Children under 14 should not be held criminally responsible and should never be locked up for their crimes, according to a scathing report from a British NGO.The Prison Reform Trust said it was unacceptable that more than 3,000 under 18s were in...
The UK Government announced today a major package to improve the lives of disabled children and their families.
The key elements include:
• guidance to help schools tackle the bullying of disabled children and those with special education needs...
Summary: We are currently developing an international guide to human rights pro bono lawyers to accompany our toolkit on strategic litigation. If you know of other pro bono law firms, please let us know at [email protected] Defenders...
This special edition to celebrate 10 years of London Play features articles from playworkers, play theorists, policy makers and parents on the state of play in London, what play is and why it is important for children’s physical, social,...
The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) Annual Report 2007, reveals new intelligence regarding the scale of publicly available child sexual abuse websites known to the IWF. The IWF has identified a core of 2755 websites hosted internationally...
Commentary by Scott Long, Director, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights Programme at Human Rights Watch, following story of gay teenager facing return to Iran after asylum claims rejected.Anyone who has spent, as I have, long hours over...
Summary: This article is by The Independent. The report will be available shortly.[LONDON, 27 March 2008] - The most comprehensive examination of the UK's asylum system ever conducted has found it "marred by inhumanity" and "not yet...
This report examines policy and practice in the moving and handling of children with physical disabilities. The Commissioner has heard from a number of children and young people with disabilities and their parents about moving and handling practice...
Summary: The law says local authorities (Councils) have a duty to encourage young people to stay in care until they are aged 18. Workers and young people told SCCYP that this does not happen in many areas of Scotland. To find out why this was...
Summary: This report examines the law, policy and practice on the age of leaving care for young people in Scotland. The Commissioner was shocked to learn that young people were still expected to leave care at 16 or 17 when they are not ready to face...
