Bullying

SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY: CRIN'S submission to the report of the Independent Expert

ssaliba — Tue, 06 Jun 2017 15:34:37 +0000

CRIN's submission for the report of the Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity

Langue Anglais

Crouch v. Snell

Denitsa — Tue, 24 May 2016 10:29:37 +0000

Case concerning the constitutionality of an anti-cyberbullying law in Nova Scotia in Canada.

Langue Anglais

BULLYING: CRIN submission for the UN Secretary-General’s report on 'Protecting children from bullying'

Victor — Mon, 19 Oct 2015 16:50:38 +0000

CRIN submission for the preparation of the UN Secretary-General’s report on “Protecting children from bullying”.

Langue Anglais

EUROPE: Tackling violence against children

Victor — Mon, 19 Oct 2015 12:05:45 +0000

A report from Augeo Foundation and the Dutch Children's Ombudsman on tackling violence against children in Europe, to coincide with the European Network of Ombudspersons for Children's 2015 theme of Violence against Children.

Langue Anglais

Les droits des enfants face au VIH et au SIDA

Louise — Wed, 07 Oct 2015 15:02:00 +0000

Children's rights and HIV and AIDS

The headline news of UNAIDS latest report reveals that the global AIDS epidemic is on the wane. The report, which marks World AIDS Day 2010, shows a decrease of almost 20 per cent in the number of new infections this year compared to the number of new infections recorded in 1999.

Langue Français

BULLYING: Fifth edition of the WWSF violence prevention kit

Victor — Tue, 30 Jun 2015 18:49:11 +0000

The Fifth edition of the WWSF Prevention Kit - our annual Call to Action.

Please remember that the Prevention Kit is central to the campaign “19 Days of activism for prevention of violence against children and youth, 1-19 November”. For this reason we stress that you familiarise yourself with the revised information contained in the Kit including the list of 19 themes, and especially the main theme of the year, which is “Bullying".

Langue Anglais

CANADA : La Commission Vérité et Réconciliation qualifie de "génocide culturel" la scolarisation forcée des enfants aborigènes

Louise — Mon, 15 Jun 2015 10:20:58 +0000

Les Canadiens ont pris conscience du désastre causé par la scolarisation forcée de dizaines de milliers d’Amérindiens et d’Inuits de 1870 à 1970.

Langue Français

CANADA: Forced schooling of aboriginal children was ‘cultural genocide,’ truth commission finds

Victor — Tue, 09 Jun 2015 11:04:16 +0000

The findings are part of a report documenting widespread physical, cultural and sexual abuse at government-sponsored residential schools run mostly by churches that Indian, Inuit and other indigenous children were forced to attend.

Langue Anglais

ASIA-PACIFIC: Cost of child maltreatment tops $200 billion annually, reports UNICEF

Victor — Wed, 03 Jun 2015 10:52:29 +0000

Statistics show that failure to prevent violence against children is resulting in serious economic costs to countries, UNICEF warned at the launch of its ‘End Violence against Children’ campaign in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.

Langue Anglais

TURKEY: Teacher calls for 'harassment teams' against miniskirts

jonas — Fri, 20 Feb 2015 12:39:12 +0000

The deputy principal of an Anatolian high school suggested that “male students could follow girls who wear short skirts to make them feel uncomfortable, after which the students would eventually have to dress ‘properly.’”

Langue Anglais

DISABLED CHILDREN: The African Report on Children with Disabilities: Promising Starts and Persisting Challenges

jonas — Fri, 30 Jan 2015 15:33:08 +0000

[3 December 2014] - A new report by the African Child Policy Forum (ACPF) highlights the stigma, discrimination and inequality which children with disabilities continue to face, despite the efforts that have been made by many African States to improve their status through policy and legislative reform as well as public education and inclusive services. The report was presented at a two-day Symposium on children with disabilities in Africa held at the Addis Ababa Hilton. The Symposium was opened by H.E.

Langue Indéfini

INDIA: Children bear the brunt of caste abuses in rural Madhya Pradesh

jonas — Tue, 23 Dec 2014 13:43:15 +0000

[5 December 2014] - From being forced to eat mid-day meals in marked out plates to being asked to sit in the back rows of their classrooms, Dalit schoolchildren across rural Madhya Pradesh face dozens of grim abuses, a new study backed by rights group ActionAid has revealed.

Langue Anglais

CONSEIL DE L'EUROPE : Les droits des enfants intersexes et trans’ sont-ils respectés ?

Louise — Mon, 15 Dec 2014 12:58:29 +0000

Une étude souligne l'importance de l'information, une meilleure connaissance et compréhension des enfants transgenres et intersexes afin de les protéger contre la violence liée au sexe et les normes de genre. Erik Schneider, Psychiatre, psychothérapeute pour le Conseil de l'Europe.

Langue Français

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.

Langue Anglais

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.

Langue Français