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Young Speakers- a method for listening to children
Published by the Ombudsman for Children in Sweden, this tool is intended to help those who work with children, either directly or indirectly, to listen to and make the views of children heard. The tool ‘Unga Direkt’, Young Speakers, is comprised of six st
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Regional report on child begging. Prevalence, prevention and supression of child begging. Prevention of child exploitation in South East Europe
Begging, as a social phenomenon, is public, visible and undisguised. Most child beggars exist in major cities and have almost become one of their distinctive features. Although they can be regularly seen on city squares, traffic roads and crossroads, in f
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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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The Year of Janusz Korczak 2012: There are no children, there are people
This dual-language book introduces the Year of Janusz Korczak, a Polish author, doctor and child rights activist of the early twentieth century. The Year of Korczak was intended to introduce, remind, and implement Korczak’s message of ‘there are no childr
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Championing Children's Rights: A global study of independent human rights institutions for children – summary report
This study is globally the first comprehensive review of independent human rights institutions for children. It takes stock of more than 20 years of their experience and highlights the purpose and potential of these institutions, what it is they do and ho
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Rok Janusza Korczaka 2012: NIE MA DZIECI – SĄ LUDZIE
This dual-language book introduces the Year of Janusz Korczak, a Polish author, doctor and child rights activist of the early twentieth century. The Year of Korczak was intended to introduce, remind, and implement Korczak’s message of ‘there are no childr
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A handbook on child participation in Parliament. Handbook for Parliamentarians No. 18-2011
This handbook is a collaborative effort of the Inter-Parliamentary Union and UNICEF, addresses some of the key ways in which parliamentarians can guarantee that children's voices, concerns and interests find expression in and are taken into account by par
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Case study- Zambia. Child Rights Governance Initiative
A case study on Save the Children's support to the Office of the Commissioner for Children within the Zambian Human Rights Commission. Independent national human rights institutions are important mechanisms to promote and hold governments’ accountable to
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You have rights! What rights? Governance Fit for Chidren
Do you sometimes feel that you are not treated fairly? That people who make decisions don’t take account of your views? Then read this booklet to find out more information about your rights, and what governments should be doing to make sure that your righ
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Legal Assistance Toolkit for Children and Children's Rights Organisations
This toolkit is designed to explain the ways that legal assistance can be obtained free of charge for children and children's rights organisations, to review the international standards that underlie children's right to legal assistance, and to clarify th
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Barnet som medborgare- En analys av förutsättningarna för att skapa ett index över barns medborgerliga och politiska rättigheter
A pilot study that explores the possibility of measuring the civil and political rights of children in Sweden and, at the same time, attempts to create indicators and variables to measure these rights. This study is a preliminary step towards the developm
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Att få landa tryggt. Om mottagandet av ensamkommande barn och ungdomar
This 12-page brochure provides information about the care arrangements in Sweden for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children and youth. It contains facts and figures (2005-2009) about the increase in the number of children and young people seeking asylum in