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Interaction of International Mechanisms of Migrants' Rights Protection: A child rights perspective
This paper is part of a series of bridging papers looking at different points of the 5-year Action Plan for Collaboration from a child rights perspective. Child migrants are doubly vulnerable as both children and as migrants, putting them at heightened ri
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Legal Assistance- Update on birth registration for refugees from Syria. Norwegian Refugee Council.
Through its Information, Counselling and Legal Assistance (ICLA) programme,The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) provides information, counselling and legal assistance to refugees from Syria about access to essential services and on legal issues in Lebanon
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Violating children's rights: Harmful practices based on tradition, culture, religion or superstition. Report from the International NGO Council on Violence against Children
The International NGO Council on Violence against Children presents a report on harmful practices based on tradition, culture, religion or superstition that violate the rights of children. Across regions, millions of children are subjected to various form
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Child Abuse and The Holy See. The need for justice, accountability and reform
Child Rights International Network (CRIN) has released a preliminary report documenting the scope of child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church and evidence of cover up attempts by the Vatican and Church authorities. The newly released report coincides wit
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Handbook on European law relating to asylum, borders and immigration
The Handbook on European law relating to asylum, borders and immigration is jointly produced by the European Court of Human Rights and the FRA. It examines the relevant law in the field of asylum, borders and immigration stemming from both European system
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Turned away: Summary returns of unaccompanied migrant children and adult asylum seekers from Italy to Greece
This report released by Human Rights Watch documents the failure of the Italian border police at the Adriatic ports of Ancona, Bari, Brindisi, and Venice to screen adequately for people in need of protection, in violation of Italy’s legal obligations. It
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Unspeakable Crimes: Changing the law. Preventing sexual violence against children in conflict – the changes in law that need to happen
Save the Children's newly released Policy Brief 'Unspeakable Crimes: Changing the Law ' highlights specific reforms to protect child survivors and empower them to seek justice. While international criminal courts and tribunals have helped to develop int
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Speaking freely: Children and young people in Europe take action on ending violence against children in custody. Campaign Report
This report is published as part of the Ending Violence against Children in Custody project, coordinated by the Children’s Rights Alliance for England (CRAE) and funded by the European Commission’s Daphne III programme. The Ending Violence against Childre
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Speak Up, Speak Out: Toolkit for Reporting on Human Rights Issues
The Internews toolkit 'Speak Up, Speak Out: A Toolkit for Reporting on Human Rights Issues' is both a human rights reference guide and a workbook for journalists and civic activists who want to improve their ability to report on human rights issues in a f
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Struggling to Survive- Children Living Alone on the Streets of Tanzania and Kenya
A new study by Railway Children finds a 'silent war' is being waged in Tanzania and Kenya against children forced on to the streets. The children who took part in the study have been exposed to a relentless ordeal of extreme physical and sexual violence,
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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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La justicia española frente al abuso sexual infantil en el entorno familiar. Un análisis de casos a la luz de los estándares internacionales de derechos humanos
Save the Children warns about serious deficiencies in the Spanish judicial system- assessed against the standards dictated by international human rights law- and its ineffective responses to child sexual abuse cases, especially when very young children ar