Article 16: Protection of privacy

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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J. v. National Director of Public Prosecutions and Another
Tue, 06/05/2014 - 00:00 Case Law
Case concerning the mandatory inclusion of child offenders' particulars on a sex offenders registry in South Africa.
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UNITED STATES: Court to review prosecution of Catholic church official
12/May/2014 News
Pennsylvania's highest court will review the long-debated prosecution of a Roman Catholic church official who was tried, imprisoned and then freed over his handling of priest sex-abuse complaints.
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HOLY SEE: UN Panel on Torture Presses Vatican Envoy on Abuse
6/May/2014 News
Vatican has faced sharp questioning by UN about whether it failed to abide by an international treaty against torture in its response to the sexual abuse of children by priests.
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Комиссар Совета Европы по правам человека: Защита прав детей в цифровом мире: постоянно растущий вызов
29/Apr/2014 Publication
Большинство подростков проводят значительную часть своего времени в Интернете, часто используя при этом социальные медиа,...
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ARGENTINA: Teenager who spent nine years locked in a garage rescued
17/Apr/2014 News
A 15-year-old girl has been rescued in Argentina after being nearly starved and beaten in a garage by an adoptive family for nine years.
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UNITED KINGDOM: Children’s charity condemns High Court’s anonymity cut-off
14/Apr/2014 News
Children formerly involved in court proceedings may be named by the media once they are 18, the UK's High Court has ruled.
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JC and RT v. The Central Criminal Court
Tue, 08/04/2014 - 00:00 Case Law
Case concerning the naming of children previously involved in court proceedings in the UK once they turn 18.
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FRANCE: Unaccompanied Children Detained at Borders
11/Apr/2014 News
As many as 500 children who arrive alone each year in transit zones at the borders detained by authorities, according to Human Rights Watch research.
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SENEGAL: Law bans 10-year-old rape victim from aborting twins
7/Apr/2014 News
Efforts of human rights campaigners thwarted by Napoleonic law allowing abortion only in life-or-death circumstances.
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