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BELARUS: Report of the Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children
1/Nov/2014 UN and Regional Documentation
Below is a short summary of some of the key issues from Belarus’ report by the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in...
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BELGIUM: Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography
1/Nov/2014 UN and Regional Documentation
Below is a short summary of some of the key issues from the report of the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons,...
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BANGLADESH: Report of the Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, its Causes and Consequences, in accordance with Commission on Human Rights Resolution 2000/45
1/Nov/2014 UN and Regional Documentation
Below is a short summary of some of the key issues from the report by the Special Rapporteur on violence against women,...
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BAHRAIN: Report of the Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children
1/Nov/2014 UN and Regional Documentation
Below is a short summary of some of the key issues from report by the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons,...
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ROMANIA: Record million-euro payout for child AIDS victim
30/Oct/2014 News
Romanian woman who contracted HIV as a baby in hospital in 1990 will receive one million euros in compensation after a landmark court decision in the country with Europe's highest number of child AIDS victims.
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Going Hungry? The Human Right to Food in the UK
30/Oct/2014 Publication
This report analyses state action and assesses the UK’s compliance with the duty to secure the human right to adequate food.
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MODERN SLAVERY: Tamil Nadu’s exploited garment workers need help from British justice
29/Oct/2014 News
Report highlights conditions of modern slavery in Indian mills, and that the abused workers should have recourse to UK courts.
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CALL TO ACTION: Sign joint letter urging stronger child rights protections in World Bank safeguards
28/Oct/2014 News
Call to support the strengthening of child rights protections in World Bank safeguards. The deadline for signing the joint letter is Friday, 31 October 2014. 
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AFGHANISTAN: Prison sentence for religious teacher who raped girl
28/Oct/2014 News
A mullah who raped a 10-year-old girl in his mosque in Afghanistan has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.
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PORTUGAL : Les enfants, premières victimes de la crise
28/Oct/2014 News
L'Unicef estime qu'au total, 31 % des familles nombreuses et 41 % des familles monoparentales vivaient en 2011 en dessous du seuil de pauvreté, avec un revenu mensuel inférieur à 416 euros par personne. Le Monde, 27 octobre 2014.
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