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UN: Human Rights Council passes resolution on Libya in Special Session
28/Feb/2011 News
Summary: During the 15th Special Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva on February 25th, the Council adopted a...
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TURKEY: Children and adolescents want to be treated as individuals, survey finds
28/Feb/2011 News
Summary: According to a recent survey conducted in Turkey, children and adolescents want to be treated with respect in...
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MALAWI: Parents Marrying Off Daughters as Young as Nine
28/Feb/2011 News
Summary: In some of the worst cultural practices in Malawi, girls as young as 9-years-old are forced to marry men decades...
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UNITED STATES: Supreme Court confronts conflict between constitutional rights and protecting children
28/Feb/2011 News
Summary: In what will be the first major case involving child-protection services in more than two decades, the US Supreme...
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MÉXICO: La ONU denunció delitos sexuales contra miles de niños
27/Feb/2011 News
Summary: El organismo se mostró preocupado por la cantidad de pornografía infantil que se produce en ese país y por la...
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SYRIA: Schoolgirl blogger jailed for five years
18/Feb/2011 News
Summary: Teenage blogger accused of spying for a foreign country sentenced to five years in jail after a closed-door...
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Complaints Mechanism: Part I (General Provisions)
17/Feb/2011 News
Summary: Summary of the Second Meeting of the Working Group on an optional protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the...
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Complaints Mechanism: Informal Consultations, Day 3/Day 4
17/Feb/2011 News
Summary: Summary of the Second Meeting of the Working Group on an optional protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the...
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UN: Schedule announced for Day on the Rights of the Child 2011
15/Feb/2011 News
Summary: The schedule for the 2011 Day on the Rights of the Child, featuring: "Children living and /or working on the...
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ESPAÑA: Faltan recursos para atender a los niños víctimas de violencia de género
15/Feb/2011 News
Summary: Las administraciones no están respondiendo adecuadamente a casos de violencia de género que afecta a menores, así...
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