Civil and political rights

CDE : entrée en vigueur du mécanisme de plaintes
15/Апр/2014 News
Le nouveau Protocole facultatif à la Convention relative aux droits de l'enfant (CDE) permet aux enfants de porter plainte directement auprès du Comité des droits de l'enfant de l'ONU en cas de violation de leurs droits.
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PARTICIPATION: Yemeni Children's Parliament conducts election
14/Апр/2014 News
The Children's Parliament is the national venue for children to voice their views on issues faced by children in Yemen. Through this body, they can strengthen children’s participation in decision making and advocate strongly for their fundamental rights. 
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TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE: Inheriting the Struggle for Truth
14/Апр/2014 News
To coincide with the International Day for the Right to the Truth (March 24th), young activists explained to ICTJ why the truth about the past matters to them.
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UNITED KINGDOM: Children’s charity condemns High Court’s anonymity cut-off
14/Апр/2014 News
Children formerly involved in court proceedings may be named by the media once they are 18, the UK's High Court has ruled.
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COMPLAINTS MECHANISM: OP3 CRC is now in force
14/Апр/2014 News
Children can now lodge complaints with the UN about violations of their rights.
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FRANCE: Unaccompanied Children Detained at Borders
11/Апр/2014 News
As many as 500 children who arrive alone each year in transit zones at the borders detained by authorities, according to Human Rights Watch research.
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Universal Periodic Review - Session 19
пн, 28/04/2014 - 01:00 Event
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FINLAND: MPs support proposed restrictions on circumcision
10/Апр/2014 News
[3 April 2014] - A draft law aimed at banning circumcision has received considerable support from the lawmakers in...
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SENEGAL: Law bans 10-year-old rape victim from aborting twins
7/Апр/2014 News
Efforts of human rights campaigners thwarted by Napoleonic law allowing abortion only in life-or-death circumstances.
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PAKISTAN: Nine-month-old baby accused of attempted murder
7/Апр/2014 News
Police in Lahore province charge baby with planning a murder, threatening police and interfering with state affairs.
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