The US is currently experiencing a humanitarian crisis at the border, with over 50,000 children currently apprehended, and more coming. Families, mostly unaccompanied children, are migrating from Central American and Mexico to the Mexican/US border due to extreme violence, gang related activity, and deprivation. The White House and Congress are currently reviewing options for responding […]
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Archive for July, 2014
CHRC Responds to Children at the Border
July 23rd, 2014
Humanitarian Crisis at the Border
July 15th, 2014
Bloomberg recently published an article on unaccompanied children entering the United States. The CHRC Director was featured in the article, discussing different solutions to this humanitarian crisis.
CHRC Director on Fox 32 News
July 10th, 2014
On Tuesday, Dane Placko from Fox 32 News, interviewed CHRC Director Katherine Kaufka Walts. The story on unaccompanied minors traveling to the United States aired on TV on Tuesday night. Click HERE to watch the interview.
Trafficking in Persons Report 2014
July 2nd, 2014
Combatting Child Trafficking in the United States – Progress and the Road Ahead Katherine Kaufka Walts Director, Center for the Human Rights of Children, Loyola University Chicago Human trafficking affects more than 20 million men, women, and children worldwide. While much media attention is focused on human trafficking abroad, children are trafficked right […]
Welcome!
July 1st, 2014
Welcome to the Center for the Human Rights of Children’s blog. We want to engage readers about critical issues facing children, including child trafficking and exploitation, parentless and unaccompanied children, and the impact of environmental toxins on children.