Article 24: Health and health services

AUSTRALIA: Anonymous NGO workers condemn 'systematic' rights violations at detention centre
15/Aug/2014 News
Save the Children workers at Australian-run immigration detention camps on Nauru describe numerous cases of abuse.
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HEALTH: Study shows that forcing children to stick to gender roles is harmful to their health
8/Aug/2014 News
Raising children in societies with fixed ideas about “masculine” and “feminine” roles can be detrimental to their physical and mental health, according to a study.
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AMAZONAS: elaboran estudio sobre salud de niños menores de 5 años
5/Aug/2014 News
El objetivo del estudio fue evaluar el estado de salud, nutrición y desarrollo de los niños menores de 5 años y sus vínculos con las determinantes sociales.
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OPT: Five actions you can take to help Gaza
31/Jul/2014 News
DCI-Palestine has listed some simple actions which you can take to support Gaza. 
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HEALTH: Open University curriculum on children's rights for health workers in east Africa
30/Jul/2014 Publication
CREATE (Child Rights Education in East Africa) is a high-quality child rights curriculum for professionals, helping to protect children from emotional, physical and sexual abuse.
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INDIA: Child Rights Commission in the state of Goa tells school to re-admit HIV positive children
24/Jul/2014 News
The 13 HIV positive students admitted from nearby Goan orphanage were told to leave the school after protests from parents of other schoolchildren.
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GHANA: Suba de la prostitución infantil
24/Jul/2014 News
Según un relevamiento oficial, la prostitución infantil es una de las principales cuestiones en materia de protección de niños en la Región Superior Oriental del país.
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MEXICO: Hundreds of children found at vermin-infested shelter
22/Jul/2014 News
Children routinely subjected to physical, psychological and sexual abuse at "The Big Family" shelter and denied visits from their parents, say authorities.
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3 UF 133/13
Fri, 30/08/2013 - 00:00 Case Law
Case concerning the legality of circumcision of young boys in Germany.
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151 Ns 169/11; criminal matter of defendant Dr K
Mon, 07/05/2012 - 00:00 Case Law
Case concerning the prosecution of a doctor for performing circumcision on a boy, and the legality of circumcising young boys for religious reasons in Germany.
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