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Judge held Banksia fear a year ago - The West Australian

Sun, 2013/02/10 - 12:06pm

The West Australian

Judge held Banksia fear a year ago
The West Australian
Judge Reynolds said regimes imposed on the teenager were oppressive, arguably breached laws and the Convention on the Rights of the Child, amounted to "psychological subjugation" and could easily make serious mental health problems worse for ...

Aunt of little girls orphaned in Alps massacre 'wants to adopt them after they ... - Daily Mail

Sun, 2013/02/10 - 6:20am

Daily Mail

Aunt of little girls orphaned in Alps massacre 'wants to adopt them after they ...
Daily Mail
He said he believed social services' actions breach the United Nations convention on the rights of the child, which says the state is obliged to preserve a child's identity including nationality, name and family relations. Al-Saffar said: 'Social ...

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Child protection is the duty of the state - The Zimbabwe Standard

Sun, 2013/02/10 - 6:16am

Child protection is the duty of the state
The Zimbabwe Standard
Both the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child provide for “holistic” protection of children by putting in place issues that need special consideration by state parties so that children ...

US violates human rights of children - UN - Nation on Sunday

Sat, 2013/02/09 - 2:45pm

News Pakistan

US violates human rights of children - UN
Nation on Sunday
(0 votes). An independent body of experts tasked by the United Nations to monitor compliance with the International Treaty on the Rights of Children in Armed Conflict (formally known as the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child ...
Hundreds of Afghan children killed in US attacks: reportNews Pakistan
US Aircraft Killed Hundreds of Children in AfghanistanPrensa Latina
US forces have killed hundreds of Afghan children since 2008: UNPress TV

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Making law work - Republica

Sat, 2013/02/09 - 1:16pm

Republica

Making law work
Republica
Such an interpretation will also give effect to the recognized “principle of best interest of the child” entrenched in the CRC (Convention on the Rights of the Child) to which Nepal is a party. Under article 33(m) of the Interim Constitution 2063, it ...

Accusations, impossible demands, problem parents drive away teachers - Montreal Gazette

Sat, 2013/02/09 - 11:21am

Accusations, impossible demands, problem parents drive away teachers
Montreal Gazette
The Equal Rights Crusaders have memorized the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Convention on the Rights of the Child. They email or phone, lugging a plethora of it's-not-fair questions. “How many other children received a detention for not ...

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Groups scoff at kiss-and-hug-the-babies campaign sorties - Manila Standard Today

Fri, 2013/02/08 - 4:31pm

Groups scoff at kiss-and-hug-the-babies campaign sorties
Manila Standard Today
The Philippines and 192 other countries have ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child to promote the welfare of children and protect them from exploitation and other conditions that hamper their proper growth and development.

Saudi Arabia beheading nearly two people per week - Amnesty International

Fri, 2013/02/08 - 11:32am

Saudi Arabia beheading nearly two people per week
Amnesty International
As a state party to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, Saudi Arabia is prohibited from imposing the death penalty on persons who were under 18 years old at the time of the alleged offence for which they were convicted. Saudi Arabia applies the ...

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Civic Group Decries Child's Rights Violations in Liberia - Says Kawah - AllAfrica.com

Fri, 2013/02/08 - 7:36am

Civic Group Decries Child's Rights Violations in Liberia - Says Kawah
AllAfrica.com
Although Liberia has ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the child and the African charter on the Rights and Welfare of the child, much remains to be done to ensure complete eradication of child rights violation in the country. This ...

Seven Million US Spent On Child Protection - AllAfrica.com

Fri, 2013/02/08 - 4:44am

Seven Million US Spent On Child Protection
AllAfrica.com
... Health, Youth and Sports, Labour and Justice, respectively for their critical roles in preparing Liberia's Country Report to the Committee on the Rights of the Child, in implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, noting that their ...

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UK: RIGHTS GROUPS UNITE TO URGE DAVID CAMERON TO HONOUR ... - Amnesty International UK

Fri, 2013/02/08 - 4:30am

UK: RIGHTS GROUPS UNITE TO URGE DAVID CAMERON TO HONOUR ...
Amnesty International UK
“The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) requires governments to promote and raise awareness of children's rights. One of the best ways of doing this is by including human rights, and especially children's rights education, in the curriculum.

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Children advocates to push for “child-centered” elections - Blog Watch Citizen Media (blog)

Thu, 2013/02/07 - 11:09pm

Children advocates to push for “child-centered” elections
Blog Watch Citizen Media (blog)
The Philippines, having ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UN CRC), has an obligation to do its best, to the full extent of its resources, to make sure that the rights of the child are realized in the country. Currently, 193 ...

When anonymity breeds an anomaly - Herald Scotland

Thu, 2013/02/07 - 9:09pm

When anonymity breeds an anomaly
Herald Scotland
This is in line with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, under which any person under the age of 18 is viewed as a child. So the Victims and Witnesses (Scotland) Bill proposes to extend their rights and protections, including anonymity until ...

Indian Government Faulted on Child Sexual Abuse - New York Times

Thu, 2013/02/07 - 6:30pm

New York Times

Indian Government Faulted on Child Sexual Abuse
New York Times
India has signed the Convention on the Rights of the Child, an international treaty that protects children. The rights group noted that doing so obliged all levels of government to not only take steps to protect children against sexual abuse but to ...
India: Child Sex Abuse Shielded by Silence and NeglectHuffington Post (blog)

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Forceful Land Acquisition In Odisha: An Open Letter - CounterCurrents.org

Thu, 2013/02/07 - 4:06pm

Forceful Land Acquisition In Odisha: An Open Letter
CounterCurrents.org
... on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the Convention on the Rights of the Child, and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, all of which India has ...

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The Good of the Child - Boston Review

Thu, 2013/02/07 - 11:51am

The Good of the Child
Boston Review
In fact, baby boxes appear to promote children's right to life, as described in Article 6 of The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). However, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child disagrees on the basis of Article 8 ...

US Violating Human Rights of Children, Says UN Committee - Center for Research on Globalization

Thu, 2013/02/07 - 11:08am

RAWA News

US Violating Human Rights of Children, Says UN Committee
Center for Research on Globalization
The observations, issued by independent U.N. experts tasked with monitoring compliance with the international treaty on the rights of children in armed conflict (formally known as the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on ...
HRW: Hundreds of Afghan children killed in US attacksRAWA News
US forces have killed hundreds of Afghan children since 2008: UNPress TV

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Can Russian children be adopted by foreign gay couples? - Pravda

Thu, 2013/02/07 - 9:45am

Can Russian children be adopted by foreign gay couples?
Pravda
Secondly, our children can be adopted by family couples only," he told the Russian Newspaper. The Ombudsman also reminded that the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child does not say that adults have a right for a child. "It says that a child is ...

India: Child Sex Abuse Shielded by Silence and Neglect - Huffington Post (blog)

Thu, 2013/02/07 - 9:17am

India: Child Sex Abuse Shielded by Silence and Neglect
Huffington Post (blog)
India is a party to the core international human rights treaties that protect children, including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), the Convention on the Rights of the Child, and the Convention on Elimination of All ...

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Over 130 Million Girls, Women Have Undergone FGM/C in Africa, Others - AllAfrica.com

Thu, 2013/02/07 - 8:14am

Over 130 Million Girls, Women Have Undergone FGM/C in Africa, Others
AllAfrica.com
The Gambia is one of the first 25 states to have ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). It has also ratified the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACRWC) and the Convention on the Elimination of ...

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