For full text click here.The Rights of the Child (Guarantees) Act Article 23 of the Rights of the Child (Guarantees) Act stipulates: “The State shall protect the rights and legitimate interests of children.” This protection...
For original article click here.TURKMENISTAN: Secret police interrogate and threaten Baptist children[11 April 2003] - Raided by the secret police, the police and the procuracy on 16 March, the Baptist church in Balkanabad is facing new pressure....
For original article click here.Turkmenistan Government to fully support flour fortification[Ashgabat, 15 January 2007] - The United Nations Children’s Fund welcomes the Order of the President of Turkmenistan signed on 12 January 2008...
For full text, click here.Sections relating to children:Article 25: Men and women, upon reaching the age of marriage, have the right to mutually consent to enter into marriage and form a family. In their familial relations, spouses have equal rights...
The General Assembly,Recalling all its previous resolutions on the rights of the child, in particular its resolution 54/149 of 17 December 1999, in which it strongly supported the work of the open- nded inter-sessional working groups and urged them...
The General Assembly,Recalling its resolution 54/148 of 17 December 1999 and all previous relevant resolutions, including the agreed conclusions of the Commission on the Status of Women, in particular those relevant to the girl child,Recalling also...
[13 December 2007] - Discrimination threatens lives in emergencies, and governments and aid agencies should pay more attention to the needs of vulnerable groups who suffer most in disasters, the Red Cross said in a report released on Thursday....
[10 December 2007] - The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) will turn 60 on 10 December 2008. Human Rights Day 2007 will launch a year-long UN system-wide advocacy campaign to mark this important milestone. The theme of the campaign, which...
The General Assembly,Recalling its resolution 55/78 of 4 December 2000 and all relevant resolutions, including the agreed conclusions of the Commission on the Status of Women, in particular those relevant to the girl child,Recalling also all...
[20 November 2007] - The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) is 18-years-old today. The symbolism of the anniversary has not been missed on NGOs and child rights advocates, who have highlighted the importance of the treaty on the day it...
