Summary: This is an analysis of alternative reports that have included children. Español / FrançaisThis is an analysis of alternative reports that have included children. It responds to the gap in information concerning children...
This 22nd annual World Report summarises human rights conditions in more than 90 countries and territories worldwide in 2011. It reflects extensive investigative work that Human Rights Watch staff has undertaken during the year, often in close...
Summary: Information about institutions in Portugal that monitor children's rights.Children's Ombudsperson
Portugal has had an Ombudsperson (Provedoria de Justiça) since 1976, and the current Ombudsman operates under Decree law No. 279 of...
Summary: General overview of Portugal's national legal provisions on children's rights, including guidance on how to conduct further research.
National laws on children's rights
Status of the CRC in national lawThe Convention has the force of law in...
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Summary: This report extracts mentions of children's rights issues in the reports of the UN Special Procedures. This does not include reports of child specific Special Procedures, such as the Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child...
Summary: The violations highlighted are those issues raised with the State by more than one international mechanism. This is done with the intention of identifying children's rights which have been repeatedly violated, as well as gaps in the issues...
Summary: This report summarises the status of children's rights in Portugal vis-a-vis European human rights mechanisms.Search CRIN's ratifications tables to find regional instruments to which Portugal is a party.
Portugal is a member of the Council...
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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,...
This 21st annual World Report summarizes human rights conditions in more than 90 countries and territories worldwide. It reflects extensive investigative work undertaken in 2010 by Human Rights Watch staff, usually in close partnership with domestic...
