Child Rights & Judicial News Dispatch
A hybrid news feed unifying official NAFCJOMP communiqués and policy circulars alongside hourly automated feeds from the United Nations, UNICEF Nigeria, and filtered Nigerian family & juvenile courts.
National Colloquium Communiqué: Accelerating Specialized Family Courts Across 36 States
The Nigerian Association of Family Court Judicial Officers, Magistrates, and other Practitioners (NAFCJOMP) has issued a landmark 12-point resolution calling for dedicated child-friendly courtrooms and full state domestication of the Child Rights Act.
National Colloquium Communiqué: Accelerating Specialized Family Courts Across 36 States
The Nigerian Association of Family Court Judicial Officers, Magistrates, and other Practitioners (NAFCJOMP) has issued a landmark 12-point resolution calling for dedicated child-friendly courtrooms and full state domestication of the Child Rights Act.
Judicial Practice Advisory: Protecting the Best Interests of the Child in Custody & Maintenance Proceedings
Guidelines issued by the NAFCJOMP Jurisprudence Directorate on evaluating social inquiry reports, ensuring expedited hearings, and safeguarding children during matrimonial disputes.
PHOTOS: Our Answered Prayer, Peller, Jarvis Share Expectant Photo Shoot
Nigerian TikTok stars Habeeb ‘Peller’ Adelaja and his wife, Amadou ‘Jarvis’ Aminata, have announced they are expecting their first child with a photoshoot. Read More: https://punchng.com/photos-our-answered-prayer-peller-jarvis-share-expectant-photo-shoot/
Statement on UNICEF's cooperation in Nigeria and in Bauchi State
Official child protection dispatch and press bulletin released by UNICEF Nigeria: Statement on UNICEF's cooperation in Nigeria and in Bauchi State.
North-West Governors Commit to Scaling Up Action on Child Poverty and Social Protection
Official child protection dispatch and press bulletin released by UNICEF Nigeria: North-West Governors Commit to Scaling Up Action on Child Poverty and Social Protection.
European Union (EU) Heads of Mission conclude strategic visibility and public diplomacy mission to Kano, reinforcing engagement with youth, communities, and regional partners.
Official child protection dispatch and press bulletin released by UNICEF Nigeria: European Union (EU) Heads of Mission conclude strategic visibility and public diplomacy mission to Kano, reinforcing engagement with youth, communities, and regional partners..
TECNO and UNICEF Release Second-Year Results of Partnership: "The Learning Passport" Now Reaches Over 2.3 Million Children and Youth in Nigeria
Official child protection dispatch and press bulletin released by UNICEF Nigeria: TECNO and UNICEF Release Second-Year Results of Partnership: "The Learning Passport" Now Reaches Over 2.3 Million Children and Youth in Nigeria.
Africa CRVS Day 2026: Nigeria Accelerates Efforts to Ensure Every Child Has a Legal Identity
Official child protection dispatch and press bulletin released by UNICEF Nigeria: Africa CRVS Day 2026: Nigeria Accelerates Efforts to Ensure Every Child Has a Legal Identity.
UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell visits Nigeria, spotlighting children's potential as the country's greatest opportunity
Official child protection dispatch and press bulletin released by UNICEF Nigeria: UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell visits Nigeria, spotlighting children's potential as the country's greatest opportunity.
Badenoch defends her children’s British identity, slams Reform MPs
Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has slammed Reform UK MPs for questioning people’s identities, defending her mixed-race children’s Britishness. Read More: https://punchng.com/badenoch-defends-her-childrens-british-identity-slams-reform-mps/
Court strikes out criminal case against Taraba media executive
The case had previously attracted attention after Mr Olayinka spent several months in custody The post Court strikes out criminal case against Taraba media executive appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria .
Amnesty faults Plateau govt over withdrawal of four-year-old’s defilement case
Amnesty International says Plateau State Government discontinued the case despite a court-issued warrant for the accused person’s arrest after he repeatedly failed to appear for trial. The post Amnesty faults Plateau govt over withdrawal of four-year-old’s defilement case appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria .
Army allegedly detains Plateau human rights defender
Mr Zongo was allegedly taken into custody on Monday at the Maxwell Khobe Cantonment, Rukuba Barracks, which houses the headquarters of the Nigerian Army’s 3 Division in Jos The post Army allegedly detains Plateau human rights defender appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria .
Minna Miners’ Deaths: Probe panel cites institutional breakdown, training gaps
Federal panel investigating the deaths of 37 persons in NSCDC custody says institutional gaps, overzealousness, and inadequate training may have contributed to the incident. The post Minna Miners’ Deaths: Probe panel cites institutional breakdown, training gaps appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria .
World News in Brief: Child migrants in Europe, Greenland forced contraception scandal, FAO hunger updates
New data on child migrants published on Wednesday highlighted the harrowing treatment many face while travelling to Europe in search of work and shelter.
When streets become pharmacies: Booming illicit markets in Central Africa
Antibiotics, malaria treatments, painkillers, opioids. More than 250 tonnes of medical products were seized over six years in Central Africa. Behind those numbers is an illicit market that thrives not simply despite the region’s fragile health systems, but in part because of them.
One day behind bars: Students and incarcerated women break prison stigma in Thailand
“Your mind follows the thread, one by one, row by row. You know? It’s like meditation. I don’t like machines.”
ICC unseals four arrest warrants over Taliban persecution of women and girls
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has made public four arrest warrants against senior Taliban figures, accusing them of persecuting women and girls in Afghanistan, which amounts to a crime against humanity.
‘The clock on AI regulation is ticking’, warns UN rights chief
The world is running out of time to put guardrails on artificial intelligence, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk warned Monday, as a “ruthless race” between companies and countries raises concerns about human safety and even humanity’s survival.
Uganda’s UN-supported wildlife forensics lab turns ivory seizures into convictions
The package originated in Entebbe, Uganda, bound for Cairo, containing 10 kilograms of thumb-sized pieces that could have been either bone or elephant ivory.
Ukraine war ‘a human rights catastrophe’ that must end, says Türk
The war in Ukraine is a human rights catastrophe that is “growing and intensifying by the week” and threatening an even greater disaster across the region, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said on Friday.
‘Women are not victims’: Türk calls for women to be at the heart of peace and security
Women must be at the centre of efforts to prevent conflict and build lasting peace, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said on Thursday.
No more execution attempts on Christa Pike: UN rights chief
The UN human rights chief and nine independent rights experts on Thursday called on authorities in Tennessee not to pursue any further attempts to execute Christa Pike, saying her case highlights multiple concerns surrounding the death penalty.
Homicides fall as organised crime grows more profitable – and networked
Homicide rates are falling across much of the world, but organised crime is on the rise in many regions as criminal networks diversify into trafficking, migrant smuggling, and the exploitation of natural resources, a new UN report launched on Wednesday revealed.
UN leaders renew push to defeat racism, 25 years after Durban
“No country is free of racism.” That warning from US youth activist Marley Dias set the tone on Monday as UN Member States reinvigorated global efforts against racism, discrimination and xenophobia with a new declaration.
World News in Brief: Refugee funding, US migration policy triggers ‘cascade’ of rights violations, world forests report, restorative justice in Colombia
Support for water and sanitation at the biggest camp in the world for Syrian refugees is under threat from a lack of funding – combined with the impact of climate change – the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, said on Monday.
LIVE: World leaders take stock of global fight against racism
World leaders met in the General Assembly Monday to assess how far the world has come in combating racism and how far it still has to go. The Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, the most comprehensive framework of its kind, seeks to acknowledge historical injustices, dismantle inequalities and build societies grounded in dignity, equality and justice
Countries adopt global blueprint to tackle fast-evolving crime in digital age
Countries adopted on Saturday a new global blueprint for tackling rapidly evolving forms of crime, as the UN’s largest gathering on crime prevention and criminal justice opened in Abu Dhabi with a call for stronger international cooperation.
‘Ask us first’: Children demand a voice on AI’s future
The first generation to grow up with AI may also be the last one anyone thinks to ask about it – and that has to change, the UN's top human rights official said on Tuesday.
The right to development: Why equity, not charity, is a human right
Compare two children born in the same year: one in a country with functioning schools, social services, fair elections and a dynamic economy and the other in a nation devastated by poverty, conflict, climate change or corruption.
Sexual violence against civilians and POWs in Ukraine widespread and ‘abhorrent’
Over 1,000 cases of sexual violence against civilians and prisoners of war (POWs) in Ukraine have been documented from the start of Russia’s invasion to the end of July this year.
UN Crime Congress: Technology is transforming crime – and the response to it
Sitting in her Vienna office ahead of a pivotal UN gathering in Abu Dhabi, Monica Juma is focused on a simple reality: crime has evolved faster than many of the institutions designed to combat it.
UN fact-finding mission on Iran focuses on plight of civilians
The Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran confirmed that civilians in the country suffered serious human rights violations and “crimes against humanity committed by their government,” while finding "reasonable grounds" to believe that the United States committed “war crimes” in the context of its ongoing conflict with the Islamic Republic.
Gender equality woefully off track, new UN report reveals
At the current rate of progress, gender equality would take 171 years to achieve, a new UN report finds as institutions built to advance gains are being defunded and demobilised.
Repression continues in Venezuela in the face of ‘appalling’ human rights violations
In Venezuela’s El Rodeo maximum security prison, some of those detained for political reasons are subject to forced intubation – and prolonged confinement in a sealed underground cistern.
UN report warns of reprisals against those who collaborate in defence of human rights
Activists, lawyers and others who cooperate with the United Nations on human rights continue to face intimidation and reprisals, according to a new report issued on Wednesday by the Secretary-General that calls for greater protection and accountability.
Gaza remains recovery points to possible war crimes, says UN rights chief
Bodies are still being pulled from the rubble of Gaza, three years after Israeli bombardment flattened entire neighbourhoods – most of them women and children.
Security Council LIVE: Ambassadors mark 9/11 with counter-terrorism push on AI and drones
The Security Council met to mark 25 years since the 9/11 attacks with a briefing on counter-terrorism as ambassadors take stock of a threat that has morphed dramatically since resolution 1373 built the council's counter-terrorism machinery in 2001. Briefers highlighted militants' growing use of artificial intelligence, drones and encrypted platform
In Gaza, women-headed households face ‘impossible choices’ to survive
In war-torn Gaza, a growing number of women-headed households face “impossible decisions” every day, amid ongoing Israeli airstrikes and still-scarce resources, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday.
‘Advance safety for all’: International police cooperation helps tackle cross-border crime
As criminal networks increasingly exploit weak institutions and operate across borders, the UN says no police force can tackle them alone.
One in five children in 21 nations faced tech-facilitated sexual abuse: UNICEF
About 20 million children aged 12 to 17 – one in five across 21 countries – were sexually exploited by perpetrators using technology such as social media, according to a UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) report released on Thursday.
Gloria Steinem: A voice for women, to the very end
Gloria Steinem, the journalist and women's rights campaigner who became one of the most influential voices of the feminist movement, has died at the age of 92. In an announcement on Instagram, her family said she had passed away on Wednesday at her home in New York City, surrounded by some of the many who loved her.
Haiti ramps up the fight against gangs in the capital, but violence spreads elsewhere
The killings in Kenscoff began late Sunday, when armed men descended on the farming community in the hills overlooking Haiti’s capital, setting homes ablaze and attacking residents. By Monday, bodies lay in the streets and survivors were searching for missing relatives.
Breaking the silence over sexual violence against men and boys in war
Conflicts can expose civilians and detainees to grave abuses; the challenge is not only to document these crimes, but also to ensure all survivors are recognised, protected and able to access justice and care.
Zambia: Arrests and detention of political opponents following election raises concern
In the wake of President Hakainde Hichilema of Zambia’s re-election for a second five-year term, UN human rights chief has raised concerns over the reported arrests and detention of political opponents in the country.
International Criminal Court: New US sanctions ‘a flagrant attack’ against its independence
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday responded to a new round of US sanctions targeting its president and a senior prosecutor, calling them “a flagrant attack” against the court.
Singapore: Independent rights experts urge immediate end to ‘unlawful use’ of death penalty
Independent UN Human Rights Council-appointed experts on Tuesday condemned the execution of at least 16 people in Singapore for drug-related offences this year and urged the country to end its “continued and unlawful use of capital punishment.”
Meth trafficking across Middle East becoming more advanced, UNODC warns
Authorities in Iran intercepted 3,663 kilogrammes of methamphetamines headed for Europe and the Persian Gulf in the first quarter of 2026, according to the UN’s drugs and crime fighting agency (UNODC).
Tate brothers’ US extradition case a ‘step towards accountability,’ says independent expert
An independent UN human rights expert has welcomed ongoing proceedings in the United States to extradite “manosphere” bloggers Andrew and Tristan Tate to the United Kingdom, calling the case an important step towards accountability for serious allegations of violence against women and girls.
In El Obeid, Sudanese women face drones by day, rape by night, to reach water
In El Obeid, women and girls now face an impossible choice over something as basic as a bucket of water: risk a drone strike by collecting it in daylight, or risk rape by waiting until dark.
‘Women do not stop giving birth in an emergency’ – one month after Venezuela quakes
One month after twin earthquakes rocked Venezuela, thousands of women and girls continue to face difficulty in accessing essential healthcare and protection services, a senior official with the UN reproductive and sexual health agency UNFPA said on Friday.
‘I consider it a miracle’: Pregnant woman pulled from post-quake rubble in Venezuela
When a 12-story apartment building pancaked in La Guaira, Venezuela, following two powerful earthquakes late last month, panic ensued to save people injured or trapped under the rubble.
Health response brings lifesaving care closer to thousands in Yemen
Thousands of people in some of Yemen's most conflict-affected communities are receiving lifesaving health care closer to home, thanks to funding from the UN aid coordination office (OCHA) through the Yemen Humanitarian Fund.
Independent expert urges UK leaders to uphold Supreme Court ruling on women’s rights
A UN independent human rights expert has urged political leaders in the United Kingdom to support implementation of a Supreme Court ruling on the legal definition of sex, warning that opposition to updated equality guidance risks weakening protections for women and girls.
Aid cuts leave at least one million women and girls without vital support
At least one million women and girls have lost access to critical humanitarian support since January 2025 as unprecedented aid cuts push women's organizations in crisis zones to the brink of collapse, the UN’s gender equality agency, UN Women, said on Friday.
Restoring dignity: Senegalese surgeon and Burundian foundation win reproductive health awards
A Senegalese surgeon who has dedicated his career to restoring the health and dignity of women living with obstetric fistula, and a Burundian foundation supporting vulnerable women and children, have been named the winners of the 2026 United Nations Population Award.
World News in Brief: Students injured in Sudan drone strike, dangerous returns in south Lebanon, celebrating women diplomats
Ongoing fighting in the Sudanese city of El Obeid continues to endanger civilians and damage infrastructure, the United Nations said on Wednesday.
AI is getting women wrong as gender bias persists, data reveals
As artificial intelligence reshapes how people work, communicate and access information, UN Women warned on Monday that the technology is reproducing old gender stereotypes, which amplify online abuse and leave women out of the decisions that will define the digital future.