Civil and political rights

FRANCIA: Amnistía Internacional afirma que las medidas del estado de excepción traumatizan a la población
8/Feb/2016 News
Según su reporte "Upturned lives: The disproportionate impact of France's state of emergency", las durísimas medidas de excepción, incluidos registros domiciliarios nocturnos, han pisoteado los derechos de cientos de hombres, mujeres, niños y niñas.
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COLOMBIA: Free education secured for 12 million children
25/Jan/2016 Publication
Part of a law which allowed the Colombian government to charge for primary education was deemed unconstitutional after a direct challenge against its discriminatory provisions.
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SOUTH AFRICA: Human Rights Commission urges ban on corporal punishment
22/Jan/2016 News
A total ban on corporal punishment may be enacted in South Africa after the country’s Human Rights Commission recommended the measure to the cabinet earlier this week.
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Mudzuru v. Minister of Justice
Wed, 20/01/2016 - 00:00 Case Law
Case concerning the minimum age of marriage in Zimbabwe.
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EXTREME LANGUAGE: ‘Radicalisation', punitive measures and children’s rights
20/Jan/2016 News
'Radicalisation' has become a fearful term, and measures to prevent it in children are often excessive, even resulting in them being accused of extremism for simply exploring their own ideas. 
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UNITED KINGDOM: Staff fired after claims of mistreatment at G4S-run young offender unit
14/Jan/2016 News
Four staff have been sacked following allegations of mistreatment of children at a young offender institution.
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Children rights behind bars: Human Rights of children deprived of liberty – Improving monitoring mechanisms
Mon, 15/02/2016 - 09:45 Event
Defence for Children International (DCI)-Belgium is glad to invite you to the European Final Conference “CHILDREN’S RIGHTS...
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Children's and Young People's Rights in the Digital Age
Tue, 26/07/2016 - 08:00 Event
Conference description: This IAMCR pre-conference seeks to unpack the ways digital media intersect – both positively and...
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UNITED STATES: Combatting climate change with the public trust doctrine
17/Dec/2015 Publication
A group of children brought a petition to Washington’s Department of Ecology, asking them to adopt a rule to limit carbon emissions in their state. After being denied and then ignored they appealed against the Department’s rulemaking process claiming that, to be effective, it would have to be in line with up-to-date climate science.
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CHINE : La Chine promet des droits aux enfants nés en violation de l'enfant unique
15/Dec/2015 News
La Chine va permettre à des millions de ses citoyens dépourvus de documents d'état-civil (souvent des personnes nées en violation de la politique dite de l'enfant unique) de bénéficier d'une protection santé et d'un accès à l'éducation.
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