 en_GB_uk http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85427 Zimbabwe's armed forces are engaging in the forced labour of children and adults, and are torturing and beating local villagers in the country's diamond fields, a rights group said today. http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/163088/1/1915 Laws to protect children from sexual abuse in the UK are advanced and actively implemented. The absence of such laws in many developing countries is a major concern to human rights campaigners. http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/163061/1/1915 Africa observes the Day of the African Child, in memory of thousands of schoolchildren who were maimed and killed in the 1976 Soweto uprising as they took to the streets to protest the inferior quality of their education and to demand their right to be taught in their own language. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85382 The "One Laptop per Child" scheme, which has sent over a million $100 laptops to children in the developing world, has been criticised by researchers who found that, unless introduced with care, the computers become little more than distracting toys in the classroom. + Kagame launches Learning Centre http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85347 A new report, Still in the Fields, exposes the continued use of state-sponsored forced child labour in cotton production in Uzbekistan and highlights major role played by leading brands in ending the abuse. http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/162968/1/1915 Cherie Blair is to launch a campaign to encourage people to hold dinner parties for needy Indian children. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/84299 The UN Children's Fund has welcomed the British government's decision to grant children seeking asylum, migrant children and those who have been trafficked into the UK the same rights as British children, including their right to education, health care and social services. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/160454/1/1915 To provide counselling and protection services, a toll-free national Child Helpline was launched recently in Lesotho, a landlocked country in southern Africa. Last year the government and UNICEF in their joint survey had found more than 90% children suffering from various forms of violence like hunger, exploitation and rape. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/160336/1/1915 Environmental website kidsRgreen is in the final rounds for the prestigious Stockholm Challenge Award 2008. Promoting environmental awareness, this unique educational initiative by India based Centre for Environment Education takes young minds beyond classroom teaching by engaging them in various interesting learning tools. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160334/1/1915 The Department of Education in Andaman & Nicobar Islands, an Indian Union Territory, is introducing IT hobby centres in 24 schools during the summer vacation. The free of cost centres will encourage use of computers in the learning process. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160304/1/1915 Many members of parliament in the Indian capital woke up surprised to find groups of children knocking at their doors. The children aided by NGOs submitted a charter of demand to be passed on to Indian Prime Minister, reminding them to fulfill the government’s promise of education for all. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/160282/1/1915 The Department of Education in Andaman & Nicobar Islands, an Indian Union Territory, is introducing IT hobby centres in 24 schools during the summer vacation. The free of cost centres will encourage use of computers in the learning process. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160230/1/1915 A new UN report released less than two weeks after the Maoists’ victory in the Nepal polls, says children are still being recruited by armed groups and used for political demonstrations. The report calls for enhanced legal protection of minors, in line with international standards. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160054/1/1915 UNESCO’s Global Monitoring Report: Education for All by 2015? Will we make it? provides a mid-term assessment of where the world stands on its commitment to provide basic education for all. The report stresses on the need to make education more inclusive through adequately financed and targeted measures. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160007/1/1915 Last week policymakers from South Asia gathered at Bangladeshi capital to discuss social protection strategies for children on health and basic education. Government representatives, international NGOs, researchers and experts shared initiatives and identified methods to secure the future of children.