7 February 2006 CRINMAIL 752
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- CHILD RIGHTS INFORMATION NETWORK: CRIN Launches New Website [news]
- COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS: Documents for 62nd Session [reports]
- DISABILITY: Children with Disabilities - What about their Rights? [seminar]
- INDIA: Child Rights, Participation, Protagonism and Governance [workshop]
- EMPLOYMENT: Plan International - International HIV/AIDS Alliance [job postings]
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CHILD RIGHTS INFORMATION NETWORK: CRIN Launches New Website [news]
The Child Rights Information Network (CRIN) launched its new website last week: http://www.crin.org. The website has been redesigned to offer more features and interactive tools, with easy navigation, highlighting the latest information added to the site, and using new technology, such as RSS feeds.
Resources section: Search for publications, events, news and international treaties by keyword, topic, country or language.
News section: View the latest news on child rights world-wide. Search news by type, region and country.
CRINMAIL: Subscribe to our email lists on the website and browse for past issues.
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Directory of child rights organisations: Search our members directory for details of child rights organisations around the world, or find out whether your organisation is already a member.
For children: A section for children with links to helplines, interactive games, information about child rights and more.
Regions: Search for news, publications and events by region, sub-region and country via our interactive map.
Languages: View and search for child rights resources in Spanish, French, and Arabic.
Interactive features: Submit information online, when you want your events, news and publications to be advertised on the CRIN website; post a comment on any news item on the site; apply for membership online.
Please visit http://www.crin.org and tell us what you think online or by email: [email protected].
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COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS: Documents for 62nd Session [reports]
The 62nd session of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) will take place from 13 March to 21 April 2006 in Geneva, Switzerland. The CHR, composed of 53 States, meets each year for six weeks. Over 3,000 delegates from member and observer States and NGOs participate. During its regular annual session, the Commission adopts about a hundred resolutions, decisions and Chairperson's statements on matters of relevance to individuals in all regions and circumstances.
Commission on Human Rights procedures and mechanisms are mandated to examine, monitor and publicly report either on human rights situations in specific countries or territories (known as country mechanisms or mandates) or on major phenomena of human rights violations world-wide (known as thematic mechanisms or mandates). These procedures and mechanisms are collectively referred to as the Special Procedures of the Commission on Human Rights.
The main themes addressed by the Commission are: the right to self-determination; racism; the right to development; the question of the violation of human rights in the occupied Arab territories; the question of the violation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in any part of the world; economic, social and cultural rights; civil and political rights; freedom of expression, the independence of the judiciary, impunity and religious intolerance; the human rights of women, children, migrant workers, minorities and displaced persons; indigenous issues; the promotion and protection of human rights, including the work of the Sub-Commission, treaty bodies and national institutions; and advisory services and technical co-operation in the field of human rights.
Children's rights are covered in item 13 of the Commission's provisional agenda. Documents and reports have already been made available on the website of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, namely, the Report of the Secretary-General on the status of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (E/CN.4/2006/64), and the Report of the Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, Mr. Juan Miguel Petit (E/CN.4/2006/67).
CRIN will cover news and events on children's rights at the 62nd Commission on Human Rights via its website and the special CHR CRINMAIL.
Read the Report of the Secretary-General on the status of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Read the Report of the Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography
Visit the website of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
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DISABILITY: Children with Disabilities - What about their Rights? [seminar]
Date: 10-14 October 2006
Location: Sion, Switzerland
The Institut International des Droits de l'Enfant (IDE) is organising its next international Sion seminar on the rights of children with disabilities. The aim of the seminar is to better understand the life of children with disabilities world-wide, to find out the protection potential of the future Convention, and to promote handicap as a real richness.
Issues tackled in the seminar include: the WHO definition of disability, the national and international protection tools (such as the future UN Convention and the General Comment issued by the Committee on the Rights of the Child), as well as specific issues like education and training, family, institutionalisation, participation, environment (work, architecture, training), positive and negative discrimination.
IDE is launching a call for papers to any individual, NGO, State, private or public agency, and/or university, working in the field of children living with disabilities. Papers must focus on one or several of the issues addressed by the conference. Contributions can be made in French, English or Spanish. They will be presented during the seminar and given out to all the participants.
For more information contact:
Ms Paola Riva Gapany, Director's Assistant
Institut International des Droits de l'Enfant (IDE)
CP 4176 / CH-1950 Sion, Switzerland
Tel: +41 27 205 73 03; Fax: +41 27 205 73 02
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.childsrights.org
More information here.
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INDIA: Child Rights, Participation, Protagonism and Governance [workshop]
Date: 1-12 October 2006
Location: Bangalore, India
DHRUVA, the training and consultancy wing of The Concerned for Working Children (CWC), is conducting a 10-day Workshop for Frontline Workers and Children on "Children's Rights, Participation, Protagonism and Governance".
The course will cover the attitudes and perceptions of adults and children towards children's rights, their participation and development. The course will also deal with an understanding of socio-political and economic structures and institutions in order to design and use these to further children's participation. It will include skills, tools and methodology for furthering children's empowerment and participation. It will deal with issues related to the partnership between adults and children and children's participation in governance.
The curriculum will include organisational development with specific reference to children's organisations, information management, strategic planning, monitoring and evaluation. Best practices in the area of children's participation and protagonism will be constantly referred to and lessons learnt from them will be highlighted.
Application deadline: 1 September 2006
For more information, contact:
DHRUVA c/o The Concerned for Working Children
303/2, L.B.Shastri Nagar, Vimanapura Post
Bangalore 560 017, India
Tel: +91 80 25234270; Fax: +91 80 25235034
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.workingchild.org
More information here.
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EMPLOYMENT: Plan International - International HIV/AIDS Alliance [job postings]
PLAN ASIA REGIONAL OFFICE: Regional Programme Support Manager
Plan International - Asia Regional Office is looking for the best candidate to take up the position of Regional Programme Support Manager (RPSM) to be based in Bangkok, Thailand. The RPSM reports directly to the Regional Director and is a member of the Regional Management Team. He leads and directly manages a multidisciplinary technical team who ensures quality, consistency and continuous improvement in programming across the region. Specifically, he/she is responsible for supporting the development of Country Strategic Plans, region wide grants projects and research evaluation projects. He will also be creating guidelines for programme that cut across regional issues like gender. Advocacy work and building networks and alliances will also be part of his/her role.
Application deadline: 17 February 2006
For more information, contact:
Tiamta Prasai, Plan Asia Regional Office
2nd Floor, Na-Nakorn Building, 99/349 Chaengwattana Road
Thungsonghong, Laksi, Bangkok 10210, Thailand
Tel: +66 2 576 1972-4; Fax: +66 2 576 1978
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.plan-international.org
INTERNATIONAL HIV/AIDS ALLIANCE: Technical Advisor: Children
The International HIV/AIDS Alliance is a leading international NGO supporting community action on HIV and AIDS in developing countries. Children affected by HIV and AIDS suffer trauma and hardship especially through the illness and death of a parent. Children living with HIV need appropriate treatment and support. Children and their families need urgent support to overcome the economic, social, health and security challenges posed by HIV and AIDS.
The Care and Impact Mitigation Team at the Brighton Secretariat is looking to recruit a Technical Advisor: Children. The post holder will facilitate the development of Alliance's work in their thematic area by providing specific technical support to Alliance programmes and partners, researching, documenting and synthesising lessons, developing practical and policy resources and by promoting "good practice" within the Alliance and to external organisations.
Application deadline: 24 March 2006
For more information, contact:
International HIV/AIDS Alliance
Queensberry House, 104-106 Queens Road
Brighton BN1 3XF, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 1273 718 900; Fax: +44 1273 718 901
Email: [email protected]
Website: http:// www.aidsalliance.org
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