Stories about Youth from March, 2006
Tajikistan: Institutional Care
“night_eulen” says that the plan to build a new orphanage for disabled children in Tajikistan has some troubling aspects.
Afghanistan: Dying Mothers & Children
Mirwais calls on the international community to save dying children and mothers in Afghanistan.
Russia: American Adoption of Children From Russia
W. Shedd of The Accidental Russophile writes about American foreign adoptions and the excessive coverage of the 12 tragic deaths of Russian children at the hands of their American adopted parents (0.03% of approximately 40,000 children adopted since 1996) in the Russian media.
Colombia: Much Ado About Nothing?
Andres Duque writes about a small story that made a big wave when a council member from Tulua, Colombia proposed a bill that would have required all Tulua male residents 14 years of age or older to carry a condom or face a $180 dollar penalty. Duque notes that, so...
Russia: More On Dedovshchina
Sean Guillory writes about dedovshchina and cites an article in the Moscow Times that not just condemns conscript abuse in the Russian army, but offers ways of fighting it.
Kyrgyzstan: Teenagers
The differences between Kyrgyz and American teenagers are discussed at The Golden Road to Samarqand.
Nepal: Roles of journalists
Nepal: Roles of journalists
