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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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No place like home: An Assessment of the Housing, Land and Property Rights of Palestinian Refugee Women in Camps and Gatherings in Lebanon
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has embarked on a three-year initiative designed to help increase displaced women's access to housing, land and property rights through international and national advocacy. The project aims to provide well-researched le
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Migration and Disaster-Induced Displacement: European Policy, Practice, and Perspective
Over the last decade, a series of devastating natural disasters have killed hundreds of thousands of people, displaced millions, and decimated the built environment across wide regions, shocking the public imagination and garnering unprecedented financial
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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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Human Rights Watch World Report. Events of 2011
Human Rights Watch’s annual review of human rights practices around the globe, summarizes major rights issues in more than 90 countries, reflecting the extensive investigative work carried out in 2011 by Human Rights Watch staff, usually in close partners
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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