Civil and political rights

ITALY: Venice mayor bans children's books on homosexuality and disabilities
13/Jul/2015 News
Despite claiming his decision does not aim to discriminate, a total 49 children's books have been blacklisted.
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UNITED STATES: Judge orders children to juvenile detention for refusing to see their father
9/Jul/2015 News
Three siblings were held in contempt of court for refusing an order by a judge to have lunch with their father, and were ordered to a juvenile detention facility until they turn 18 years old. The children are aged 14, 10 and 9, respectively. 
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SINGAPORE: Court frees teen blogger, Amos Yee, after four-week sentence
6/Jul/2015 News
Yee, who was convicted of wounding religious sentiment and of uploading an obscene image with the faces of Singapore's founding father and Margaret Thatcher, says he intends to appeal his conviction and sentence. 
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PRIVACY: Teen loses his case over police use of 'riot photos'
6/Jul/2015 News
The case challenged the publication of images of children suspected of being involved in riots as a violation of their right to privacy. 
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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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CIVIL RIGHTS: Guidelines on Freedom of Association
30/Jun/2015 Publication
The joint OSCE/ODIHR and Venice Commission Guidelines on Freedom of Association aim to offer advice and expertise on how...
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Nordic Congress on Child Welfare 2015
Wed, 26/08/2015 - 09:00 Event
Conference focussing on the best interest of the child in different services, solutions and development work.  
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TURKEY: Top court rules that compulsory religious education is unlawful
30/Jun/2015 News
The plaintiffs behind the challenge argued that compulsory religious education did not comply with their religious and philosophical beliefs. 
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SPORTS: Children's commissioner wants more rights for footballers as young as 10
30/Jun/2015 News
Scotland's commissioner for children and young people has told lawmakers that professional football clubs are exploiting children as young as 10 by tying them to binding legal agreements and treating them as financial commodities.     
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NETHERLANDS: Remove age limits on right to die, say paediatricians
30/Jun/2015 News
The Dutch Paediatric Association says the country should follow Belgium in changing law on euthanasia and scrapping age limit for children in unbearable suffering. 
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