Article 8: Preservation of identity

UNITED KINGDOM: Child sex abuse victims treated 'overcautiously'
6/Mar/2013 News
Summary: Child sex abuse investigations put too much focus on the victims' credibility and not enough on the suspects,...
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UNITED KINGDOM: 43,000 strip-searches carried out on children as young as 12
6/Mar/2013 News
Summary: A promise to end routine strip-searching of children in custody is being flouted, according to data revealing...
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YEMEN: Juvenile offenders face execution, says human rights group
5/Mar/2013 News
Summary: Yemenā€™s government should stop seeking and carrying out the death penalty for child offenders, Human Rights Watch...
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DISCRIMINATION: UN Human Rights Council must act against discrimination and homophobia, says human rights group
1/Mar/2013 News
Summary: The UN Human Rights Council should take a strong stand against discrimination on the grounds of sexual...
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ITALY: Municipality of Rome denies social housing to Roma families living in formal camps
28/Feb/2013 News
Summary: Romani families living in formal camps in Rome will not be able to gain access to social housing, according to...
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UNITED STATES: Parents of transgender first-grader file discrimination complaint
28/Feb/2013 News
Summary: A transgender rights group announced Wednesday that it has filed a discrimination complaint in Colorado on behalf...
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UNITED KINGDOM: Metropolitan Police will prosecute parents who send their girls abroad to be ā€˜cutā€™
18/Feb/2013 News
Summary: People who book flights to send girls abroad for genital mutilation operations will face prosecution in a new...
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FGM: Noting progress, UN urges accelerated efforts to eliminate female genital mutilation
15/Feb/2013 News
Summary: As new data points to fewer girls being subjected to female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C), United Nations...
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INDONESIA: UN experts warn proposed restrictive bill threatens freedoms
15/Feb/2013 News
Summary: A group of United Nations independent experts on freedoms of association, expression, and religion and on the...
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ICELAND: Girl wins right to name
31/Ene/2013 News
Summary: Authorities in Iceland, where there are strict rules on allowed names, had objected to the name Blaer given to a...
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