Children’s Rights

Legislation Cracking Down on Child Labor Exploitation Advances

March 12, 2024  Legislation Cracking Down on Child Labor Exploitation Advances  WASHINGTON – Last week, the Preventing Child Labor Exploitation in Federal Contracting Act passed through the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs. Senator Booker (D-NJ) and Senator Hawley (R-MO) introduced the bipartisan legislation last year to address the crisis of [...]

The Foster Care System, Built to Protect Vulnerable Children, has Routinely Ignored Cases of Child Abuse and Trafficking: Part 2

"These disturbing statements shocked the senators and those watching the hearing in the room. Heatherington called for quality legal representation for children, trauma-responsive training, implementation, and care, and youth empowerment and choice. She reminded the senators these statements and issues about sexually abused and trafficked children in the foster care system is not just a problem in Georgia, but across the United States."

2023-11-29T09:39:12-05:00November 28th, 2023|Blog, Children's Rights, Foster Care System|

World Socialist Website: 24 migrant children illegally working at Ohio chicken slaughter house

24 migrant children illegally working at Ohio chicken slaughter house This article features Government Accountability Project and was originally published here. Twenty-four migrant children were removed from a chicken slaughter house in Kidron, Ohio, southwest of Akron, earlier this month. The children were being illegally employed by Gerber Poultry to work the meat processing [...]

2023-10-31T10:25:44-04:00October 31st, 2023|Children's Rights, Immigration, In The News, Public Health|

Senate Hold Hearing on Tragic Instances of Harm to Children in Georgia’s Division of Family and Children Services

IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  October 26, 2023  Senate Hold Hearing on Tragic Instances of Harm to Children in Georgia’s Division of Family and Children Services  The Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law hold the first in a series of hearings on “The Human Rights of Foster Care.”  WASHINGTON – At yesterday’s hearing [...]

2023-10-27T13:52:53-04:00October 26th, 2023|Children's Rights, Foster Care System, Press release|

Government Accountability Project Releases Issue Brief on Whistleblowers at the Intersection of Oversight Failures in the Immigration & Food Production Systems

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  September 21, 2023  Government Accountability Project Releases Issue Brief on Whistleblowers at the Intersection of Oversight Failures in the Immigration & Food Production Systems   Numerous Reports of Immigrant Minors Working in Dangerous and Illegal Food Production Jobs Spur Need for Stronger Whistleblower Protections  WASHINGTON – Today, Government Accountability Project published an [...]

Government Accountability Project Raises Ongoing Concerns About ORR Emergency Operations for Unaccompanied Immigrant Minors Amidst News of New Influx Site

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 29, 2023 Government Accountability Project Raises Ongoing Concerns About ORR Emergency Operations for Unaccompanied Immigrant Minors Amidst News of New Influx Site WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, CBS News reported the Biden administration and Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) intend to open an “influx care [...]

CBS News: Migrant Children in U.S. Tent Camp Faced Depression and Filthy Conditions, Whistleblowers Say

CBS News: Migrant Children in U.S. Tent Camp Faced Depression and Filthy Conditions, Whistleblowers Say  This article features Government Accountability Project and was originally published here. Unaccompanied migrant children housed at a U.S. government tent camp inside the Fort Bliss Army base in Texas faced filthy conditions and lacked access to adequate mental health [...]

Medicine at Brown: Moral Authority

Medicine at Brown: Moral Authority  This article features Government Accountability Project clients, Drs. Scott Allen and Pam McPherson, and was originally published here.Two physicians with a record of calling out medical wrongdoing question why more doctors don’t.In 2014, internist Scott Allen MD’91 RES’94 was working as a consultant for the Office for Civil Rights and [...]

Vermont Business Magazine: Welch Introduces Bill to Hold Corporations Accountable for Child Labor Violations

Vermont Business Magazine: Welch Introduces Bill to Hold Corporations Accountable for Child Labor Violations This article features Government Accountability Project and was originally published here. Today, US Senators Peter Welch (D-Vermont) and Cory Booker (D-NJ), both members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, introduced the bicameral Child Labor Exploitation Accountability Act, legislation aimed at holding [...]

2023-04-27T09:46:39-04:00April 27th, 2023|Activism, Children's Rights, Food Integrity, In The News|

The Seattle Times: Biden must reverse immigration rule

Biden must reverse immigration rule This op-ed features our clients Drs. Scott A. Allen and Pamela McPherson and was originally published here. Paola Alvarez mortgaged her home in Guatemala and paid smugglers $8,000 to shuttle her across Mexico to the U.S. border. But after she and her 7-year-old daughter were delivered into Arizona’s parched wasteland, [...]