Article 36: Other forms of exploitation

RAPPORT : What Lies Beneath

Louise — Tue, 15 May 2018 12:10:24 +0000

En tant qu'ONG, nous posons-nous assez souvent la question de savoir si ce que nous faisons est bien ce que nous devrions faire ? Notre travail est-il nécessaire, répond-t-il à un besoin ?

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REPORT: What Lies Beneath

Victor — Wed, 14 Mar 2018 10:07:17 +0000

As NGOs, how often do we question whether what we’re doing is what we ought to be doing? In other words, is our work needed and necessary? Here are CRIN's thoughts on this question.

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FRANCE: Exploitation case sees slavery criminalised at last

Victor — Wed, 03 May 2017 16:06:32 +0000

A Togolese teenager was held in servitude for four and a half years. Her case lead to criminal penalties for slavery, servitude and forced labour in France for the first time.

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RÉPUBLIQUE CENTRAFRICAINE : Les victimes présumées d'abus sexuels ont identifié 41 Casques bleus, selon l'enquête de l'ONU

Louise — Wed, 14 Dec 2016 07:29:58 +0000

Les victimes présumées d'actes d'exploitation et d'abus sexuels commis par des soldats de la paix des contingents burundais et gabonais déployés en République centrafricaine, ont identifié 41 Casques bleus, selon l'enquête menée par le Bureau des services de contrôle interne des Nations Unies (BSCI). Au total 25 mineurs ont affirmé avoir été victimes de violence sexuelle.

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Mapping the Global Goals for Sustainable Development and the Convention on the Rights of the Child

Robin — Thu, 17 Nov 2016 10:32:15 +0000

It has been recognized widely that all 17 Sustainable Development Goals are relevant for children but how do they correspond to the Convention on the Rights of the Child?

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FRANCE : L’Unicef dénonce l’exploitation des migrants mineurs dans les « jungles » françaises

Louise — Tue, 21 Jun 2016 07:06:09 +0000

Une étude du Fonds des Nations Unies pour l'enfance (Unicef) dénonce l'exploitation de près de 500 réfugiés mineurs dans le nord de la France.

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Global Witness v. Afrimex (UK) Ltd

Denitsa — Thu, 02 Jun 2016 14:47:30 +0000

Case concerning the use of child and forced labour in mineral extration in the DRC.

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C.N. and V. v. France

Denitsa — Fri, 04 Mar 2016 16:21:48 +0000

Case concerning two children held in domestic servitude in France.

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Human Rights Day 2015: Freedoms for adults only?

Victor — Wed, 09 Dec 2015 18:29:59 +0000

The freedoms set out in the two Covenants are universal; they apply to everyone, everywhere. Children are no exception, they have all human rights. But children’s freedoms are rarely a priority; the ability to think freely, act and speak is too often denied for children all over the world.

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EUROPE: Protection gaps risk exposing children with disabilities to abuse

Victor — Fri, 04 Dec 2015 15:13:37 +0000

Boys and girls with disabilities are more likely to be victims of physical and sexual violence, and neglect, than those without disabilities.

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UN: Children's rights and the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Victor — Wed, 02 Dec 2015 18:54:10 +0000

Ahead of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, this new report calls on the UN to address the rights of children with disabilities with the same consistency and rigour as adults’ rights.

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The Year in Children's Rights: CRIN's 2014-15 annual report

Victor — Tue, 06 Oct 2015 17:06:37 +0000

CRIN’s annual report wastes no time regurgitating blurb about who we are and what we do. Instead, we present a global picture of children’s rights, wrapping up the past year’s new or persisting issues around the world.

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TRAITE DES ENFANTS : Nestlé, Mars et Hershey’s visés par une plainte collective

Louise — Fri, 02 Oct 2015 16:12:38 +0000

Les groupes Nestlé, Hershey’s et Mars sont visés par trois plaintes collectives (class actions) déposées à la fin de septembre en Californie. Motif : la traite et le travail forcé des enfants dans les plantations de Côte d’Ivoire.

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UNITED STATES: Department of Labor sues Mormon sect $1.9m for oppressive child labour practices

Victor — Fri, 11 Sep 2015 12:24:05 +0000

A multi-year investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor revealed that the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints employed young children illegally to harvest pecans.

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UN: Children's rights and the Human Rights Committee

ssaliba — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 16:42:20 +0000

While civil and political rights are recognised specifically for children in the CRC, the review by the Human Rights Committee (the Committee) of State obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) provides a strong platform to further elaborate children’s civil and political rights.

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