Article 19: Protection from abuse and neglect

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: UN peacekeepers face new allegations of sexually abusing children
6/يناير/2016 News
UN peacekeepers are facing new allegations of sexual abuse in the Central African Republic involving four young girls, according to the UN spokesman.
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CORPORAL PUNISHMENT: Global progress towards prohibition up to December 2015
4/يناير/2016 Publication
A milestone in progress towards universal prohibition of corporal punishment of children was witnessed in 2015 with more than half of UN member states achieving prohibition in all settings or committing to doing so.
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ZAMBIA: UN experts dismayed by presidential pardon of convicted rapist and his appointment as GBV ambassador
23/ديسمبر/2015 News
Two UN human rights experts have urged the Zambian Government to end the impunity of Zambian singer Clifford Dimba, convicted in 2014 for the rape of a 14-year-old girl and later made an ambassador on gender-based violence.
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Human Rights Day 2015: Freedoms for adults only?
9/ديسمبر/2015 Publication
The freedoms set out in the two Covenants are universal; they apply to everyone, everywhere. Children are no exception, they have all human rights. But children’s freedoms are rarely a priority; the ability to think freely, act and speak is too often denied for children all over the world.
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EUROPE: Protection gaps risk exposing children with disabilities to abuse
4/ديسمبر/2015 Publication
Boys and girls with disabilities are more likely to be victims of physical and sexual violence, and neglect, than those without disabilities.
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SWAZILAND: Inhuman sentencing of children
4/ديسمبر/2015 Publication
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UN: Children's rights and the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
2/ديسمبر/2015 Publication
Ahead of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, this new report calls on the UN to address the rights of children with disabilities with the same consistency and rigour as adults’ rights. 
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SAUDI ARABIA: More than 50 people, including several arrested as children, will reportedly be executed soon
30/نوفمبر/2015 News
Saudi Arabia allegedly plans to execute more than 50 people convicted of terrorism, including two sentenced as children, two Saudi newspapers reported this week.
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South Sudan: Inhuman sentencing of children
27/نوفمبر/2015 Publication
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MALDIVES: Inhuman sentencing of children
26/نوفمبر/2015 Publication
Corporal punishment and the death penalty are lawful penalties for offences committed by children in the Maldives.
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