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GUATEMALA: Planned mega-dam caused killing of two indigenous children and rights violations of thousands more
27/Mar/2015 News
The planned mega-dam, which is backed by European development banks, has been blamed by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights for the death of two Mayan children from August 2014.   
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SG and others, R (on the application of) v. Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Wed, 18/03/2015 - 00:00 Case Law
Case concerning the legality of a cap on social benefits and children's best interests in the United Kingdom.
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INFANCIA Y TRABAJO: La CIDH pide en Paraguay separar el trabajo infantil de las prácticas de explotación
13/Mar/2015 News
El Movimiento Latinoamericano de Niños, Niñas y Adolescentes Trabajadores (MOLACNATs) organizó el Foro Internacional "Infancia y Trabajo, dos nudos culturales en profunda transformación".
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IRAN: Alternative report on Iran's implementation of the CRC by CRIN and 20 human rights organisations
9/Mar/2015 Publication
This joint alternative report aims to contribute to the upcoming review by the Committee on the Rights of the Child (...
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UNHRC 28th Session: Opening statement by the High Commissioner for Human Rights
6/Mar/2015 News
The High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein presents the annual report on the OHCHR activities to open the Human Rights Council session in Geneva on 3 March 2015.
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EKAMA Development Organisation
5/Mar/2015 Organisation
EKAMA Development Foundation is a women's and children's rights organisation working in Tanzania. EKAMA's mission is to...
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УЗБЕКИСТАН: Дети теперь привлекаются к сбору металлолома
23/Feb/2015 News
Освобожденные от работы на хлопковых полях, узбекские дети сейчас задействованы в сборе металлолома и макулатуры....
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REPORT: How inequalities develop through childhood
20/Feb/2015 Publication
This piece of research takes evidence from a cohort study to reveal how structural inequalities impact children's lives.
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GABON: Droits de l'enfant dans les organes des traités de l'ONU
11/Feb/2015 Publication
Résumé: Ce rapport est un extrait des questions liées aux droits de l’enfant dans les rapports des organes de traités et...
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UZBEKISTAN: World Bank rejects child and forced labour probe
3/Feb/2015 News
“To millions of victims of forced labour in Uzbekistan, the bank has said that despite recognising the relationship between their plight and its loans, it is not worth investigating.” (Umida Niyazova, director of the Uzbek-German Forum for Human Rights)
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