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Bringing Children Home: A children's rights approach to returning from ISIL
During the height of its existence, approximately 4 640 children traveled from abroad to join ISIS/ISIL. Since the fall of the terrorist organization, many of these children have been living in one of the three displacements camps in Northern Syria. They
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What Lies Beneath
With this report, the Child Rights International Network (CRIN) reflects on its organizational mission and how they pursue the fulfillment of that mission. Instead of focusing on the negative- what is wrong in the realm of children's rights- CRIN will ref
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When the State Doesn't Care: A guide to accessing justice for violations of children's rights in care institutions in Eastern and Southeastern Europe and the Caucasus
Neglect and abuse of children in care institutions in Eastern and Southeastern Europe and the Caucasus has been well researched and documented. Governments have known for decades, yet few victims have received redress for the harm suffered. And when the c
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Sexual Violence by Peacekeepers Against Children and Other Civilians: A practical guide for advocacy
CRIN, the Child Rights International Network, globally monitors children’s rights violations and advocates for change. Multiple reports of sexual violence by UN peacekeepers, most recently in CAR, have garnered international attention and outrage. The UN
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Rights, Remedies and Representation: Global report on access to justice for children
Produced and written by CRIN, the Child Rights International Network, this report is the result of a research project scrutinising how the legal systems of 197 countries empower children to realise their rights or perpetuate the rights violations that the
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Inhuman Sentencing: Life imprisonment of children around the world
The Child Rights International Network (CRIN) has been reporting on the inhuman sentencing of children, including sentences of death, life imprisonment and corporal punishment, since 2010. CRIN is concerned that international condemnation is often limited
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Refugee Children in Conflict With the Law in Bethlehem
Through interviews, focus groups, a literature review, and questionnaires, this report strives to provide a detailed picture of the status of refugee children in conflict with the law in the Bethlehem Governorate. The research questions driving this study
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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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Stop making children criminals
Criminalising children causes persisting harm not only to the overall development of many children but also of human societies. It encourages a spiral downwards by children into further offending and increasingly violent offending which often extends into
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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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Status of Children's Rights in the Universal Periodic Review
The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a new mechanism of the United Nations (UN) under which the Human Rights Council (HRC) examines the human rights situation in every Member State of the UN. Each State is examined once every four years and by other Sta
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Guide to mechanisms for children’s rights
The purpose of this guide is to help readers understand the existing international and regional human rights "mechanisms" working on child rights- the different parts and organisms of the United Nations, or regional bodies, like the African Union (AU) and