Summary: One retail chain that is allegedly selling bras for young girls claims to be a "responsible retailer", yet has not signed a code of good practice for selling children's clothes introduced by the British Retail Consortium. [7 September 2011...
Summary: This report presents the results from a survey developed and conducted by the Childwatch International Research Network’s Children and the Law Study Group. The survey explored how children’s participation rights are respected in post-...
Summary: This paper presents the findings of an international Survey on Children's Participation in Family Law Proceedings. Owner: Nicola Taylor and Megan Golloppdf: http://www.crin.org/docs/children-law-proceedings07-1.pdf
A constitutional amendment to restore the offence of statutory rape is highly unlikely following the publication of the report of the Oireachtas Committee on an Amendment on Children. Most of the committee, comprising members of Fianna Fáil...
Summary: Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny has rebuked the Vatican for attempting to cover up sexual abuse in the diocese of Cloyne, saying that it only sought to protect its reputation. He also said that the culture of the Vatican is dominated by "...
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The peoples of Europe, in creating an ever closer union among them, are resolved to share a peaceful future based on common values.
Conscious of its spiritual and moral heritage, the Union is founded on the indivisible, universal values of...
Proclaimed by General Assembly resolution 1386(XIV) of 20 November 1959
Whereas the peoples of the United Nations have, in the Charter, reaffirmed their faith in fundamental human rights and in the dignity and worth of the human person,...
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As Amnesty International (AI) releases its annual report on human rights, the world stands on the threshold of historic change. Courageous people are standing up and speaking out in the face of bullets, beatings,...
The 5th biennial conference of the Child and Family Research Centre NUI Galway will address the challenges and opportunities in effectively realising children’s rights to be cared for safely within their families. It has been devised...
[24 March 2011] - A referendum to reinforce children’s rights should be held as soon as possible and steps should be taken to tackle escalating child poverty, Ombudsman for Children Emily Logan has said.
Ms Logan also criticised serious...
