Article 41: Respect for higher standards

TURKEY: Boy killed in clashes with police in latest protest-related child death
16/Jun/2014 News
15-year-old becomes latest victim of police violence in Turkey.
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WORLD CUP 2014: How Brazil scores on human rights
12/Jun/2014 News
On the eve of the World Cup, CRIN examines Brazil’s human and children’s rights record, and takes a look at FIFA, the world football governing body, and the impact its decisions has had on countries' human rights situations. 
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Guidance note of UN Secretary-General: Reparations for conflict‐related sexual violence
12/Jun/2014 Publication
The Guidance Note aims to provide policy and operational guidance for United Nations engagement in the area of reparations for victims of conflict-related sexual violence. It is intended to complement other relevant UN tools and Guidance Notes.  
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ARMED CONFLICT: At global summit, UN urges reparations for victims of sexual violence in conflict
12/Jun/2014 News
Global summit to launch a set of guidelines on reparations for the individuals and the communities affected by sexual violence in conflict.
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CHILD LABOUR: ILO says social protection essential to help eradicate child labour
12/Jun/2014 News
On World Day Against Child Labour, the ILO calls on governments to step up their efforts to extend social protection in order to help keep children out of child labour.
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UNITED KINGDOM: Report into child abuse at school for vulnerable boys "suppressed"
5/Jun/2014 News
A health professional who reported widespread child abuse at a school for vulnerable boys in the 1990s believes his report was "suppressed".
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UNITED KINGDOM: Police in Scotland stopped and searched thousands of children in 2013
2/Jun/2014 News
Police in Scotland stopped and searched thousands of children between the ages of eight and 12 in 2013, according to data obtained by BBC Scotland.
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INDIA: Two Dalit girls found hanging from tree after gang-rape
30/May/2014 News
Three arrested, including one policeman, after two teenage Dalit sisters found dead in Uttar Pradesh state.
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HOLY SEE: UN Committee Against Torture criticises Vatican handling of sex abuse
27/May/2014 News
UN experts reject argument that Vatican only exercises control over city state and is not accountable for priests' actions worldwide.
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OPT: Killing of Palestinian teenagers in West Bank elicits UN call for prompt investigation
27/May/2014 News
Israeli security forces allegedly shot and killed the two Palestinian teenagers taking part in a demonstration.
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