Children's rights
Davidson Jair, 7, answers questions from a U.S. Border Patrol agent at an intake site after he was smuggled on an inflatable raft across the Rio Grande river in Roma, Texas, Wednesday, March 24, 2021. Davidson traveled from El Salvador in the hope of reaching relatives living in the U.S. The Biden administration says that it's working to address the increase in migrants coming to the border. On Wednesday, President Joe Biden tapped Vice President Kamala Harris to lead the White House efforts at the U.S. southern border and work with Central American nations to address root causes of the migration. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)
US envoy talks migration with El Salvador, VP calls Mexico

Apr. 07, 2021 04:17 PM EDT

FILE - in this Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020, students attend an open air class at a primary school in Kabul, Afghanistan, An Afghan education ministry memo banning girls, 12 years old and older, from singing at public school functions, which the education ministry tells The Associated Press was a mistake, is causing a social media stir. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)
Memo banning Afghan girls singing prompts #IAmMySong protest

By Kathy Gannon Mar. 12, 2021 03:15 PM EST

Obama, Patti Smith among PEN America honorees

Dec. 08, 2020 09:00 PM EST
NEW YORK (AP) — Artists, activists and a former president gathered online for PEN America's annual gala, held virtually this year because of the pandemic. ...

FILE - This Monday, May 20, 2019 file photo shows the Border Patrol Station in Weslaco, Texas. Border Patrol agents are detaining about 65 immigrant children at a station in South Texas in conditions that don't control the spread of the coronavirus, with limited social distancing and a lack of access to soap or hand sanitizer, immigration lawyers said Friday, Nov. 20, 2020. (Joel Martinez/The Monitor via AP, File)
Lawyers: Children detained at border facing COVID exposure

By Nomaan Merchant Nov. 20, 2020 04:56 PM EST

China, Iran join queue to scrutinize US at UN rights body

By Jamey Keaten Nov. 09, 2020 12:30 PM EST
GENEVA (AP) — The United States faced its first review in five years at the U.N.’s main human rights body on Monday, with the detentions of migrant children...

FILE - In this Sept. 10, 2015 file photo, Wayuu children play in Manaure, Colombia. A human rights group released a report Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020, warning that lack of access to clean water is leading to alarmingly high levels of child mortality and malnutrition among the Wayuu, Colombia’s largest Indigenous group. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara, File)
Rights group: Alarming child mortality among Colombian Wayuu

Aug. 13, 2020 03:12 PM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 30, 1999, file photo, Seattle police use tear gas to push back World Trade Organization protesters in downtown Seattle. The Associated Press found that there is no government oversight of the manufacture and use of tear gas. Instead, the industry is left to regulate itself. (AP Photo/Eric Draper, File)
Lack of study and oversight raises concerns about tear gas

By Andrew Selsky Aug. 06, 2020 11:43 AM EDT

FILE - In this July 26, 2020, file photo, federal officers launch tear gas at demonstrators during a Black Lives Matter protest at the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse in Portland, Ore. The Associated Press found that there is no government oversight of the manufacture and use of tear gas. Instead, the industry is left to regulate itself. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
Lack of study and oversight raises concerns about tear gas

By Andrew Selsky Aug. 06, 2020 01:13 AM EDT

Kenya: Police kill 2 children, fetus trying to catch suspect

By Tom Odula May. 30, 2020 07:44 AM EDT
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Two children and and an unborn child were killed in a Kenyan police operation aimed at detaining a family member, a human rights group...

FILE - In this July 8, 2010 file photo, teenagers head toward the gym at Caddo Juvenile Detention Center in Shreveport, La. Fear and frustration is raging as fast as the coronavirus in some juvenile detention centers, with riots and escapes reported in hotspot facilities such as New York and Louisiana. (Val Horvath/The Shreveport Times via AP, File)
3 takeaways of AP review of COVID-19 in youth detention

By Margie Mason And Robin Mcdowell Apr. 27, 2020 05:47 PM EDT

Two clerics visit a workshop where volunteer woman sew bed sheets for hospitals, in a mosque in southern Tehran, Iran, Sunday, April 5, 2020. Iran is battling the worst new coronavirus outbreak in the Mideast. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Saudi Arabia halts parental visitation rulings to curb virus

By Aya Batrawy Apr. 08, 2020 06:54 AM EDT