Article 24: Health and health services

GUATEMALA: Muertes por desnutrición se pierden en las estadísticas
13/Apr/2016 News
De acuerdo con el Ministerio de Salud Pública y Asistencia Social el año pasado fallecieron 6 mil 054 menores, de edades comprendidas entre los cero y cinco años, por diferentes problemas y afecciones médicas, pero profesionales de la salud y analistas consideran que la desnutrición juega un papel determinante en una buena cantidad de casos, y a pesar de su relevancia, el problema pasa desapercibido en las estadísticas y políticas públicas.
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Age is Arbitrary - Discussion paper on setting minimum ages
11/Apr/2016 Publication
New CRIN discussion paper examines the use and worth of age thresholds in the context of a number of contentious children’s rights issues. The paper exposes how minimum ages can be inconsistent, discriminatory and arbitrary.  
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PERU: Abortion guidelines established after 90-year delay
30/Mar/2016 Publication
A 13-year-old girl who became pregnant after being raped was denied a legal abortion, even though her physical and mental health were in danger. She was left paralysed; but thanks to her case, Peru now has a protocol on therapeutic abortion and the UN has recognised the denial of a legal abortion as a form of discrimination against women.
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K.L. v. Peru
Mon, 24/10/2005 - 00:00 Case Law
Case concerning access to therapeutic abortion for a 17-year-old girl in Peru.
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L. C. v. Peru
Fri, 04/11/2011 - 00:00 Case Law
Case concerning access to therapeutic abortion for a girl victim of sexual abuse in Peru.
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MIGRATION: CRIN submission for the General Comment on the human rights of children in the context of int'l migration
25/Feb/2016 Publication
This submission draws attention to neglected areas of child migrants’ rights, including their right to work, detention and criminalisation, discriminatory language used to refer to migrant children, and access to justice. 
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VENEZUELA: Tribunal de Protección negó medidas preventivas anticipadas por el desabastecimiento de medicinas esenciales para los niños
24/Feb/2016 News
A pesar de que el gobierno ha reconocido los problemas de abastecimiento, el Tribunal de Protección argumentó que las pruebas que se usaron para presentar el caso no fueron suficientes.
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Mudzuru v. Minister of Justice
Wed, 20/01/2016 - 00:00 Case Law
Case concerning the minimum age of marriage in Zimbabwe.
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Zoe and Stella Foster, et al. v. Washington Department of Ecology
Thu, 19/11/2015 - 00:00 Case Law
Case concerning the duty of the State to protect the right to healthy atmosphere of children in the US state of Washington.
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Human Rights Day 2015: Freedoms for adults only?
9/Dec/2015 Publication
The freedoms set out in the two Covenants are universal; they apply to everyone, everywhere. Children are no exception, they have all human rights. But children’s freedoms are rarely a priority; the ability to think freely, act and speak is too often denied for children all over the world.
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