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AUSTRALIA: Catholic Bishop charged with child sex abuse
30/Jun/2014 News
Bishop Max Davis is believed to be the most senior clergyman in the Catholic Church, and the first bishop, to be charged with a child sex offence.  
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IRAN: Execution of juvenile offenders breaches international law, says UN human rights chief
26/Jun/2014 News
Navi Pillay expresses concern about large number of executions since beginning of 2014, and calls on Iran's authorities to halt the imminent execution of a juvenile offender.
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КЫРГЫЗСТАН: Адвокация реформы центров содержания детей без сопровождения
11/Jun/2014 News
Международная сеть по правам ребенка (CRIN) призывает прислать нам информацию о вашем адвокационном опыте. Существует...
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MALDIVES: Teenager could face death penalty
30/May/2014 News
Sixteen-year-old charged with murder becomes first minor accused of capital offence since law's reintroduction.
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SANTA SEDE: ONU insta al Vaticano a perseguir a agresores sexuales
27/May/2014 News
Es la segunda vez este año que un organismo de derechos humanos de la ONU ha criticado la forma en que los funcionarios de la Iglesia católica han manejado los abusos de menores llevados a cabo por sacerdotes 
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HOLY SEE: UN Committee Against Torture criticises Vatican handling of sex abuse
27/May/2014 News
UN experts reject argument that Vatican only exercises control over city state and is not accountable for priests' actions worldwide.
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الفاتيكان: بيان صحفي مشترك لكرين والمنظمة الدولية لمناهضة التعذيب OMCTحول تقرير لجنة الأمم المتحدة لمناهضة للتعذيب
27/May/2014 News
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HOLY SEE: Joint press release by CRIN and OMCT on UN torture committee's report
23/May/2014 News
Joint press release by CRIN and OMCT on the UN Committee against Torture's Concluding Observations of the Holy See
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JUVENILE JUSTICE: US Attorney-General calls for an end to "excessive" use of solitary confinement
19/May/2014 News
US Attorney-General, Eric Holder, says placing children in solitary confinement "can be dangerous, and a serious impediment to the ability of juveniles to succeed once released."
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HOLY SEE: Notes from the UN Committee Against Torture’s review
19/May/2014 News
In May 2014 the UNCAT reviewed the Holy See, and asked detailed questions about child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church. Read the “unofficial minutes” produced by the World Organization Against Torture and CRIN.
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