child abuse

Archbishop Joseph Arshad of the Diocese of Islamabad-Rawalpindi, which serves Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, and the neighboring city of Rawalpindi in Punjab province, has voiced deep concern over the rising number of child abuse cases in Pakistan, calling for stronger legal action and greater public responsibility to protect children.

World Day Against Child Labor is June 12
Child labor and poverty go together.

Children around the world are routinely engaged in paid and unpaid forms of work that are not harmful to them. However, they are classified as child labourers when they are either too young to work, or are involved in hazardous activities that may compromise their physical, mental, social or educational development.

The protection of the rights of children is an important issue that everyone should be aware of. Most especially, everyone should remember children who become victims of war and aggression.