The Architecture of Loss: How a Generation of Gazan Children is Being Defined by Tents and Rubble

GAZA STRIP — For a generation of children in the Gaza Strip, the cognitive boundaries of the world are rapidly shrinking. What was once a landscape of neighborhoods, multi-story family…

Bridging the Accountability Gap: The Global Push to Protect Children in Crimes Against Humanity Treaty Negotiations

As the international community moves toward the potential adoption of a landmark treaty to prevent and punish crimes against humanity, a pivotal debate has emerged: how to ensure that the…

The Silent Poison: How Milwaukee’s Rental Crisis Turns Children into Lead Detectors

In the quiet, working-class neighborhoods of Milwaukee, a devastating cycle is playing out behind the peeling paint of aging rental properties. For families living on the margins, the home—typically a…

Trapped in Limbo: The Constitutional Crisis of Colorado’s Unlawful Detention of Children

By Elisa Epstein and Quinn Phillips May 4, 2026 In the sterile, fluorescent-lit corridors of the Colorado Division of Youth Services (DYS), childhood is being suspended. For hundreds of children…

“If We Have Sick Children, We Walk”: The Catastrophic Convergence of Hunger and Healthcare Collapse in South Sudan

By Sarah Easter and Becca Mountain | May 22, 2026 In the quiet, sterile wards of a hospital in Pariang, South Sudan, the rhythmic clicking of a measuring tool provides…