Article 12: The childs opinion

MEXIQUE : un juge refuse l'avortement à une jeune fille victime de viol
3/Aug/2016 News
Victime d'une agression sexuelle en mai dernier, une jeune mexicaine âgée de 14 ans n'a pas été autorisée à avorter. Le juge a décidé de requalifier le crime en «attentat à la pudeur», qui est un délit mineur…
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MEXICO: Reinterpretación de una norma impide que niña violada pueda abortar
2/Aug/2016 News
Otro ejemplo de las dificultades que las niñas y mujeres enfrentan por acceder al derecho a decidir en América Latina.
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ROMANIA: The ‘legal black hole’ for children in institutions
20/Jul/2016 Publication
Abandoned by his mother at birth, Valentin Câmpeanu eventually died in a Romanian orphanage. Two NGOs brought a case to the European Court of Human Rights to get accountability for the way he was treated and to help prevent similar abuses.
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QUEBEC : adoption d'une loi pour les enfants transgenres
14/Jun/2016 News
Au Québec, grâce à la loi 103 adoptée par l'Assemblée nationale, les enfants et adolescents peuvent désormais modifier leur sexe sur leur acte de naissance. 
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MEDIOS: ¿Nos muestran los medios de comunicación una imagen real de los niños y las niñas?
8/Jun/2016 News
Compartimos la entrevista de Natalia Quiroga, de la web Ciudades Amigas de la Infancia, una iniciativa de UNICEF Comité Español, a Marta Martínez, socióloga, quien explica cómo cree que aparecen representados los niños y las niñas en los medios y como podría contribuirse a mejorar esa representación desde los ámbitos locales.
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CROATIA: Sex-ed stalemate after decades of disagreement
10/May/2016 Publication
A collective complaint exposed discrimination in the material being taught in Croatian sex education classes but did not manage to cement a better system.
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Age is Arbitrary - Discussion paper on setting minimum ages
11/Apr/2016 Publication
New CRIN discussion paper examines the use and worth of age thresholds in the context of a number of contentious children’s rights issues. The paper exposes how minimum ages can be inconsistent, discriminatory and arbitrary.  
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ADOLESCENTS: General Comment questionnaire results
24/Mar/2016 Publication
Results of a survey carried out on behalf of the Committee on the Rights of the Child gathering evidence for the upcoming General Comment on the Rights of Adolescents.
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EXTREME LANGUAGE: ‘Radicalisation', punitive measures and children’s rights
20/Jan/2016 News
'Radicalisation' has become a fearful term, and measures to prevent it in children are often excessive, even resulting in them being accused of extremism for simply exploring their own ideas. 
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