Article 19: Protection from abuse and neglect

ANGLETERRE : Un ex-évêque condamné pour abus sexuels
12/Oct/2015 News
Malgré des soutiens haut placés, la justice britannique a condamné Peter Ball à 32 mois de prison pour des abus entre 1977 et 1992.
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BULGARIA: No more excuses on education for children with mental disabilities
9/Oct/2015 Publication
After discovering that children with mental disabilities were being systematically denied education in Bulgaria, an international NGO submitted a complaint to the European Committee of Social Rights (ECSR). The organisation alleged that the Bulgarian government was failing to provide education for up to 3,000 children.  
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Les enfants dans le système judiciaire militaire israélien
7/Oct/2015 Publication
Palestinian children are routinely and systematically subjected to a harsh military justice regime.
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ENVIRONNEMENT: Le droit des enfants à grandir dans un environnement sain
7/Oct/2015 Publication
[26 July 2010] - With the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico dominating headlines for the past three months, it is difficult...
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UNITED KINGDOM: Bishop escaped abuse charges after royal family, MPs intervened, court told
7/Oct/2015 News
MPs, a lord chief justice, a member of the royal family and public school headmasters all intervened to stop a bishop being prosecuted for sexual abuse 22 years ago, the Old Bailey has heard.
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The Year in Children's Rights: CRIN's 2014-15 annual report
6/Oct/2015 Publication
CRIN’s annual report wastes no time regurgitating blurb about who we are and what we do. Instead, we present a global picture of children’s rights, wrapping up the past year’s new or persisting issues around the world. 
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EUROPE: Progress on corporal punishment of children after collective complaints
28/Sep/2015 Publication
By issuing seven separate collective complaints to the European Committee of Social Rights, APPROACH, an organisation seeking a global ban on the corporal punishment of children, has prompted the governments of several European countries to enact new legislation or publicly debate the issue.
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AFGHANISTAN: President vows to stop 'inhuman' child sex abuse
24/Sep/2015 News
The Afghan government says it has "undertaken serious measures" to prevent "abominable" child sexual abuse following a report alleging the practice was rife among the country's armed forces and militias.
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