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10 year old Ashlynn Conner committed suicide after struggling with the difficulties her community, as well as her school produced. Two weeks before her death, she told her mother about a bullying in her school. Some of the comments that were made: ” Shes a slut,” “Shes fat,” “Shes ugly.” The parents of Conner did [...]

Malin Kundang was a healthy,diligent and strong child. When his father passed away, he had to work hard so that his mother and him would be able to live. One day, Kundang wanted to travel different parts of Indonesia for a better future, Leaving his mother behind in West Sumatra. As years passed, there was [...]

Serving 25 years in the prison for child abuse, Bryan and Tonya Ricks, starved their child until he weights only 37 pounds! Unable to produce any medical attention, it resulted in body injury. For five years, the parents of this young boy left him untreated with a seizure up until 2009. Through out his years, [...]

At least 30% of Afghanistan children, age 5-14 are used for work. Around the world approximately 158 million children between the ages of 5 and 14 are engaged in child labor. For some countries, this is a very common situation. Majority of these children are working for little pay. They usually work for their basic [...]