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Refugee Rights Headlines: A compilation of blogs from the Refugee Rights Europe Vol. II
This booklet provides a selection of blog posts from Refugee Rights Europe’s website from the past year, from November 2020 to present. An important part of Refugee Rights Europe's work the past 5 years has been to shed light on the situation experience
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Where Do Rich Countries Stand on Childcare?
Some of the world’s richest countries were failing to offer comprehensive childcare solutions to all families even before COVID-19. This was in some instances a reflection of the countries policy priorities rather than available resources. The COVID-19 pa
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The Impact of COVID-19 on Children in Europe
Child poverty in Europe was already unacceptably high before the COVID-19 virus outbreak. In 2018, one in four children in the European Union (EU) were already growing up at risk of poverty or social exclusion. The crisis has had devastating consequences
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Vita da Tutore
The G.A.IN. 'Guardianship advanced Instruments for child protection in Europe' project, funded by the European Commission, involved 4 countries- Italy, Greece, Hungary and Belgium- with the aim of ensuring better protection and respect for the rights of
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No Way Forward, No Way Out: Human rights infringements facing refugees and displaced people in Belgium
Ahead of the consideration of the sixth periodic report submitted by Belgium on 15 October 2019, at the 127th session of the Human Rights Committee, Refugee Rights Europe (RRE), in collaboration with La Plateforme Citoyenne de Soutien aux Réfugiés and oth
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Best of UNICEF Research Retrospective: Documenting impact and lessons learned
This retrospective comprises a selection of reports from the past six years of UNICEF research, focusing on children’s rights, protection, and health. The featured examples, including six case studies, has been selected in an annual exercise to award and
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Left In-Between: Documenting the situation for refugees and displaced people in Brussels, Belgium
Hundreds of refugees and displaced people are known to be sleeping rough in and around Maximilian Park in Brussels, Belgium. The situation reportedly intensified since the destruction of the so-called ‘Jungle’ camp in Calais, France, and conditions are to
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Exploration of Gender Norms and Socialization Among Early Adolescents: The use of qualitative methods for the global early adolescent study
The Global Early Adolescent Study (GEAS) was launched in 2014 with the aim of understanding the factors in early adolescence that predispose young people to subsequent sexual risks, and conversely, those that promote healthy sexuality across different cul
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Marching to a Different Drummer: A cross-cultural comparison of young adolescents who challenge gender norms
The aim of this study was to illustrate what is considered as violating gender norms for boys and girls and the consequences of challenging these in four urban low-income areas: Shanghai, New Delhi, Baltimore, and Ghent. Findings from the study revealed t
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“Boys Should Have the Courage to Ask a Girl Out”: Gender norms in early adolescent romantic relationships
This study explores how gender norms emerge in romantic relationships among early adolescents in five low-income urban areas: Baltimore, Cuenca, Edinburgh, Ghent, and Nairobi. Findings from the study indicate that stereotypical gender norms about romantic
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Disrupted Flight: The realities of separated refugee families in the EU
This report analyses the reality of family reunification in Europe for a particularly vulnerable group of migrants, people in need of international protection. An informal network of ECRE members and Red Cross offices working in the field of family reunif
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Right to Justice: Quality Legal Assistance for Unaccompanied Children- Comparative Report
Unaccompanied children face diverse systems of legal assistance in various migration and asylum procedures, depending on the country they arrive in. This report examines all forms of legal assistance provided to unaccompanied children, from legal advice t