Capacity

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

Right of persons with disabilities to equality and non-discrimination: CRIN's submission to the Day of General Discussion of the CRPD

jthomas — Thu, 29 Jun 2017 23:00:00 +0000

This submission focuses on the discrimination faced by children with disabilities and sets out the child specific content we consider it important to be included within the General Comment. It focuses on section III of the outline of the draft General Comment on the interrelation of article 5 with the other articles of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).

Read the full submission

‏اللغة ‏ إنجليزية

РУМЫНИЯ: Иск НПО, бросившей вызов халатности в государственных интернатах

CRIN — Wed, 10 May 2017 10:26:45 +0000

Оставленный матерью в младенческом возрасте, Валентин Кампеану в конечном итоге умер в румынском доме-интернате. Две НПО подали жалобу в ЕСПЧ с целью привлечь к ответственности Румынию и не допустить подобных случаев в будущем.

‏اللغة ‏ روسية

ENVIRONMENT: CRIN submission for the CRC's Day of General Discussion on 'children’s rights and the environment'

Victor — Fri, 29 Jul 2016 13:38:56 +0000

The submission contributes information on the different aspects of children’s access to justice in relation to rights violations resulting from environmental damage.

‏اللغة ‏ إنجليزية

ROMANIA: The ‘legal black hole’ for children in institutions

Victor — Wed, 20 Jul 2016 14:35:52 +0000

Abandoned by his mother at birth, Valentin Câmpeanu eventually died in a Romanian orphanage. Two NGOs brought a case to the European Court of Human Rights to get accountability for the way he was treated and to help prevent similar abuses.

‏اللغة ‏ إنجليزية

Discrimination and disenfranchisement: A global report on status offences

lratledge — Wed, 20 Apr 2016 14:07:45 +0000

Status offences criminalise actions for only certain groups of people, most commonly because of their religion, sexuality or age. This new CRIN report examines how these offences affect children and the new forms they are taking.

‏اللغة ‏ إنجليزية

LATINOAMÉRICA: Acceso a la información y los derechos de los niños

Victor — Tue, 01 Mar 2016 17:22:18 +0000

Artículo que analiza el derecho de los niños, niñas y adolescentes a la información en el contexto de América Latina.

‏اللغة ‏ أسبانية

Mudzuru v. Minister of Justice

Denitsa — Thu, 21 Jan 2016 10:43:58 +0000

Case concerning the minimum age of marriage in Zimbabwe.

‏اللغة ‏ إنجليزية

EXTREME LANGUAGE: ‘Radicalisation', punitive measures and children’s rights

Victor — Wed, 20 Jan 2016 17:01:38 +0000

'Radicalisation' has become a fearful term, and measures to prevent it in children are often excessive, even resulting in them being accused of extremism for simply exploring their own ideas.

‏اللغة ‏ إنجليزية

EXPLOITATION: Joint submission to the OHCHR on ICTs and child sexual exploitation

Victor — Mon, 19 Oct 2015 16:34:00 +0000

Joint submission for the OHCHR report on "Information and communication technology and child sexual exploitation".

‏اللغة ‏ إنجليزية

DROITS CIVIQUES ET POLITIQUES : Droits de l’enfant et liberté d’association

Louise — Wed, 07 Oct 2015 15:12:26 +0000

Introduction: winds of change

The wave of anti-government protests sweeping the Middle East and North Africa in recent weeks has brought violations of civil and political rights, both in street protests and online communications, to the forefront of international attention.

The protests are pressing for the removal of those in power, greater freedom of expression, and reforms to address long-standing inequalities. States have responded by further limiting civil and political rights, in many cases where state of emergency laws already exist.

‏اللغة ‏ فرنسية

BELGIQUE : Enfants et euthanasie

Louise — Wed, 07 Oct 2015 15:03:52 +0000

The amendment removes any reference to the age of a patient.

‏اللغة ‏ فرنسية

KENYA: Baby A and the question mark

Victor — Wed, 05 Aug 2015 15:10:59 +0000

A question mark on an intersex baby’s medical documents in Kenya nearly condemned a child to a life without medical care, schooling or a passport. Challenging the incorrect document, the child’s mother took the case to the Kenyan High Court.

‏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

UNITED STATES: Judge orders children to juvenile detention for refusing to see their father

Victor — Thu, 09 Jul 2015 15:50:37 +0000

Three siblings were held in contempt of court for refusing an order by a judge to have lunch with their father, and were ordered to a juvenile detention facility until they turn 18 years old. The children are aged 14, 10 and 9, respectively.

‏اللغة ‏ إنجليزية

Capacity

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

Right of persons with disabilities to equality and non-discrimination: CRIN's submission to the Day of General Discussion of the CRPD

РУМЫНИЯ: Иск НПО, бросившей вызов халатности в государственных интернатах

ENVIRONMENT: CRIN submission for the CRC's Day of General Discussion on 'children’s rights and the environment'

ROMANIA: The ‘legal black hole’ for children in institutions

Discrimination and disenfranchisement: A global report on status offences

LATINOAMÉRICA: Acceso a la información y los derechos de los niños

Mudzuru v. Minister of Justice

EXTREME LANGUAGE: ‘Radicalisation', punitive measures and children’s rights

EXPLOITATION: Joint submission to the OHCHR on ​ICTs and child sexual exploitation

DROITS CIVIQUES ET POLITIQUES : Droits de l’enfant et liberté d’association

Introduction: winds of change

BELGIQUE : Enfants et euthanasie

KENYA: Baby A and the question mark

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

UNITED STATES: Judge orders children to juvenile detention for refusing to see their father

EXPLOITATION: Joint submission to the OHCHR on ICTs and child sexual exploitation