In the never ending pursuit of poisoning the Kids throughout the world, China strikes again.
Hey kids Go play across the street, next to that nice building over there.
One of the plants was separated from residences in Gaohe by only a narrow road
(Reuters) - More than 200 Chinese children have been poisoned by lead from battery plants located too close to houses in the east of the country, state media said on Thursday, the latest in a string of heavy metal pollution cases.
After tests last month showed three children in Gaohe in Anhui province had elevated levels of lead in their blood, 280 others were subsequently checked, more than 200 of whom were found to have been poisoned, Xinhua news agency said.
Authorities have now closed both battery plants blamed for the poisoning, the report said.
One of the plants was separated from residences in Gaohe by only a narrow road, it added, in contravention of environmental protection guidelines.
Some of the children affected were just a few months old, the official news agency said.
"When she was a baby, she stayed with my in-laws in Changsha, of the central Hunan Province, and was perfectly healthy. She's been in Gaohe town for just a few months," resident Jiang Feng told Xinhua of her poisoned child.
Thursday, January 6, 2011
More than 200 Chinese children poisoned by lead
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Rise in African children accused of witchcraft
the rise in vulnerable children being abused in this way is linked to greater urbanisation in the continent and disruption caused by war.
Urbanization Causes Withcraft ?
Disruption Caused by War ?
Uh O.K. , The U.N. will always put this Upfront ,but the real Problem comes later ,
The growing economic burden of raising children is also thought to be a factor.
Maybe people could be more tolerant of the U.N. if they did not show their true Agenda with everything right up front .
BBC
An increasing number of children are being accused of witchcraft in parts of Africa, the UN children's agency says.
Orphans, street children, albinos and the disabled are most at risk.
A new Unicef report warns that children accused of being witches - some as young as eight - have been been burned, beaten and even killed as punishment.
The belief that a child could be a witch is a relatively modern development, researchers say.
Until 10-20 years ago, it was women and the elderly who tended to be accused.
The agency says the rise in vulnerable children being abused in this way is linked to greater urbanisation in the continent and disruption caused by war.
The growing economic burden of raising children is also thought to be a factor.
