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AFRIQUE : L'UNICEF affirme que le nombre de filles mariées pendant leur enfance pourrait plus que doubler d’ici 2050 et passer à 310 millions
1/Dec/2015 News
Si la tendance actuelle se poursuit, le nombre total de filles mariées pendant leur enfance en Afrique passera de 125 millions à 310 millions d’ici 2050 selon un rapport de l’UNICEF publié aujourd’hui à l’occasion du Sommet de la fille africaine, organisé par l’Union africaine à Lusaka, en Zambie.
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CHINE : Chute démographique, déficit de filles : les effets de la politique de l’enfant unique
2/Nov/2015 News
La Chine a annoncé, jeudi 29 octobre, la fin officielle de la politique de l’enfant unique. Cette dernière avait été instaurée en 1979 et n’autorisait qu’un seul enfant par couple, sauf exception pour certaines minorités par exemple.  
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NEW MEDIA: Sexual rights and sexual risks among youth online
16/Oct/2015 Publication
 
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EUROPE: Interdiction du voile : son impact sur les droits de l’enfant
7/Oct/2015 Publication
Belgium's decision to ban people from wearing veils which cover the face in public spaces last week has sparked debate...
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PAKISTAN: Police accused of downplaying child sexual abuse scandal
10/Aug/2015 News
Up to 280 girls and boys said to have been filmed being abused in one village, but victims’ parents say police did not act until there was a national uproar.
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IRAQ: Islamic State circulates sex slave price list
5/Aug/2015 News
A printed list of prices for buying and selling women and children as slaves from within the Islamic State has been confirmed as genuine by a senior United Nations official.
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MEXICO: Authorities fail to protect children & adults with disabilities from torture, trafficking & segregation
23/Jul/2015 Publication
This report by Disability Rights International focuses on an institution for children and adults with disabilities where sexual abuse, sterilisation, trafficking, inadequate medical care and degrading living conditions are rampant. Yet authorities allow such a place to continue operating without interference. 
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SOUTH AFRICA: Teenagers no longer prosecuted for kissing or consensual sex
20/Jul/2015 Publication
A law that criminalised sexual activity between consenting adolescents in South Africa - even for kissing and cuddling - and required them to be put on a sex offenders register was struck down as unconstitutional after a challenge from the Centre for Child Law. CRIN looks at the issue in this case study.
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EQUALITY: Girl Scouts returns $100,000 when donor demands it not be used for transgender girls
2/Jul/2015 News
"Please guarantee that our gift will not be used to support transgender girls," the donor's letter read. "If you can’t, please return the money." The Girl Scouts of Western Washington CEO, Megan Ferland,  said the decision to return the money a no-brainer.  
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UNICEF: 'Progress for Children Beyond Averages - Learning from the MDGs'
30/Jun/2015 Publication
This eleventh edition of Progress for Children is UNICEF’s final report on the child-related Millennium Development Goals ...
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