Article 17: Access to appropriate information

UN: Children's rights and the Human Rights Committee
28/Aug/2015 Publication
While civil and political rights are recognised specifically for children in the CRC, the review by the Human Rights...
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Civil case on account of the claim filed by E. V. Burlutskaya concerning wrongful actions and official decision regarding a failure to provide information on request
Wed, 15/06/2011 - 00:00 Case Law
Case concerning the provision of information regarding children held by the State in Kazakhstan.
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SOUTH AFRICA: Teenagers no longer prosecuted for kissing or consensual sex
20/Jul/2015 Publication
A law that criminalised sexual activity between consenting adolescents in South Africa - even for kissing and cuddling - and required them to be put on a sex offenders register was struck down as unconstitutional after a challenge from the Centre for Child Law. CRIN looks at the issue in this case study.
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HEALTH: Most antipsychotic drugs prescribed to teens without mental health diagnosis, study says
16/Jul/2015 News
Researchers expressed concern about drugs for bipolar disorder or schizophrenia being used on children without these disorders. Also worrying is that few patients undergo therapy alongside their drug treatment. 
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ITALY: Venice mayor bans children's books on homosexuality and disabilities
13/Jul/2015 News
Despite claiming his decision does not aim to discriminate, a total 49 children's books have been blacklisted.
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ITALIE : le maire de Venise interdit des livres pour enfants
10/Jul/2015 News
Le nouveau maire de Venise vient de mettre à l'index 49 livres pour enfants, principalement des histoires sur le handicap ou sur des familles homoparentales.
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DENMARK: 'How I was deradicalised'
6/Jul/2015 News
Article covering a Muslim teenager's experience in Denmark's programme to dissuade young people from going to fight for al-Qaeda or Islamic State.
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TURKEY: Top court rules that compulsory religious education is unlawful
30/Jun/2015 News
The plaintiffs behind the challenge argued that compulsory religious education did not comply with their religious and philosophical beliefs. 
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NETHERLANDS: Remove age limits on right to die, say paediatricians
30/Jun/2015 News
The Dutch Paediatric Association says the country should follow Belgium in changing law on euthanasia and scrapping age limit for children in unbearable suffering. 
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JUSTICE: 'Children’s equitable access to justice in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia'
16/Jun/2015 Publication
This UNICEF report sheds light on the tremendous barriers children in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia face in accessing justice for violations of their rights. 
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