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Preamble[Option 1. Civil law countries Considering the obligations under the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which was adopted by the General Assembly in its...
Summary: The number of children begging in Dublin is on the increase with 966 sightings in 2009, a 9 per cent increase on the previous year, a leading NGO has warned.Roma and Traveller children are the two biggest groups involved in begging. There...
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ECSR (IRELAND)
Title:
World Organisation against Torture ("OMCT") v. Ireland
Court:
European Committee of Social Rights
Date:
December 7, 2004
CRC Provisions:
Article 19: Protection from abuse...
Summary: The aim of this programme is to give children a basic sense of social, ethical and moral standards in the areas of respect, justice, integrity, truthfulness, trust and responsibility. The Pack is obtainable from Educate Together’s...
Me, You, Everyone: Rights and Responsibilities is part of a comprehensive human rights education programme developed by the LIFT OFF Initiative, which aims to promote human rights education within primary schools. The programme consists of...
The vast majority of children living with HIV around the world lack access to HIV testing and treatment. We can do something about that. The Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance (EAA), in collaboration with partners around the world, are embarking on a year...
[12 April 2010] - Richard Dawkins, the British scientist and Christopher Hitchens, the British-American author and journalist - both vocal atheists - support efforts to ascertain whether Pope Benedict XVI can be arrested and tried when he comes to...
[16 February 2010] - A child should be treated as an individual citizen with standalone rights under the Constitution, a new cross-party Oireachtas report will recommend today.The 120-page report by the Oireachtas committee on children's...
Summary: The Irish Penal Reform Trust produced a report called 'Detention of Children in Ireland: International Standards and Best Practice', outlining the legal framework, policies and practices regarding the use of custodial measures for children...
Teenagers aged 16 or 17 should have access to contraception and be entitled to confidentiality, according to the Law Reform Commission. The age of consent for sex is 17.In a consultation paper to be launched tonight by Minister of State for Children...