Articles 42-54: Implementation and monitoring

INDIA: 15 year old boy from Dalit minority lynched and burnt alive
23/oct/2014 News
Boy from a lower caste was tortured then killed because his goat had strayed onto an upper caste man's field.
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OPT: Palestinian boy shot dead by Israeli forces
17/oct/2014 News
Thirteen-year-old boy shot three times in the chest during riot in village of Beit Liqya in the occupied West Bank.
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AUSTRALIA: Government faces asylum court challenges
14/oct/2014 News
Australian government is facing two challenges in court over its policies towards asylum seekers.
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UNITED KINGDOM: Witchcraft and ritual child abuse cases rise in London
9/oct/2014 News
The number of ritual child abuse cases linked to witchcraft being investigated in London is increasing. A total of 24 cases were passed to the Metropolitan Police in 2013, 19 in 2012 and nine in 2011.
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WHRIN 2014 Country Report: Witchcraft Accusations and Persecution in Nepal
9/oct/2014 Publication
This is WHRIN's joint report with the Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales and Forum for Protection of People’s...
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USA: New law to protect jailed youth in California
6/oct/2014 News
California Governor signs a bill that could prevent hundreds of young offenders from enduring rape, assault, and gang life in prison.
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CAPE VERDE: Country becomes sixth African state to prohibit all corporal punishment of children
3/oct/2014 News
Cape Verde has joined the list of states enacting legislation which prohibits all corporal punishment of children, including within the family.
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NORWAY: Children's Rights References in the Universal Periodic Review
30/sep/2014 Publication
A compilation of extracts featuring child-rights issues from the reports submitted to the second Universal Periodic Review. There are extracts from the 'National Report', the 'Compilation of UN Information' and the 'Summary of Stakeholder's Information'. Once the 'recommendations' have been accepted or rejected by the State, these will subsequently be published here.
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EGYPTE : des enfants torturés en prison
12/sep/2014 News
52 enfants torturés et victimes de violences sexuelles dans une prison d'Alexandrie pour avoir manifesté pacifiquement.
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EGYPT: Child protesters tortured in prison
10/sep/2014 News
Fifty-two children tortured and sexually abused in Alexandria prison for holding peaceful demonstrations against regime.
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