Responsibilities of parents

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.

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QUEBEC : adoption d'une loi pour les enfants transgenres

Louise — Tue, 14 Jun 2016 08:56:07 +0000

Au Québec, grâce à la loi 103 adoptée par l'Assemblée nationale, les enfants et adolescents peuvent désormais modifier leur sexe sur leur acte de naissance.

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Pollock v. Pollock

Denitsa — Tue, 01 Mar 2016 12:22:22 +0000

Case concerning a parent's ability to consent to wiretapping on behalf of a child in the United States.

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CUBA: El 36% de los niños ha sido sometido a castigos en el hogar

Jesica — Tue, 01 Dec 2015 11:26:45 +0000

Este y otros datos surgen de una encuesta realizada en Cuba, que aún no ha prohibido el castigo corporal en su legislación.

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EUROPE: Sexual rights and risks among youth online

Victor — Mon, 26 Oct 2015 10:30:51 +0000

Children and youth are one of the fastest-growing groups of internet users, bringing them great opportunities – but also new risks.

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STREET CHILDREN: New guides on street children and the CRC's General Comment

Victor — Mon, 03 Aug 2015 17:23:14 +0000

A guide to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child’s forthcoming General Comment on children in street situations and a fact sheet about children in street situations, debunking a series of common myths about them, from the Consortium for Street Children.

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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.

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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.

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ALEMANIA: Los niños, víctimas habituales de la violencia

jthomas — Fri, 22 May 2015 16:12:02 +0000

La Oficina Alemana de Investigación Criminal presentó un informe estadístico sobre los delitos en los que las principales víctimas son niños y niñas. Las cifras son pasmosas, pero sólo constituyen la punta del iceberg.

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TAJIKISTAN: Increasing number of children left behind by parents looking for work abroad

jonas — Mon, 13 Apr 2015 15:26:18 +0000

Many children grow up in orphanages after more and more mothers also leave them in the search for work.

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Supreme Court of Germany decision XII ZR 201/13

jhortolani — Fri, 10 Apr 2015 10:50:38 +0000

Case concerning children's right to know the identity of their sperm donor father in Germany.

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NEPAL: Las adolescentes dicen “no” al matrimonio infantil

Crintern — Fri, 06 Mar 2015 19:06:00 +0000

Nepal es entre los 10 países con mayores tasas de matrimonio precoz, aunque esta práctica, tanto a nivel internacional como nacional, es considerada una violación de los derechos humanos de las niñas.

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CASTIGO FÍSICO: ¿Qué países permiten los castigos corporales a niños?

Crintern — Fri, 06 Mar 2015 18:30:35 +0000

En 20 países europeos los castigos corporales a los niños siguen siendo permitidos, y en América Latina sólo ocho países han incorporado explicítamente la prohibición de los castigos físicos en su legislación.

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URUGUAY: Explotación sexual infantil

Crintern — Tue, 03 Feb 2015 15:36:04 +0000

Muchos menores, la gran mayoría niñas, son ofrecidos como mercadería a cambio de pagos variables, explotados por familiares, vecinos o redes criminales.

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COLOMBIA: Estos reinados no están lejos de delitos como pornografía y abuso

Crintern — Fri, 23 Jan 2015 14:21:11 +0000

Expertos de organizaciones que trabajan por la infancia rechazan concursos como Miss Tanguita.

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