Civil and political rights

SINGAPORE: Convicted teenage blogger placed in mental health detention
24/Jun/2015 News
Teenage blogger Lee Kuan Yew, who was convicted of obscenity and insulting Christianity after he posted a video criticising the late leader Lee Kuan Yew, will be detained for two weeks in a mental health institute until a psychiatric assessment is performed, a court has decided.   
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UNITED NATIONS: Resolution on 'Protection of the Family' threatens children's rights
24/Jun/2015 News
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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CAMEROUN : Elèves d'une école coranique détenus depuis 6 mois
22/Jun/2015 News
Les autorités camerounaises doivent libérer immédiatement quatre-vingt-quatre enfants – dont certains n’ont que cinq ans – qui sont détenus depuis six mois à la suite de descentes effectuées dans des écoles coraniques de l’extrême nord du pays.
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Working Group on the use of mercenaries. Expert panel on foreign fighters
Thu, 23/07/2015 - 10:00 Event
The United Nations Working Group on the use of mercenaries will be focusing its report to the General Assembly this year on the issue of foreign fighters. In this connection, it will be convening an expert panel on foreign fighters to discuss the report’s preliminary findings. 
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114th Session of the Human Rights Committee
Mon, 29/06/2015 - 09:30 Event
At its forthcoming 114th session, the Human Rights Committee will examine the efforts of the following seven countries to implement the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
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JUSTICE: 'Children’s equitable access to justice in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia'
16/Jun/2015 Publication
This UNICEF report sheds light on the tremendous barriers children in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia face in accessing justice for violations of their rights. 
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MALTA: Gov't launches new policy to help schools address needs of trans, intersex students
16/Jun/2015 News
Activists have welcomed the policy, which recommends an end to gender segregation in schools through things like uniforms, sports lessons, as well as facilities like toilets. 
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CANADA : La Commission Vérité et Réconciliation qualifie de "génocide culturel" la scolarisation forcée des enfants aborigènes
15/Jun/2015 News
Les Canadiens ont pris conscience du désastre causé par la scolarisation forcée de dizaines de milliers d’Amérindiens et d’Inuits de 1870 à 1970.
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LABOUR RIGHTS: Child labour and protecting working children
11/Jun/2015 Publication
Ahead of the World Day against Child Labour on 12 June, CRIN looks at whether in countries where child workers will work with or without labour protections, is a blanket ban on child work the best way of guaranteeing children's interests? 
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S. L. and J. L. v. Croatia
Thu, 07/05/2015 - 00:00 Case Law
Case concerning failure to observe the best interests of children in a property deal in Croatia.
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