Children

Tajikistan: Empowering Girls Through Sport

Trainer wants girls in care to realise they don’t have to “stay at home and do the washing”.

Child Disappearances Spark Serial Killer Fears in Tajik Capital

Police tight-lipped on cases, allowing panic to spread.

Baby Trade in Tajikistan

Kyrgyz Child Workers Harassed, Not Helped by Police

Police officers accused of exploiting underage labour ban to extract bribes.

Damascus Children Face Grim Reality

Vulnerable youngsters languish in government-run centres or fend for themselves on the streets.

Kyrgyz Migrants' Children Left Behind

Experts warn of psychological impact of prolonged parental absence.

Tajik Police Tighten Up Disclosure Rules on Minors

Disabled Children Left Behind in Georgian Care Reforms

Policy shift towards community care has not extended to children with disabilities.

Coercive Labour for Uzbek Cotton

Young children no longer seen, but older pupils still press-ganged for arduous autumn harvest.

Bullying, Extortion Plague Kyrgyz Schools

Abuse of fellow-pupils seen as part of wider culture of lawlessness and violence.