Article 1: Definition of a child

Innocence Lost - Child Marriage in a global context, with a focus on Malawi

23/Oct/2014 Publication

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Violence: 19 Days of Activism for Prevention – Global campaign for prevention of abuse and violence against children and youth

Sat, 01/11/2014 - 09:45 Event

The 19 Days Campaign is a WWSF initiative launched in 2011 by the Children-Youth Section and sponsored by the Women's...

Honoring the Child, Honoring Equity 14: Embracing diverse identities

Fri, 21/11/2014 - 09:45 Event

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Children and the International Criminal Court: Analysis of the Rome Statute through a Children's Rights Perspective

23/Oct/2014 Publication

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CHILD RIGHTS: Malala and Indian children’s rights activist win Nobel Peace Prize

10/Oct/2014 News

Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi have been jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for their work on promoting and protecting children's rights.

WHRIN 2014 Country Report: Witchcraft Accusations and Persecution in Nepal

9/Oct/2014 Publication

This is WHRIN's joint report with the Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales and Forum for Protection of People’s...

Maimuna Abdulmumini v. Nigeria

Tue, 10/06/2014 - 00:00 Case Law

Case concerning the imposition of death penalty on a child in Nigeria.

ALBANIA: Children's Rights References in the Universal Periodic Review

30/Sep/2014 Publication

A compilation of extracts featuring child-rights issues from the reports submitted to the second Universal Periodic Review. There are extracts from the 'National report', the 'Compilation of UN information' and the 'Summary of stakeholder information'. Once the ‘recommendations’ have been accepted or rejected by the State, these will subsequently be published here.

TRAINING: Understanding Children’s Rights - Programme on Children’s Rights and Effective International Advocacy

Thu, 16/10/2014 - 09:00 Event

Understanding Children’s Rights: ...

BANGLADESH: Cabinet agrees Child Marriage Restraint Act

19/Sep/2014 News

Officials in Bangladesh have approved the Child Marriage Restraint Act of 2014, a law that sets a two year jail term for any person who marries a girl under the age of 18.

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