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MOWAC to register, screen 2000 kids - Joy Online

Wed, 2008/08/27 - 7:51pm

MOWAC to register, screen 2000 kids
Joy Online, Ghana - 8 hours ago
The declaration also influenced the passage of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and Ghana responded positively to the ...

Afghanistan: Free Aafia Siddiqui's 11-Year-Old Son - Reuters AlertNet

Wed, 2008/08/27 - 3:13pm

Afghanistan: Free Aafia Siddiqui's 11-Year-Old Son
Reuters AlertNet, UK - 13 hours ago
The Convention on the Rights of the Child, to which Afghanistan is a party, defines a child as any person under the age of 18. In its General Comment on ...

Hangings continue despite pleas - The National

Wed, 2008/08/27 - 2:34pm

Hangings continue despite pleas
The National, United Arab Emirates - 5 hours ago
Tehran is party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which outlaw such executions. ...

Comparing the Platforms - ChristianityToday.com

Wed, 2008/08/27 - 11:01am

Comparing the Platforms
ChristianityToday.com, IL - 17 hours ago
That includes the UN convention on women's rights… and the UN convention on the rights of the child." Democrats: "US engagement with Africa should reflect ...

Iran hangs second youth for crime committed as a minor - AFP

Wed, 2008/08/27 - 7:15am

BBC News

Iran hangs second youth for crime committed as a minor
AFP - 21 hours ago
Iran is a party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Convention on the Rights of the Child, whose signatories commit not to ...
Hangings continue despite pleas The National
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Iran: Executions of Juvenile Offenders Rising - Human Rights Watch (press release)

Tue, 2008/08/26 - 5:14pm

Iran: Executions of Juvenile Offenders Rising
Human Rights Watch (press release) - Aug 26, 2008
As a party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Convention on the Rights of the Child, Iran is obligated to prohibit ...

Life sentence for recruiters of child soldiers - Colombia Reports

Tue, 2008/08/26 - 10:12am

Colombia Reports

Life sentence for recruiters of child soldiers
Colombia Reports, Colombia - Aug 26, 2008
Recruitment of children and adolescents is a war crime under both the Geneva Convention and the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which states that no ...

We're deluded if we think our children are protected - Irish Independent

Tue, 2008/08/26 - 12:47am

Irish Independent

We're deluded if we think our children are protected
Irish Independent, Ireland - Aug 25, 2008
It is vital if children's rights are to be guaranteed in accordance with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. ...

Govt working on new child rights law - MSN India

Mon, 2008/08/25 - 10:16pm

Govt working on new child rights law
MSN India, India - Aug 25, 2008
Checking sexual abuse and assault of children, as mentioned under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, is also an integral part of the ...

HRC seeks end to child marriages - Arab News

Mon, 2008/08/25 - 5:02pm

HRC seeks end to child marriages
Arab News, Saudi Arabia - Aug 25, 2008
... has achieved all the development stages of her childhood, which, according to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, is the age of 18,” he stressed. ...

Meeting on human rights report - Malaysia Star

Sun, 2008/08/24 - 1:12am

Meeting on human rights report
Malaysia Star, Malaysia - Aug 24, 2008
She added that the NGOs also recommended that Malaysia lift its reservations to the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and Convention on the ...

'Voice of Children' becomes a national fixture in Sierra Leonean radio - ReliefWeb (press release)

Thu, 2008/08/21 - 2:34pm

'Voice of Children' becomes a national fixture in Sierra Leonean radio
ReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland - 14 hours ago
The Voice of Children project is based on one of the principal rights enshrined in the Convention on the Rights of the Child – namely, children's right to ...

Iran hanging revives debate over punishment of minors - Seattle Times

Thu, 2008/08/21 - 1:10am

Iran hanging revives debate over punishment of minors
Seattle Times, United States - 16 hours ago
Iran is a signatory to the International Convention on Civil and Political Rights and the International Convention on the Rights of the Child, ...

Gay Kidnap Case Takes a Fresh Twist - EDGE Boston

Wed, 2008/08/20 - 2:33pm

Gay Kidnap Case Takes a Fresh Twist
EDGE Boston, MA - Aug 20, 2008
... where we plan to remain in accordance with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child as well as Article 13 of the Hague Convention. ...

Legal rights for adopted children stressed - The New Nation

Wed, 2008/08/20 - 11:47am

Legal rights for adopted children stressed
The New Nation, Bangladesh - Aug 20, 2008
The participants discussed the role of Bangladesh as one of the foremost countries to ratify the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) of 1989 ...

Iranian Execution Revives Debate Over Minors - New York Times

Wed, 2008/08/20 - 11:19am

Iranian Execution Revives Debate Over Minors
New York Times, United States - Aug 20, 2008
Iran is a signatory to the International Convention on Civil and Political Rights and the International Convention on the Rights of the Child, ...

Iran executes 20-year-old who murdered at age 15 - International Herald Tribune

Wed, 2008/08/20 - 10:53am

Iran executes 20-year-old who murdered at age 15
International Herald Tribune, France - 20 hours ago
Iran is a signatory to the International Convention on Civil and Political Rights and the International Convention on the Rights of the Child, ...

Sentencing Children to Die in Prison - Axis of Logic

Wed, 2008/08/20 - 5:28am

Sentencing Children to Die in Prison
Axis of Logic, MA - 19 hours ago
... sentences to juveniles has been condemned in a number of international agreements, including the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. ...

Iran 'hangs man for murder committed as minor' - AFP

Wed, 2008/08/20 - 5:17am

AFP

Iran 'hangs man for murder committed as minor'
AFP - Aug 20, 2008
Iran is a party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Convention on the Rights of the Child, whose signatories commit to not ...
Iran hanging revives debate over punishment of minors Seattle Times
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Iran 'hangs man for murder committed as minor' - AFP

Wed, 2008/08/20 - 5:17am

AFP

Iran 'hangs man for murder committed as minor'
AFP - Aug 20, 2008
Iran is a party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Convention on the Rights of the Child, whose signatories commit to not ...