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NEW ZEALAND: 'Never again' - the public investigation into historical abuse in state care

CRIN — Wed, 15 Aug 2018 09:23:22 +0000

How care leavers in New Zealand pushed the government to conduct an independent investigation into the root causes of systemic failings in the country’s care system.

‏اللغة ‏ إنجليزية

Strand Lobben v. Norway

lratledge — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 11:15:14 +0000

NORWAY

Title:
Strand Lobben and others v. Norway

Court:
European Court of Human rights

Date:
30 November 2017

‏اللغة ‏ إنجليزية

CHILDREN IN INSTITUTIONS: CRIN's submission for the draft General Comment of the CRPD on article 19

jthomas — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 15:01:35 +0000

CRIN's submission on the proposed draft general comment No. 5 by the UN Committee on the rights of persons with disabilities (CRPD), on article 19 of the Convention.

‏اللغة ‏ إنجليزية

UKRAINE: State had no right to remove children of blind parents

Victor — Wed, 28 Jun 2017 13:48:07 +0000

Two blind parents argued against the removal of their seven children and claimed that the authorities were obliged to provide financial support to help them, all the way up to the European Court of Human Rights.

‏اللغة ‏ إنجليزية

UNITED STATES: Decriminalising children exploited for prostitution is not 'legalisation'

Victor — Wed, 11 Jan 2017 16:12:48 +0000

The internet has been ablaze over the last few weeks after incendiary comments from California lawmaker Travis Allen about his state 'legalising child prostitution'. Here are a few reasons why he is so wrong.

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Voices of Children Failing to Reach the State – Shadow Childcare System in Georgia

CRIN — Thu, 22 Dec 2016 16:57:40 +0000

This policy paper addresses the protection of children’s rights by covering the unregulated residential childcare institutions currently functioning in Georgia. These institutions expose children to physical and psychological violence in violation of both international and local law. Because the children placed in these institutions are not official registered by the state, neither the local nor international community have any information about these children.

‏اللغة ‏ إنجليزية

FRANCE : L’Unicef dénonce l’exploitation des migrants mineurs dans les « jungles » françaises

Louise — Tue, 21 Jun 2016 07:06:09 +0000

Une étude du Fonds des Nations Unies pour l'enfance (Unicef) dénonce l'exploitation de près de 500 réfugiés mineurs dans le nord de la France.

‏اللغة ‏ فرنسية

MIGRATION: CRIN submission for the General Comment on the human rights of children in the context of int'l migration

Victor — Thu, 25 Feb 2016 18:03:27 +0000

This submission draws attention to neglected areas of child migrants’ rights, including their right to work, detention and criminalisation, discriminatory language used to refer to migrant children, and access to justice.

‏اللغة ‏ إنجليزية

Case No. 2-1665-06 of 18 August 2006, Taraz city

Eloise — Wed, 29 Jul 2015 15:43:09 +0000

Case concerning deprivation of parental rights by a court in Kazakhstan.

‏اللغة ‏ إنجليزية

SOUTH AFRICA: Teenagers no longer prosecuted for kissing or consensual sex

Victor — Mon, 20 Jul 2015 15:08:37 +0000

A law that criminalised sexual activity between consenting adolescents in South Africa - even for kissing and cuddling - and required them to be put on a sex offenders register was struck down as unconstitutional after a challenge from the Centre for Child Law. CRIN looks at the issue in this case study.

‏اللغة ‏ إنجليزية

DRUG POLICY: 'Accountability for children and young people at the 2016 UN General Assembly Special Session on Drugs'

Victor — Tue, 19 May 2015 13:28:36 +0000

This paper challenges the current framework for evaluating drug policies, and presents one based on the CRC. The three UN drugs conventions currently fail to prescribe any specific measures for children and young people, and only one of these mentions children explicitly.

‏اللغة ‏ إنجليزية

ITALY: Scores of migrant boat children sent to care facilities, but hundreds still waiting

jonas — Fri, 06 Mar 2015 15:28:31 +0000

More than 700 unaccompanied children are still living in initial reception facilities in Italy while they wait to be placed in children’s homes.

‏اللغة ‏ إنجليزية

GABON: Droits de l'enfant dans les organes des traités de l'ONU

Crintern — Wed, 11 Feb 2015 15:15:18 +0000

Résumé: Ce rapport est un extrait des questions liées aux droits de l’enfant dans les rapports des organes de traités et dans leurs procédures de suivi. Il n’inclut pas le Comité des droits de l’enfant qui est traité dans un lien séparé sur notre site.

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‏اللغة ‏ فرنسية

EU: The current situation of violence towards children

jonas — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 15:24:11 +0000

This EU report seeks to provide an insight into the problem of violence towards children in the

EU, focusing on the particular vulnerabilty of children and their coresponding need for special

protection. The qualitative and quantiative definitions of violence are examined, together with

the root causes thereof and ways of preventing it, as well as international child protection

standards used for reference. Finally, the document sets out the action taken by the EU to

support efforts by Member States to protect children from violence.

‏اللغة ‏ إنجليزية

UE : état des lieux de la violence contre les enfants

Louise — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 10:59:30 +0000

Aperçu du problème de la violence à l'encontre des enfants au sein de l'UE. Le document présente aussi l'action que l'UE déploie pour soutenir les efforts des États membres dans la protection des enfants.

‏اللغة ‏ فرنسية