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Defenceless: The Impact of Israeli Military Detention on Palestinian Children
Growing up amidst military occupation and conflict has had a profound impact on Palestinian children in the West Bank and Gaza. It has impacted every aspect of their lives, from their safety and development to their psychosocial wellbeing and mental healt
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The United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (The Nelson Mandela Rules)
The following rules are not intended to describe in detail a model system of penal institutions. They seek only, on the basis of the general consensus of contemporary thought and the essential elements of the most adequate systems of today, to set out wha
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Protecting children’s rights in criminal justice systems. A training manual and reference point for professionals and policymakers
Children in conflict or contact with criminal justice or welfare agencies either as children in need of protection, children at risk, on arrest, during trial, in detention or as victims and witnesses, are often in a vulnerable position, unaware of their r
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Two Years With No Moon: Immigration detention of children in Thailand
In this report, Human Rights Watch examines the conditions and lives of migrant and refugee children detained for extended periods of time in squalid detention facilities in Thailand. These conditions and the arbitrary treatment of these children are foun
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Breaking the silence: Children and Youth- Soldiers' Testimonies 2005-2011
Breaking the Silence, an organisation of Israeli veterans who served during the Second Intifada in 2000, has released a booklet of soldier testimonies of the everyday life routine in the oPt – Israel’s “backyard”. The report attests to the mistreatment of
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The Impact of Child Detention: Occupied Palestinian Territory
Save the Children and East Jerusalem YMCA – Rehabilitation Program have launched their joint report "Impact of Child Detention: occupied Palestinian territory". The report describes the psychosocial repercussions on children, their families and their comm
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Juvenile Justice in the CEE/CIS Region: Progress, Challenges, Obstacles and Opportunities
The report 'Juvenile Justice in the CEE/CIS (Central and Eastern Europe/ Commonwealth of Independent States) region: Progress, Challenges, Obstacles and Opportunities', describes the most significant advances made in the development of juvenile justice sy
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From the inside: Children and young people on life in police cells and in remand prisons
For a number of years, the Ombudsman for Children in Sweden has been systematically listening to children and young people in vulnerable situations. To learn about how authorities apply the rights of children and young people on the basis of the UN Conve
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Juvenile detention in Uganda. Review of Ugandan Remand Homes and the National Rehabilitation Centre
This report contains an overview of the juvenile justice system in Uganda, raises some key child protection issues and gives a report of the conditions of detention for young people in terms of nutrition, facilities, discipline, education, healthcare and
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Deprivation of children's liberty as the last resort: A global conference on child justice in Africa- 7th-8th November 2011 Conference Report
The issue of managing or dealing with children coming in conflict with the law has historically haunted nations, and Africa is no exception. Although there have already been important headways, much remains to be done in ensuring child justice in Africa.
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Child Rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory- Review
Save the Children's 2010 review of the major trends that affected the rights of children in the occupied Palestinian territory to live, learn and play in freedom and safety. In 2010, Palestinian children continued to face poverty, violence and threats to
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Case Study. The post-trauma rehabilitation of the Palestinian ex-detainee children in the West Bank Programme
This case study is about the social rehabilitation of Palestinian child ex-detainees. Through the West Bank Programme, Save the Children provides support to child ex-detainees in their post-trauma rehabilitation, including reintegration in their respectiv