Article 24: Health and health services

SANTÉ : Rescapés d'Ebola, des milliers d'enfants vont devoir vivre sans famille
8/Oct/2014 News
L'épidémie d'Ebola en Afrique de l'Ouest condamne des milliers d'orphelins à une existence en quarantaine bien après avoir échappé au virus, la stigmatisation et la peur l'emportant trop souvent sur les traditionnelles solidarités familiales.
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CAPE VERDE: Country becomes sixth African state to prohibit all corporal punishment of children
3/Oct/2014 News
Cape Verde has joined the list of states enacting legislation which prohibits all corporal punishment of children, including within the family.
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HEALTH: Ebola outbreak - 'Five people infected every hour'
2/Oct/2014 News
A leading children's charity has warned that a rate of five new Ebola cases an hour in Sierra Leone means healthcare demands are far outstripping supply.
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Комиссар Совета Европы по правам человека: Дети ЛГБТИ имеют право на безопасность и равенство
2/Oct/2014 Publication
Дети ЛГБТИ (лесбиянки, геи, бисексуалы, трансгендеры и интерсексуалы) часто становятся жертвами издевательств и насилия в...
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ALBANIA: Children's Rights References in the Universal Periodic Review
30/Sep/2014 Publication
A compilation of extracts featuring child-rights issues from the reports submitted to the second Universal Periodic Review. There are extracts from the 'National report', the 'Compilation of UN information' and the 'Summary of stakeholder information'. Once the ‘recommendations’ have been accepted or rejected by the State, these will subsequently be published here.  
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NORWAY: Children's Rights References in the Universal Periodic Review
30/Sep/2014 Publication
A compilation of extracts featuring child-rights issues from the reports submitted to the second Universal Periodic Review. There are extracts from the 'National Report', the 'Compilation of UN Information' and the 'Summary of Stakeholder's Information'. Once the 'recommendations' have been accepted or rejected by the State, these will subsequently be published here.
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Mendoza et al v. Argentina
Sat, 14/09/2013 - 00:00 Case Law
Case concerning the the compatability of life imprisonment sentences for child offenders with the IACHR.
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HEALTH: A human rights approach to reducing child deaths
26/Sep/2014 News
Infant child mortality not just a health matter, but also a human rights concern, says new Human Rights chief.
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SOUTH SUDAN: Thousands of children at risk of starvation, UNICEF warns
23/Sep/2014 News
Thousands of children under the age of five are at risk of dying from malnutrition while experts believe the food security situation for 2015 will be dire.
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MOLDOVA: The plight of Moldova's orphanage children
19/Sep/2014 News
More than 7,000 children have been placed in state-run institutions in Europe's poorest country, Moldova, and only 2% are orphans.
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