Domestic violence

FRANCE : Le Conseil constitutionnel censure l'interdiction des violences corporelles

Louise — Wed, 01 Feb 2017 11:00:53 +0000

Le 26 janvier 2017, le Conseil constitutionnel français a censuré plusieurs dispositions de la loi Égalité et Citoyenneté adoptée en décembre dernier, dont l'article 222 qui interdisait le recours aux "violences corporelles" contre les enfants.

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ГРУЗИЯ: Родиться девочкой – приговор?

CRIN — Mon, 10 Oct 2016 23:00:00 +0000

11 октября – Международный день девочек (International Day of the Girl Child). Эту дату учредила Генеральная Ассамблея ООН в знак признания прав девочек и тех проблем, с которыми им приходится сталкиваться во всем мире. Каждые семь секунд на планете одну девочку в возрасте до 15 лет выдают замуж – об этом говорится в приуроченном к этому дню докладе международной организации Save the Children. Согласно этому же докладу, Грузия попала в число тех стран, где права девочек особенно ущемлены.

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MONGOLIA: State becomes 49th to ban all corporal punishment of children

Victor — Fri, 18 Mar 2016 13:02:56 +0000

Mongolia bans corporal punishment of children in all settings, including the home, becoming the first State in East and Southeast Asia to achieve this reform.

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CORPORAL PUNISHMENT: Global progress towards prohibition up to December 2015

Victor — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 16:16:39 +0000

A milestone in progress towards universal prohibition of corporal punishment of children was witnessed in 2015 with more than half of UN member states achieving prohibition in all settings or committing to doing so.

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CHILD RIGHTS: CRIN submission to the OHCHR on children's right to an adequate standard of living

Victor — Wed, 28 Oct 2015 19:35:09 +0000

Submission to the OHCHR for the preparation of the report on "Protection of the family and the contribution of families in realising the right to an adequate standard of living".

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BULLYING: CRIN submission for the UN Secretary-General’s report on 'Protecting children from bullying'

Victor — Mon, 19 Oct 2015 16:50:38 +0000

CRIN submission for the preparation of the UN Secretary-General’s report on “Protecting children from bullying”.

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EUROPE: Tackling violence against children

Victor — Mon, 19 Oct 2015 12:05:45 +0000

A report from Augeo Foundation and the Dutch Children's Ombudsman on tackling violence against children in Europe, to coincide with the European Network of Ombudspersons for Children's 2015 theme of Violence against Children.

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Commonwealth v. Jean G. Dorvil

Denitsa — Mon, 14 Sep 2015 13:56:29 +0000

Case concerning corporal punishment of children in the state of Massachusetts in the United States.

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UN: Children's rights and the Human Rights Committee

ssaliba — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 16:42:20 +0000

While civil and political rights are recognised specifically for children in the CRC, the review by the Human Rights Committee (the Committee) of State obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) provides a strong platform to further elaborate children’s civil and political rights.

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UNITED STATES: Massachusetts' highest court defends corporal punishment as 'part of social fabric'

Victor — Tue, 14 Jul 2015 16:05:33 +0000

The justicies said it's permissible to punish a child by spanking so long as "reasonable" force is used and the child is not harmed in a lasting way. Conversely, they also emphasised the child should be protected from abuse.

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UNITED NATIONS: Resolution on 'Protection of the Family' threatens children's rights

Robin — Wed, 24 Jun 2015 13:21:53 +0000

A draft resolution ‘protection of the family’ is back on the agenda at the Human Rights Council and seeks to restrict the rights of individuals within the family, in particular women and children.

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VIOLENCE: Gov'ts accused of ‘perpetrating violence against women’

Victor — Tue, 23 Jun 2015 13:17:06 +0000

ActionAid report says officials are ignoring laws to end violence against women, curbing funding of women’s groups, and failing to defend activists.

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PUBLIC HEALTH: More than one in four US children exposed to violence involving weapons

Victor — Tue, 09 Jun 2015 11:19:51 +0000

Although medical associations largely see gun violence as a public health threat, with 10,000 children killed or injured by firearms each year in the US, efforts to address gun violence from a public health standpoint have been met with considerable resistance.

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ASIA-PACIFIC: Cost of child maltreatment tops $200 billion annually, reports UNICEF

Victor — Wed, 03 Jun 2015 10:52:29 +0000

Statistics show that failure to prevent violence against children is resulting in serious economic costs to countries, UNICEF warned at the launch of its ‘End Violence against Children’ campaign in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.

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ALEMANIA: Los niños, víctimas habituales de la violencia

jthomas — Fri, 22 May 2015 16:12:02 +0000

La Oficina Alemana de Investigación Criminal presentó un informe estadístico sobre los delitos en los que las principales víctimas son niños y niñas. Las cifras son pasmosas, pero sólo constituyen la punta del iceberg.

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