Civil and political rights

EU Kids Online report
3/Sep/2014 Publication
EU Kids Online seeks to enhance knowledge of European children's use, risk and safety online.
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UK: Failures in Rotherham led to sexual abuse of 1,400 children
1/Sep/2014 News
Report says failings in political and police leadership contributed to gang rape and trafficking in South Yorkshire
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TANZANIA: UN criticises government for segregating children with albinism
29/Aug/2014 News
Tanzania’s practice of rounding up children with albinism into government care centres criticised by UN.
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USA: Nine-year-old accidentally shoots and kills gun instructor
29/Aug/2014 News
Latest incident of gun violence leads to calls to review policies regarding children and automatic weapons.
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AUSTRALIA: Six-year-old detained asylum seeker takes her case to Supreme Court
29/Aug/2014 News
Rare class action against government concerning the treatment of injured detainees being held in detention centres. 
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USA: Medication for foster children under new scrutiny, say doctors
26/Aug/2014 News
Investigation reveals that 1 out of 4 adolescents in California’s foster care system has received prescribed psychiatric drugs over the last decade.
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APPEL À CONTRIBUTIONS : L'investissement dans les droits de l'enfant
Fri, 03/10/2014 - 17:00 Event
Le Haut Commissariat aux droits de l'homme reçoit les contributions de la société civile pour le rapport de sa session de Mars 2015, qui aura pour thème : « Vers un meilleur investissement dans les droits de l'enfant ».
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: OHCHR's report on investment in children
Tue, 26/08/2014 - 17:00 Event
OHCHR is inviting contributions for the March 2015 session of the Human Rights Council on the theme:"Towards a better investment in the rights of the child".
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GENDER: The most outrageous ways schools are trying to enforce gender stereotypes
21/Aug/2014 News
By policing children's gender expressions, schools are ultimately reinforcing stereotypes.
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BAHRAIN: Children sentenced to life imprisonment
19/Aug/2014 News
Human rights group in Bahrain expresses grave concern over the ongoing targeting and prosecution of children.
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