Covid-19 measures 'disastrous' for children, says watchdog | Malay Mail

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THE HAGUE, May 26 — The coronavirus pandemic will have a “disastrous” impact on children's rights worldwide, making them more vulnerable to forced labour and underage marriage, a rights group said today. The economic shock from lockdowns would also leave governments short of money for...

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“This crisis turns back the clock on years of progress made on the wellbeing of children,” said Marc Dullaert, founder and chairman of KidsRights.Millions of children around the world have been affected by school closures due to strict measures imposed by countries to halt the spread of the coronavirus.

There was also an “astonishing” rise in domestic violence during lockdowns that was “"especially devastating for girls,” it added.

 

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