Case study

IRELAND: ‘Nothing is going to change the past, but we can protect the children of the future’

Joe Sandler Clarke — Thu, 02 Apr 2015 16:34:30 +0000

Louise O’Keefe was eight years-old when she was sexually abused by her school principal. It would take her 40 years and a lengthy legal battle with the Irish state for her to get justice. This is her story.

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LIBERIA: Firing back at Firestone

Joe Sandler Clarke — Fri, 06 Mar 2015 17:58:21 +0000

By the early 2000s, Harbel, Liberia, a town founded by giant American tyre manufacture Firestone, had become synonymous with child labour. A legal case brought against Firestone by 23 workers garnered massive media attention and led to significant changes at the 220 square mile rubber plantation which thousands of labourers called home.

Язык Английский

AUSTRALIA: Care leavers’ fight for redress for historical abuse

CRIN — Thu, 07 Jun 2018 14:31:09 +0000

In the 1990s Australian care leavers demanded acknowledgement of historical abuse and neglect, leading to social and political change across the country.

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CZECH REPUBLIC: First steps taken on ending anti-Roma discrimination in schools

Victor — Wed, 13 Sep 2017 12:21:46 +0000

In 1999, D.H. and Others v. the Czech Republic became the first case in Czech history to seek an end to anti-Roma discrimination in education.

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ИНДИЯ: Пятилетняя девочка и ее неграмотная мать добились правосудия в случае сексуального насилия

CRIN — Fri, 21 Jul 2017 10:26:57 +0000

Амаль* было три года, когда она была изнасилована соседом в трущобах Дели. Ее мать неустанно боролась за справедливость в деле, дошедшем до Высокого суда Дели.

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КЕНИЯ: Нубийские дети и борьба за гражданство

CRIN — Wed, 07 Jun 2017 11:30:29 +0000

Уже более века нубийцы живут на территории Кении, но до сих пор они не признаны гражданами этой страны. В результате, в вопросах, касающихся получения доступа к основным услугам, они сталкиваются со значительными ограничениями и дискриминацией.

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ХОРВАТИЯ: Десятилетия споров по вопросам полового воспитания ни к чему не привели

CRIN — Mon, 05 Jun 2017 13:43:46 +0000

Коллективная жалоба подвергла критике дискриминационные материалы, используемые на уроках полового воспитания в Хорватии, но не смогла закрепить лучшую систему.

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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.

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ARGENTINA: Juvenile life sentences breached human rights standards

Victor — Wed, 11 Jan 2017 11:42:02 +0000

Five Argentinian children were sentenced to life in prison, suffering grievous ill-treatment and incarceration for years before their cases were heard by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.

Язык Английский

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.

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CROATIA: Sex-ed stalemate after decades of disagreement

Victor — Tue, 10 May 2016 16:33:35 +0000

A collective complaint exposed discrimination in the material being taught in Croatian sex education classes but did not manage to cement a better system.

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PERU: Abortion guidelines established after 90-year delay

Victor — Wed, 30 Mar 2016 17:09:04 +0000

A 13-year-old girl who became pregnant after being raped was denied a legal abortion, even though her physical and mental health were in danger. She was left paralysed; but thanks to her case, Peru now has a protocol on therapeutic abortion and the UN has recognised the denial of a legal abortion as a form of discrimination against women.

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BANGLADESH: Mandatory death penalty declared void after 14-year legal battle

Victor — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 16:34:00 +0000

Sentenced to death for a crime allegedly committed when he was just 14, a Bangladeshi boy’s case became the centre of a lengthy legal battle which ultimately led to mandatory executions being declared unconstitutional.

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COLOMBIA: Free education secured for 12 million children

Victor — Mon, 25 Jan 2016 16:54:38 +0000

Part of a law which allowed the Colombian government to charge for primary education was deemed unconstitutional after a direct challenge against its discriminatory provisions.

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EUROPE: Progress on corporal punishment of children after collective complaints

Victor — Mon, 28 Sep 2015 10:03:06 +0000

By issuing seven separate collective complaints to the European Committee of Social Rights, APPROACH, an organisation seeking a global ban on the corporal punishment of children, has prompted the governments of several European countries to enact new legislation or publicly debate the issue.

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