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COLOMBIA: As peace talks continue, so do human rights abuses and recruitment of children - UN
27/mar/2014 News
The UN warns that recruitment of children by Colombia’s two main rebel groups continues. Meanwhile the killing of innocent people allegedly at the hands of the army continue to be recorded. 
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HOLY SEE: Pope adds former child victim to new commission on sex abuse cases
26/mar/2014 News
A new commission that will advise Pope Francis on sex abuse policy within the church includes an Irish psychiatrist who was assaulted by a chaplain when she was 13 years old. But it remains unclear if the commission will deal with the critical issue of disciplining bishops who cover up for abusers. 
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MALTA: Lawmakers prohibit all corporal punishment
18/mar/2014 News
Malta has become the 37th State worldwide and the 25th in Europe to have achieved full prohibition.   
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IRAQ: Do not legalise marriage for nine-year-olds, say human rights groups
17/mar/2014 News
Draft law would be a step backwards for women and children's rights.
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CORÉE DU NORD : une commission de l'ONU réclame la saisine de la Cour pénale internationale
21/fév/2014 News
[Le 17 février 2014] - De multiples crimes contre l'humanité, découlant de politiques établies au plus haut sommet de l...
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SEXUAL VIOLENCE: UN, African Union sign landmark agreement to curb sexual violence in African countries
19/fév/2014 News
A landmark agreement has been signed between the UN and the African Union to combat sexual violence in war in Africa. 
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NORTH KOREA: UN-mandated human rights inquiry documents 'widespread, systematic abuses'
18/fév/2014 News
A UN-mandated report documents a grim array of human rights abuses in North Korea and calls for urgent action, including referrals to the International Criminal Court.
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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: UN scales up efforts to assist children impacted by conflict
14/fév/2014 News
United Nations strives to set up temporary classrooms and scale up the food stocks for children amidst continued fighting and brutal violence in CAR.
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DR CONGO: Warlord Ntaganda tried for ethnic crimes and using child soldiers
12/fév/2014 News
Former warlord Bosco Ntaganda played a “key role” in ethnic crimes in the Democratic Republic of Congo, using child soldiers and capturing sex slaves for his rebel army, the International Criminal Court has heard.
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Commentary: No Jurisdiction of the Holy See over the Catholic Church?
10/fév/2014 News
This commentary notes how the Holy See has disregarded the rights of victims of sexual abuse by clerics and its mandatory reporting duties to UN bodies, and has been written to coincide with the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child's recent review of the Holy See.
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