Article 17: Access to appropriate information

GUATEMALA: Report of the Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography
14/Jul/2014 Publication
A/HRC/22/54/Add.1
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DISCRIMINATION: Children's books don't reflect cultural diversity, Laureate says
14/Jul/2014 News
"Very, very few picture books are published in this country that feature children of colour," said British Children's Laureate Malorie Blackman. 
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OPT: Half of Gaza's dead from Israeli airstrikes 'are women and children'
11/Jul/2014 News
Gaza health ministry says most of at least 81 killed in Israeli air strikes are non-combatants.
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OPT: Seven children killed so far in Israeli airstrikes over Gaza
9/Jul/2014 News
Number of civilian casualties show that indiscriminate and disproportionate attack has failed to distinguish between military targets and civilians.
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CHINA: Lack of sex education behind child abuse cases, claim experts
8/Jul/2014 News
Legal experts have said a lack of awareness among minors, parental negligence and flawed safety systems are often to blame for the sexual abuse of minors.
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AUSTRALIA: High Court grants injunction over asylum seeker boat
7/Jul/2014 News
High Court prevents the return of 153 asylum seekers, including children, to Sri Lankan authorities over concerns about their safety.  
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ASYLUM: UN agency calls for end to detention of asylum-seekers and refugees
7/Jul/2014 News
UNHCR concerned at lasting physical and psychological impacts on children placed in detention facilities upon arrival to new country.
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USA: Pharmaceutical company found guilty of misleading families on unapproved drugs
7/Jul/2014 News
Drugs manufacturer also bribed doctors into prescribing unapproved drugs to children.
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Проблема
4/Jul/2014 Campaign sub page
Большинство государств - в той или иной степени - блокируют доступ детей к важной информации из различных источников по вопросам репродуктивного здоровья, истории и политики, мотивируя тем, что это для их собственной защиты.
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ARMED CONFLICT: Child rights being violated in conflict situations with total impunity, says UN official
2/Jul/2014 News
UN Secretary-General’s annual report on children and armed conflict shows children were recruited and used, killed and maimed, victims of sexual violence and other grave violations in 23 country situations in 2013.
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