Article 41: Respect for higher standards

GAZA: True cost to family life by Israel's bombing
8/Aug/2014 News
Infographic created by NGO, B'Tselem, details members of families killed in 36 incidents in Gaza where civilian homes were bombed or shelled.
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SPAIN: UN condemns state for negligence in murder of seven-year-old girl
7/Aug/2014 News
UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) rules that negligence by authorities led to girl's murder by her father.
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USA: Inquiry finds a ‘culture of violence’ against teenage inmates at New York's Rikers Island
5/Aug/2014 News
Inquiry finds that the civil rights of male teenagers were violated and that there was no protection given to the boys from the rampant use of unnecessary and excessive force by correction officers.
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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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Breaking the silence: Combating child sexual abuse in Odisha, India
24/Jul/2014 Publication
The Youth Council for Development Alternatives (YCDA) in collaboration with UNICEF and the Women and Child Development...
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OPT: Radio advert listing names of children killed in Gaza banned by Israeli government
24/Jul/2014 News
Human rights group B'Tselem will petition Israel's supreme court after advert was deemed to be 'politically controversial'.
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UGANDA: "Where Do You Want Us to Go?"
23/Jul/2014 Publication
This Human Rights Watch report documents human rights violations against street children in Uganda by police and local government officials, members of the community and older homeless children and adults.
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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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IRAN: Halt execution of juvenile offender, urges human rights group
16/Jul/2014 News
Amnesty International has urged Iran to halt the execution of a young man who was a child at the time of his alleged crime.
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OPT: Seven children killed so far in Israeli airstrikes over Gaza
9/Jul/2014 News
Number of civilian casualties show that indiscriminate and disproportionate attack has failed to distinguish between military targets and civilians.
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