Child abuse

WATCH: Man indicted for allegedly assaulting seven-year-old nephew, throwing child into garbage bin

The suspect was indicted on August 24, and the Northern District State Attorney's Office requested to keep him in custody until the end of legal proceedings.

An illustrative image of a man in handcuffs, being arrested.
Israeli family suffering from Post-traumatic stress disorder after a rocket attack. PST develop in people who have been through a traumatic event which threatened their life, 2008

The ROI of resilience: The economic case for healing Israel’s traumatized children

Lindsay Clancy listens in the coutroom during her murder trial at Plymouth Superior Court in Plymouth, Massachusetts, U.S., August 13, 2026.

Defense in Lindsay Clancy case claims psychosis behind her killing her children

Illustrative: Firemen and police officers at the scene where a car exploded on Peretz Street in Rishon Lezion on July 03, 2022.

Mother, partner indicted over alleged sexual abuse of four children


Divorced Afghan child brides forced to return to former husbands under Taliban rule

The BBC, following the case of Bibi Nazdana, reported that the Taliban is invalidating divorces granted by the Afghan court - forcing divorced child brides to return to their previous marital status.

An Afghan girl stands near her house that was damaged by an earthquake in Kalizei village in the Gayan district of Paktika province, Afghanistan, June 26, 2022.

"Sometimes it’s about saving lives": ELI's fighting against child abuse on all fronts

ELI launches school-based child abuse awareness and prevention program amid societal instability.

The cornerstone of ELI’s program is an innovative educational entertainment.

After October 7, Israeli children need help

For four decades, ELI, the Israel Association for Child Protection, has been at the forefront of battling child abuse and providing support for victims. After October 7, its role is even more crucial

 Girl sitting on grass holding Boston Terrier puppy (illustrative)

Breaking the cycle: ELI's journey to heal Israel's children

ELI, whose initiative aims to break the intergenerational cycles of abuse, has reached out to the most vulnerable – providing guidance during the biggest crisis in Israel’s history.

CEO Eran Zimrin

Crimes against humanity: HRW report details Palestinian atrocities on Oct. 7

An NGO watchdog organization called out Human Rights Watch for using October 7 and the hostages as political manipulation tactics.

 Palestinian militants of the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades move towards the Erez crossing between Israel and the northern Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023.

Israel, Hamas, Sudan rivals added to UN list for killing children

The UN said Israel's armed and security forces were responsible for killing 206 children. The UN verified 136 violations against Israeli children, attributing 116 to Hamas.

 A HAMAS flag flies in Jenin, the West Bank, last month, amid a Palestinian protest against activity by Israeli security forces.

Chinese couple land death sentence for throwing children from 15th floor - report

The man and his mistress reportedly murdered the children so that they could go on to build their own family.

An ambulance parks outside the Changfeng Hospital following a fire, in Beijing, China April 19, 2023.

US receives thousands of reports of AI-generated child abuse content in growing risk

The NCMEC has not yet published the total number of child abuse content reports from all sources that it received in 2023, but in 2022 it received reports of about 88.3 million files.

A hooded man holds a laptop computer as a blue screen with an exclamation mark is projected on him in this illustration picture taken on May 13, 2017.

Men and women held hostage face fate worse than death, survivors forum says

Horrifically, Aviva Siegel, a hostage released during the hostage deal last month, revealed that Hamas terrorists would dress the girls in dolls' clothes and use them as "puppets on strings."

 A rally in support of the hostages in Tel Aviv. December 9, 2023.

North Korea teens get 12 years' hard labor for watching K-pop

The students were sentenced, according to the video, after being convicted of watching and spreading South Korean movies, music and music videos over three months.

 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends what state media report was a launching ceremony for a new tactical nuclear attack submarine in North Korea, in this picture released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on September 8, 2023.