Article 24: Health and health services

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8/May/2014 Guide Section
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ARGENTINA: Teenager who spent nine years locked in a garage rescued
17/Apr/2014 News
A 15-year-old girl has been rescued in Argentina after being nearly starved and beaten in a garage by an adoptive family for nine years.
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SENEGAL: Law bans 10-year-old rape victim from aborting twins
7/Apr/2014 News
Efforts of human rights campaigners thwarted by Napoleonic law allowing abortion only in life-or-death circumstances.
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DISCRIMINATION: Respect for the human rights of Roma is an unfulfilled promise, say activists
7/Apr/2014 News
On the eve of International Roma Day on 8 April, human rights group documents the discrimination that still continues against Roma people.
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HEALTH: Vaccinations compulsory in Croatia
28/Mar/2014 News
Constitutional court upholds requirement that Croatian children be vaccinated for hepatitis, measles, whooping cough, diphtheria and more.
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UK: First female genital mutilation prosecutions announced
21/Mar/2014 News
The first UK prosecutions over female genital mutilation have been announced by the Crown Prosecution Service.
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CENSORSHIP: Laws restricting children's access to information
6/Mar/2014 Publication
Information on discriminatory laws defended on grounds of 'child protection'.  
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Decision 54/2004
Mon, 13/12/2004 - 00:00 Case Law
Case concerning the protection of children from the use and production of narcotic drugs in Hungary.
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La BELGIQUE légalise l'euthanasie pour les mineurs
21/Feb/2014 News
La loi, déjà votée en décembre par le Sénat, a été approuvée par les députés à une majorité de 86 « pour », 44 « contre » et 12 abstentions.
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BELGIUM: Age restrictions lifted on euthanasia
13/Feb/2014 Publication
The amendment removes any reference to the age of a patient.
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