African Countries

SEC Adopts Reporting Rule to Help with Human Rights Issues Concerning Conflict Minerals

August 29th, 2012: The primary mission of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is to

Nigeria: Rehabilitating Victims of Human Trafficking, Child Labor

28 August 2012 [from AllAfrica.com]   Linda Eroke writes on efforts by the International

Nestle Audit Finds Child Labor Violations in Cocoa Supply

January 29th, 2012: Nestle SA (NESN) needs to step up measures to combat child labor in the Ivory

The Rock-Mining Children of Sierra Leone Have Not Found Peace

The Atlantic By Greg Campbell Though the war has ended, Charles Taylor has been sentenced, and

Sudan: Country Dismisses U.S. Report on Human Rights Violation

[from AllAfrica.com] Juba — The government of South Sudan has strongly denounced the US

Moroccans Employ More Than 30,000 Child Maids

AFP | [The Jordan Times]    RABAT — More than 30,000 children under the age of 15 are employed

DR Congo: Hoping for a Brighter Future

By Christian Kilundu [from World Vision—A CLC member] He was in primary school when he first met

UNICEF: In Niger, children are forced to drop out of school to support their families

By Laura Huyghe [UNICEF] NIAMEY, Niger, 20 April 2012 – Only a few months ago, 12-year-old Oumar

Kenya’s Somali Refugees: Overcoming Cultural Obstacles to Girls’ Education in Dadaab

April 12th, 2012: A mix of cultural practices, such as early and forced marriage, as well as child