State neglect

IRAQ: Gov't needs to do more for children
7/Jul/2011 News
Summary: Achieving the Millennium Development Goals by 2015 in Iraq is doubtful unless the government commits to combating...
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PAKISTAN: Juvenile suicide on the rise
4/Jul/2011 News
Summary: Yet suicide and attempted suicide in children over 12 years becomes a legal matter, as the country's penal code...
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NIGERIA: Combating abuse of children accused of witchcraft
1/Jul/2011 News
Summary: It was discussed that the escalation of the problem is closely tied to the proliferation of religious or...
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DR Congo: Children still in prison despite law
30/Jun/2011 News
Summary: Despite the 2009 Law on Child Protection prohibiting the imprisonment of offenders under the age of 18, around 3...
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ISRAEL-OPT: Silwan children abducted from their bedrooms
27/Jun/2011 News
Summary: Palestinian children are arrested in the middle of the night by Israeli soldiers without arrest warrants, and are...
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CHINA: Children poisoned by lead and denied treatment
16/Jun/2011 News
Summary: Children with dangerously high levels of lead in their blood are being refused treatment and returned home to...
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DR CONGO: New laws have little impact on sexual violence
8/Jun/2011 News
Summary: The State is consistently failing to implement laws against sexual and gender-based violence, with most survivors...
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AUSTRALIA: Gov't softens child refugee policy
6/Jun/2011 News
Summary: The Australian government has decided to soften its plans to send ayslum-seeking children to Malaysia, and make...
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