The teen was brought to a hospital in Pokrovsk, where he received medical aid
Children were used to perform armed duty at checkpoints as fighters, served as guards, mailpersons, secretaries, or for work in the kitchen
Ukraine was not ready to prevent and adequately document the cases when minors take part in the armed conflict
Children and teenagers of the occupied Luhansk practiced assembling and disassembling the machine gun. They also studied the theoretical basis of the riffle combat training
200,000 children living within 15 kilometers on each side of the “contact line” are in particularly grave situation
"There is a replacement of concepts in the Crimea, when war is presented as a celebration..."
The district court of Russia’s Khabarovsk city ruled to transfer 9-year-old girl from her Ukrainian mother to Ukrainian father, who lives in the so-called "Donetsk People's Republic"
495 women and 68 children have been killed in eastern Ukraine since the onset of the conflict there
Gerashchenko sent a letter to the OSCE and UNICEF with a request to urgently check the information claiming that militants detained a group of teenagers
The parents of only five students agreed to send their children to school in the town of Bakhmut, controlled by Ukraine
A model inclusive lesson was held open lesson for everybody – school students, pre-schoolers, and adults – in Kyiv on September 3
Children mortality rate in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine is thrice higher than the birth rate, the demographic analysts claim
Several legislative initiatives in this field, which were drafted in cooperation with Ukrainian and foreign experts, are now registered in the Parliament
It can effectively reduce juvenile crime
The prosecutor's office notes that the accused did not pleaded guilty to the crime in the course of the pre-trial investigation or the trial
Judge of the Ivankove District Court in Kyiv region Oleksiy Honcharuk sentenced a man, who raped a minor, to suspended sentence
There is a lack of trained "staff"
The participants plan to travel 5,000 kilometers in Ukraine and the EU countries within eight weeks
Children ages 15 to 17 are being recruited as informants and “human shields” in the conflict zone in eastern Ukraine
A school studant said they were using live round
More than 100,000 children in Ukraine are brought up in residential facilities. 90% of them got there because of poverty of their parents, inability to bring up children on their own, developmental disorders
“Protection of children's rights during an armed conflict is the top-priority task for the state. Is there anyone more important than children?"
68 children have been killed and another 186 have been wounded since onset of the military operations in Donbas
Officers of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) are questioning the students of 9th grade of school No.15 in the village of Blyzhne, which is part of Feodosia town
Children guarded the premises captured by militants and stood at checkpoints
An adult must bear responsibility for sexual violence against children aged under 16
Around one in five schools and kindergartens in the conflict-torn Donbas have been damaged or destroyed. Around 300,000 children are in immediate need of assistance to continue their education
Currently, more than 312,000 children live in the government-controlled territory of Donetsk region and nearly every fifth is an internally displaced person
Eight teenagers were convicted in Donetsk region for cooperation with the illegal armed groups
The armed conflict in Donbas has greatly affected the lives of 580,000 children
Ukraine and Rwanda rank 80th
The neighbors changed their opinion about the children with Down syndrome as soon as they saw our Artem.
2,269 Ukrainian servicemen, including 21 minors, have been killed during the anti-terrorist operation in Donbas.
As said, thanks to "patriotic education" of boys, it was possible to find the parents "who were involved in corruption, sabotage and other anti-state affairs."
The law enforcement officers continue the investigative actions to establish the facts of other possible cases of bribe taking
The graduates of the training course "Protecting and ensuring the rights of children and youth at risk" paid a study visit to Poland
A child needs safety, comfort, attention, and support to cope with the experienced horrors of war
17% of surveyed adolescents do not even want to know if they are infected
The victims claim that the local police delay investigation into arson and death threats
Adoption is considered to be the best way of settlement in a family.
August 25-28, Kyiv hosted the coaching session for the trainers who work to protect the rights and interests of children and youth of the risk groups.
Experts have pointed out that 3585 children, including 150 orphans, are still in orphanages, special schools, and children's homes in the ATO
Psychologists maintain that children from the area of the ATO have a hard time adapting to their new environment. They find developmental delays, sleep problems, and speech problems
On April 26th, the All-Ukrainian Charitable Organization "Down Syndrome," will hold the 5th charity mini-football tournament "Cup of Open Hearts" among a group of corporate teams
In institutions for orphans in the occupied territories, there are no permanent telephone connections, there are problems with medicines, and locals must help them obtain foods
Roma children do not go to school due to poverty, early marriage (applies mostly to girls), neglect, and the reluctance of parents