Date: 24 May 2013

This report extracts mentions of children's rights issues in the reports of the UN Special Procedures. This does not include reports of child specific Special Procedures, such as the Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, which are available as separate reports.Please note that the language may have been edited in places for the purpose of clarity

Date: 17 May 2013

RUSSIA: Videos featuring beatings of children in Amur orphanage go viral (Russian)

Date: 2 May 2013

Le Conseil de la Fédération (chambre haute du parlement russe) a ratifié samedi la Convention du Conseil de l'Europe sur la protection des enfants contre l'exploitation et les abus sexuels, signée par la Russie le 2 octobre 2012.

Date: 24 April 2013

RUSSIA: Worst human rights climate in post-Soviet era (Russian)

Date: 5 April 2013

RUSSIA: Rare access to the closed world of Russia's orphanages (Russian)

Date: 3 April 2013

Ambitious plans to reduce the number of orphans in Russia are running into strong institutional resistance, child welfare campaigners have warned.

Date: 2 April 2013

Germany and France summoned Russian diplomats in Berlin and Paris, after Russia launched a series of raids on international non-governmental organisations (NGOs) across the country amid a wider crackdown on critics of the Kremlin.

Date: 2 April 2013

This report extracts mentions of children's rights issues in the reports of the UN Special Procedures. This does not include reports of child specific Special Procedures, such as the Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, which are available as separate reports.Please note that the language may have been edited in places for the purpose of clarity

Date: 2 April 2013

This report extracts mentions of children's rights issues in the reports of the UN Special Procedures. This does not include reports of child specific Special Procedures, such as the Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, which are available as separate reports.Please note that the language may have been edited in places for the purpose of clarity

Date: 19 February 2013

BELARUS: Children will be sent to "labour camps" (Russian)

Date: 17 February 2013

UKRAINE: A graduate of Odessa boarding school for "difficult" children: "Director tore my mouth and beat my head on the desk" (Russian)

Date: 8 February 2013

CRINMAIL is a monthly newsletter in Russian language. Newsletter provides analysis of issues relating to children's rights and global advocacy efforts, as well as gives digest of news and resources from countries of Eurasia.

Date: 7 February 2013

  This research looks at the intra EU migration of Romanian and Bulgarian children to France and Greece in situations of vulnerability. It focuses on the return procedures that are used by countries and assesses the latter in the light of the principle of the best interests

Date: 5 February 2013

Date: 5 February 2013

Date: 31 January 2013

The bill spuriously claims to aim to "protect" children from homosexuality.

Date: 30 January 2013

[29 January 2013] - The European Court of Human Rights (‘Court’) has ruled that Hungary has violated the European Convention on Human Rights in a case on the segregated education of Romani children in a special school. The case of Horváth and Kiss v Hungary concerned the complain

Date: 26 January 2013

RUSSIA: Anti-gay propaganda draft law approved in the 1st reading by the Parliament (Russian)

Date: 24 January 2013

 [23 January 2013] - Freedom House condemns the violent attacks against LGBT rights activists in two Russian cities who were peacefully protesting against an anti-homosexuality bill to be considered by Russia’s Duma. The attacks, which occurred in Voronezh and Moscow, resulted in num

Date: 18 January 2013

RUSSIA: Parliament supported the law on testing children for drugs (Russian)

Date: 17 January 2013

[5 January 2013] - Standing outside the Kremlin, Vladimir Putin, Russia’s president, appealed to his compatriots with a traditional new year’s greeting, urging them to be more “charitable”, “sensitive” and “caring for those in need”. Sincerity has nev

Date: 17 January 2013

Russian presidential children’s rights commissioner Pavel Astakhov has welcomed the idea of a ban on all adoptions of Russian children by foreigners.

Date: 8 January 2013

General overview of Bulgaria's national legal provisions on children's rights, including guidance on how to conduct further research.

Date: 8 January 2013

Information about institutions in Bulgaria that monitor children's rights.

Date: 7 January 2013

CRINMAIL is a monthly newsletter in Russian language. Newsletter provides analysis of issues relating to children's rights and global advocacy efforts, as well as gives digest of news and resources from countries of Eurasia.

Date: 21 December 2012

RUSSIA: Parliament approves ban on US adoptions (Russian)

Date: 18 December 2012

RUSSIA: Growing protests against the ban on foreign adoptions (Russian)

Date: 18 December 2012

Le gouvernement russe s'apprête à créer une nouvelle structure destinée aux enfants, visant notamment à les préparer à défendre leur pays en leur apprenant le maniement d'armes d'assault.

Date: 18 December 2012

A compilation of extracts featuring child-rights issues from the reports submitted to the first Universal Periodic Review. There are extracts from the 'National Report', the 'Compilation of UN Information' and the 'Summary of Stakeholder's Information'. Also included is the final report and the list of accepted and rejected recommendations.

Date: 11 December 2012

[VINNYTSYA, 4 December 2012] - Oleksandra (Sasha) Berehuta, 13, recently went to school for the first time. Sasha had had to study at home. She is wheelchair-bound, and school buildings were not fit for students like Sasha – children with disabilities. Sasha’s days were dull. She lacke

Date: 10 December 2012

General overview of Russia's national legal provisions on children's rights, including guidance on how to conduct further research.

Date: 10 December 2012

Information about institutions in the Russian Federation that monitor children's rights.

Date: 4 December 2012

UNICEF: Ukraine should not spend money on special rehabilitation schools (Russian)

Date: 28 November 2012

MOLDOVA: Lack of services for migrants’ children and children in difficulty (Russian)

Date: 20 November 2012

The violations highlighted are those issues raised with the State by more than one international mechanism. This is done with the intention of identifying children's rights which have been repeatedly violated, as well as gaps in the issues covered by NGOs in their alternative reports to the various human rights monitoring bodies. These violations are listed in no particular order.

Date: 12 November 2012

Dans les pays d'Europe de l'est, de plus en plus de mineurs sont victimes de réseaux qui les forcent à se prostituer, à travailler comme des esclaves, à mendier ou commettre des délits, et la si prévention est cruciale, elle est difficile.

Date: 9 November 2012

This report extracts mentions of children's rights issues in the reports of the UN Special Procedures. This does not include reports of child specific Special Procedures, such as the Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, which are available as separate reports.Please note that the language may have been edited in places for the purpose of clarity.

Date: 1 November 2012

The new UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus, Miklós Haraszti, today called on the Government and civil society of Belarus to engage in an open dialogue with him aimed at the promotion and protection of human rights in the country.

Date: 31 October 2012

[31 October 2012] - Prešov Regional Court has confirmed a historic verdict in the case of discrimination against Roma in the education system issued by a district court in January 2012. The senate ruled that an elementary school in Šarišské Michaľany discriminat

Date: 31 October 2012

[30 October 2012] - The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Tuesday condemned Poland's treatment of a 14-year-old rape victim who sought an abortion. The victim initially faced charges of unlawful intercourse by the Polish criminal justice system. The ECHR articulated f

Date: 25 October 2012

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 Stakeholders' Information'. Also included is the list of accepted and rejected recommendations.

Date: 22 October 2012

RUSSIA: Radio presenters publicly insult terminally ill children (Russian)

Date: 15 October 2012

General overview of Hungary's national legal provisions on children's rights, including guidance on how to conduct further research.

Date: 15 October 2012

Information about institutions in Hungary that monitor children's rights.

Date: 11 October 2012

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 Stakeholders' Information'. Also included is the list of accepted and rejected recommendations.

Date: 11 October 2012

[9 October 2012] - The Foreign Ministry said Tuesday that it had given UNICEF, the United Nations children’s agency, until the end of the year to wrap up its existing programs in Russia. The announcement about the deadline seemed to confirm fears that the agency, whose main goa

Date: 9 October 2012

RUSSIA: UNICEF to leave country by end of 2012 (Russian)

Date: 8 October 2012

Free-speech advocates have argued the law is really an attempt to block dissenting viewpoints on the Web, rather than to "protect" children from "harmful" content.

Date: 4 October 2012

RUSSIA: Gay activists will appeal to ECHR on propaganda law (Russian)

Date: 4 October 2012

If made into law, the bill will ban the "promotion of homosexuality".

Date: 4 October 2012

UKRAINE: Council of Europe concerned about anti-gay bill in Ukraine (Russian)

Date: 4 October 2012

RUSSIA: Ministry wants to shield children from public Wi-Fi (Russian)

Date: 28 September 2012

PRI has published new research examining law and policy in relation to violence against children in particular during arrest and in pre-trial detention in eight countries (Bangladesh, Georgia, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Russian Federation, Tanzania and Uganda).  There are estimate

Date: 28 September 2012

[27 September 2012] - The European Roma Rights Centre is highlighting violent attacks against Roma at an OSCE meeting in Warsaw today. Media reports show at least 120 attacks across four countries, including ten deaths of Romani people, in the first half of 2012 alone.  The ERRC has monit

Date: 24 September 2012

[24 September 2012] - UN Human Rights Council members should reject a draft resolution proposed by Russia on “traditional values” as the concept may be abused to legitimise discrimination against minority groups, to silence dissent, and violate people’s human rights. The draft res

Date: 21 September 2012

[21 September 2012] - The European Court of Human Rights yesterday delivered a judgment finding discrimination in the case of Fedorchenko and Lozenko v Ukraine. Five Romani people, including three children, died after a violent arson attack, which took place on 28 October 2001 in the Kreme

Date: 21 September 2012

 [19 September 2012] - The illegal eviction of a family in Sochi casts a dark shadow over preparations for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games, Human Rights Watch said today. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) should intervene immediately to ensure that the Russian authorities provide the

Date: 20 September 2012

RUSSIA: Forced Eviction Tramples Olympic Ideals (Russian)

Date: 18 September 2012

[14 September 2012] - The Supreme Court of Russia upheld the Arkhangelsk region's ban on "gay propaganda" on Thursday, but ruled that gay pride parades and other demonstrations in support of gay rights are legal. According to the court, the ban applies only to direct appeals to minors to engage in h

Date: 17 September 2012

[14 September 2012] - A new pilot project to send Roma migrants back to Romania from France should not breach freedom of movement rights for EU citizens, and should not encourage the French government to continue with its current policies on Roma. The French and Romanian governments signed a new de

Date: 13 September 2012

RUSSIA Supreme Court: gay pride parades not 'propaganda' (Russian)

Date: 12 September 2012

[10 September 2012] - Social stigmas, sometimes even shared by doctors, and late diagnoses are the biggest obstacles in tackling the autism problem in Russia, say parents of affected children, who are increasingly looking abroad for advice. “On American websites, it says that around age

Date: 9 September 2012

UKRAINE: Only 30% of children have access to non-formal education (Russian)

Date: 5 September 2012

UKRAINE: Majority of children think violence is acceptable (Russian)

Date: 29 August 2012

RUSSIA: Soviet children's cartoons to be marked as "18+" (Russian)

Date: 17 August 2012

UKRAINE: Sponge Bob accused of homosexuality and 'threat' to children (Russian)

Date: 17 August 2012

RUSSIA: Gay parades banned in Moscow for 100 years (Russian)

Date: 15 August 2012

This report extracts mentions of children's rights issues in the reports of all UN Treaty Bodies and their follow-up procedures. This does not include the Concluding Observations of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child which are available here: http://www.crin.org/resources/treaties/index.asp

Date: 15 August 2012

This report extracts mentions of children's rights issues in the reports of all UN Treaty Bodies and their follow-up procedures. This does not include the Concluding Observations of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child which are available here: http://www.crin.org/resources/treaties/index.asp

Date: 13 August 2012

The discovery of an Islamic sect in Russia, where 70 people including 27 children were discovered living in a catacomb, has led prosecutors to open a child abuse investigation.

Date: 10 August 2012

This report extracts mentions of children's rights issues in the reports of all UN Treaty Bodies and their follow-up procedures. This does not include the Concluding Observations of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child which are available here: http://www.crin.org/resources/treaties/index.asp

Date: 9 August 2012

This article contains information about activities and services developed by Belarusian NGO “Ponimanie” in the past 6 years, which include Children’s Hotline, Center for Missing Children and other.

Date: 8 August 2012

KYRGYZSTAN: Number of working children increases (Russian)

Date: 8 August 2012

RUSSIA: Twenty children released from the catacombs where they spent at least 10 years (Russian)

Date: 25 July 2012

This report extracts mentions of children's rights issues in the reports of the UN Special Procedures. This does not include reports of child specific Special Procedures, such as the Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, which are available as separate reports.Please note that the language may have been edited in places for the purpose of clarity.

Date: 23 July 2012

A Russian gay rights activist slammed the Russian embassy's warning as proof of the Foreign Ministry's “official homophobia in action.”

Date: 21 July 2012

MOLDOVA: Life of children in conflict with the law (Russian)

Date: 20 July 2012

Further to the creation of new Special Procedure mandates by the Human Rights Council on Belarus and Eritrea at its recent 20th session, a call for applications for the positions has been made.

Date: 19 July 2012

RUSSIA cautions parents over same-sex UK host families (Russian)

Date: 17 July 2012

After the lower house of the State Duma approved a bill on the labelling of foreign-funded NGOs as "foreign agents", lawmakers now seek to extend the law to the media.

Date: 14 July 2012

Controversial bill is seen as government ploy to stifle opposition and dissent and has been criticised by the EU and the US.

Date: 11 July 2012

Opponents to a proposed internet censorship law say that its scope is too wide, and would allow officials to select "subjectively" which sites to blacklist.

Date: 11 July 2012

RUSSIA: Parliament adopts internet censorship decree (Russian)

Date: 9 July 2012

RUSSIA: Attempts to "sterilize" internet using "child protection" (Russian)

Date: 9 July 2012

The Russian intelligentsia has urged the government to drop plans to introduce juvenile justice, which, they believe, may ruin the traditional Russian family and hurt the country’s lagging birth rate.

Date: 7 July 2012

UKRAINE: Parliament ratified Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse (Russian)

Date: 6 July 2012

During its 20th session, the Human Rights Council adopted a resolution creating a Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus.

Date: 6 July 2012

During the 20th Session of the Human Rights Council, a number of resolutions were adopted.

Date: 6 July 2012

BELARUS will not cooperate with the UN Special Rapporteur on Belarus (Russian)

Date: 5 July 2012

Proposed measures to combat domestic violence call for restraining orders to be issued against offenders without first having to open a criminal case.

Date: 5 July 2012

HRC: Introduction to the mandate of Special Rapporteur on Belarus (Russian)

Date: 5 July 2012

This report extracts mentions of children's rights issues in the reports of all UN Treaty Bodies and their follow-up procedures. This does not include the Concluding Observations of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child which are available here: http://www.crin.org/resources/treaties/index.asp

Date: 3 July 2012

[2 June 2012] - ARTICLE 19 urges Ukrainian MPs to reject two bills that would significantly restrict the right to freedom of expression for members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) community and the right to information on sexuality. Bill 8711 and Bill 10290 harshly discrimina

Date: 2 July 2012

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Date: 2 July 2012

The call to stone gay people on pride marches is a heinous threat to those peaceful EU citizens, who simply want freedom of assembly and expression, writes Boris Dittrich.

Date: 1 July 2012

RUSSIA: Parliament calls for measures to tackle domestic violence (Russian)

Date: 21 June 2012

[21 June 2012] - At this time when the European Football Championship 2012 is attracting everyone’s notice, Terre des hommes wants to look away from these events and draw people’s attention to other football competitions organised by various Tdh delegations all over the world, by putting

Date: 21 June 2012

U.S. Special Report: Risk of Becoming Victim of Human Trafficking Rather High in Belarus (Russian)

Date: 20 June 2012

Ukraine is the latest among a number of eastern European States to legally restrict the rights of the LGBT community in the spurious name "child protection".

Date: 19 June 2012

UKRAINE: Country's forgotten children (Russian)

Date: 13 June 2012

UKRAINE: Parliament to consider ban of homosexual propaganda (Russian)

Date: 11 June 2012

The issue Article 7 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child clearly states that every child has “the right to know and be cared for by his or her parents”.  When a child is abandoned, this right is violated.  Infants and young children are those most at ri

Date: 6 June 2012

The proposed law gives local authorities more room to interpret restrictions on where public protests can be held and what form they can take, including the ban on participants covering their faces.

Date: 6 June 2012

This report contains an analysis of the current status of mental health of young people in conflict with the law conducted in eight European countries (Belgium, France, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain and UK).

Date: 5 June 2012

MOLDOVA: Social orphans - separated from family by prisons (Russian)

Date: 1 June 2012

RUSSIA: Citizens outraged by proposed fines for participation in protests (Russian)

Date: 31 May 2012

CRINMAIL is a monthly newsletter in Russian language. Newsletter provides analysis of issues relating to children's rights and global advocacy efforts, as well as gives digest of news and resources from countries of Eurasia.

Date: 31 May 2012

Español / Français / العربية  Developments on the use of the death penalty in 2011 confirmed the global trend towards abolition. The number of countries that were known to have carried out death sentences decreased c

Date: 31 May 2012

A city official was quoted voicing her alarm about "negroes... walking around there [near a children's camp]. They can rape children, you know," which has sparked racism accusations.

Date: 29 May 2012

UKRAINE: System of special marks to protect children from 'harmful' information is being developed (Russian)

Date: 29 May 2012

UKRAINE: Parents punish their children for poor results in school (Russian)

Date: 28 May 2012

RUSSIA: Racial overtone taints dorm dispute (Russian)

Date: 24 May 2012

العربية / Español / Français / Pусский The courage shown by protesters in the past 12 months has been matched by a failure of leadership that makes the UN Security Council seem tired, out of step a

Date: 24 May 2012

The controversial bill would introduce a 200-fold increase in fines for those taking part in unsanctioned protests.

Date: 23 May 2012

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 Stakeholders' Information'. Also included is the list of accepted and rejected recommendations.

Date: 22 May 2012

A senior Kiev police official previously told pride organisers that he was not prepared to put his officers in harm’s way for the LGBT community, after reports that hundreds of ultra-right football hooligans were en route to the rally point with the intention of preventing the march from going ahead.

Date: 22 May 2012

[14 May 2012] - The Commissioner for Fundamental Rights is deeply concerned about the draft [proposal] of the Hungarian Criminal Code [to decrease] the minimum age of criminal responsibility from 14 to 12 years in some cases, which may result in the deprivation of liberty for [children found gu

Date: 21 May 2012

For some it's a utility room, for others a water pipe. As Ukraine gets set to host Euro 2012, the writer and broadcaster asks why more isn't being done for its thousands of homeless kids.

Date: 18 May 2012

This report provides supplementary information to the initial State report of the Slovak Republic on the OPSC. The issues defined in the OPSC are known in Slovakia mainls amongs the experts, including NGOs. The rest of the public encounter them only as part of preventive activities carried out by NG

Date: 15 May 2012

The girl died in 2006 from gastrointestinal perforation. Numerous items were found in her stomach, including dishwashing sponges, socks, rags, and stones. No details were revealed about how this came about. Nobody has been held liable for the girl's death.

Date: 14 May 2012

 [April 2012] - While hundreds of children cross legally or illegally the borders of Hungary every year and do not apply for asylum, no research has ever been published on a very specific and vulnerable population: non-asylum seeking foreign unaccompanied minors. On the other hand, the issue of

Date: 14 May 2012

 This Situational analysis was realised in the framework of the international project Mario – Joint Action to Protect Children from Exploitation in Europe funded by the OAK Foundation. In 2009, ECPAT Bulgaria published and disseminated the first Situational Analysis of the Actions agains

Date: 14 May 2012

Hungary's Commissioner for Fundamental Rights is deeply concerned about a provision in the draft Hungarian Criminal Code decreasing in some cases the minimum age of criminal responsibility from 14 to 12 years, which may cause the deprivation of child's liberty in case of finding him/her guilty. Whi

Date: 14 May 2012

 [9 May 2012] - The interest in the way media report on ethnic and religious issues has increased in the last decade. The examples of unethical reporting on immigration, globalisation, economic insecurity, and multiculturalism have raised the burning question of whether journalists have done mo

Date: 10 May 2012

The violations highlighted are those issues raised with the State by more than one international human rights mechanism. This is done with the intention of identifying children's rights which have been repeatedly violated, as well as gaps in the issues covered by NGOs in their alternative reports to the various human rights monitoring bodies. These violations are listed in no particular order.

Date: 9 May 2012

 [4 May 2012] - Russia should move quickly to reform laws and practices that currently prevent the 13 million Russians with disabilities from enjoying equal rights, Human Rights Watch said today. President Dmitry Medvedev signed a federal law on May 3, 2012, formally ratifying the Conventi

Date: 9 May 2012

 [8 May 2012] - Ambulance doctors in eastern Ukraine ignored 13 phone calls from a bleeding boy in belief that it was children’s game, tsn.ua said on Tuesday. The seven-year-old boy went out to the balcony to hang up linen when he felt dizzy and fell to a piece of glass, which... cu

Date: 8 May 2012

UKRAINE: Ambulance Doctors Ignore 13 Calls from Bleeding Boy (Russian)

Date: 4 May 2012

The ruling states that any such removal must provide special consideration of vulnerable populations, such as elderly and children, meaning that authorities cannot evict these communities without safeguards.

Date: 3 May 2012

This report summarises the status of children's rights in Ukraine vis-a-vis European human rights mechanisms. Search CRIN's ratifications table to find regional instruments to which Ukraine is a party. Ukraine is a member of the Council of Europe and is therefore subject to the jurisdiction of the

Date: 30 April 2012

CRINMAIL is a monthly newsletter in Russian language. Newsletter provides analysis of issues relating to children's rights and global advocacy efforts, as well as gives digest of news and resources from countries of Eurasia.

Date: 30 April 2012

The tour group was allegedly denied entry because "visitors do not like to see disabled people".

Date: 28 April 2012

RUSSIA: Moscow aquarium rejected tour group of autistic children (Russian)

Date: 24 April 2012

This report summarises individual observations and direct requests issued by the ILO Committee of Experts related to child labour conventions. To view the full reports, go to the ILOLEX database (http://www.ilo.org/ilolex/english/) and click on 'display all documents related to a specific coun

Date: 24 April 2012

This report summarises individual observations and direct requests issued by the ILO Committee of Experts related to child labour conventions. To view the full reports, go to the ILOLEX database (http://www.ilo.org/ilolex/english/) and click on 'display all documents related to a specific co

Date: 24 April 2012

This report extracts mentions of children's rights issues in the reports of all UN Treaty Bodies and their follow-up procedures. This does not include the Concluding Observations of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child which are available here: http://www.crin.org/resources/treaties/index.asp

Date: 24 April 2012

This report extracts mentions of children's rights issues in the reports of all UN Treaty Bodies and their follow-up procedures. This does not include the Concluding Observations of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child which are available here: http://www.crin.org/resources/treaties/index.asp

Date: 23 April 2012

This report summarises individual observations and direct requests issued by the ILO Committee of Experts related to child labour conventions. To view the full reports, go to the ILOLEX database (http://www.ilo.org/ilolex/english/) and click on 'display all documents related to a specific coun

Date: 23 April 2012

RUSSIA: Moscow legislature to approve ban on sex propaganda to kids (Russian)

Date: 23 April 2012

The teen suicide rate in Russia is three times higher than the world average with 22 per 100,000. And in the regions of Tuva and Chukotka, the figure escaltes dramatically to more than 100 per 100,000.

Date: 19 April 2012

BELARUS: Parliament adopts curfew for minors (Russian)

Date: 11 April 2012

Orthodox groups and Communist Party supporters claim that a new anti-discrimination bill currently under debate would lead to the "Islamisation and homosexualisation" of Moldova, whereas the European Union has praised the draft law.

Date: 10 April 2012

[7 April 2012] - Two Russian gay rights activists were arrested in St. Petersburg on Thursday for violating a new law banning promotion of homosexuality to minors that became effective last month. The two activists were arrested for picketing against the law. The St. Petersburg police on

Date: 3 April 2012

Children will have to go on a compulsory seaside holiday once every three years under new laws being debated by Russian MPs.

Date: 2 April 2012

[30 March 2012] - After scooping 10 awards at international festivals, a Ukrainian-Estonian documentary on child labour in abandoned mines finally made it home to Ukraine. It was scheduled to premiere at an international documentary festival on March 24. But instead, in a bizarre and unprece

Date: 1 April 2012

This report provides supplementary information on the implementation of the OPAC in different countries, notably concenring the definition of the crimes related to the involvement of children in armed conflict and the prosecution and punishment of the perpetrators.

Date: 1 April 2012

This report provides supplementary information on the implementation of the OPAC in different countries, notably concenring the definition of the crimes related to the involvement of children in armed conflict and the prosecution and punishment of the perpetrators.

Date: 30 March 2012

The bill is similar to one signed into law early this month in St. Petersburg which bans homosexual propaganda because it "threatens" Russia and because "sexual deviation" negatively impacts Russian children.

Date: 30 March 2012

RUSSIA: Lawmakers introduce bill banning promotion of homosexuality to "protect" minors (Russian)

Date: 29 March 2012

Despite improvements in the material conditions of orphanages in Russia, activists say that the current system is not designed around children's needs or best interests, and promotes institutionalisation rather than deinstitutionalisation, especially when it comes to children with disabilities or special needs.

Date: 27 March 2012

[21 March 2012] - ...According to official state statistics, there are around three million people [with special needs] in Ukraine, approximately 158,000 of whom are children. [But one can rarely comes across a person with special needs on the streets of the country's cities. This absence is not acc

Date: 22 March 2012

The Human Rights Council held its general debate on human rights situations that require the attention of the Council (Item 4), on 13 March 2012. The debate saw the participation of many States and NGOs.

Date: 19 March 2012

RUSSIA: 46 children poisoned by dairy products in Togliatti

Date: 16 March 2012

A Pride House for gay athletes and officials competing at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics and Paralympics will not be set up after the move was stopped by a Russian judge Svetlana Mordovina who described the idea contradicting the "public morality".

Date: 14 March 2012

RUSSIA: Judge bans 2014 Olympics Pride House for being threat to children (Russian)

Date: 13 March 2012

Bahrain and Belarus have been added to Reporters Without Borders' annual list of "enemies of the internet".

Date: 12 March 2012

BELARUS: Proposals for the National Action Plan to improve the situation of children and protect their rights 2012-2016 suggested by NGOs taken into account (Russian)

Date: 5 March 2012

Information on legal reform in States that have, or have discussed, lowering the minimum age of criminal responsibility.

Date: 1 March 2012

RUSSIA: Law on lowering the age of responsibility from 14 to 12 years to be discussed in Parliament (Russian)

Date: 24 February 2012

UKRAINE: Where government fails, citizens donate to fight children’s cancer (Russian)

Date: 21 February 2012

The study found that Romani pupils could be included into mainstream British schools without significant problems even though 85 per cent of them had attended "practical schools" in their home countries.

Date: 17 February 2012

[17 February 2012] - The authors of the amendments suggest questioning a child victim only once according to certain standards and laws. They believe that interrogation is best done in a specially equipped room, preferably in a child care centre, BelTA informs.Andrei Makhanko notes that se

Date: 17 February 2012

Vitaly Milonov, deputy of St. Petersburg’s legislative assembly said "I do not care about offending the gay community. No one cares...We just try to protect kids from gay lifestyle propaganda.”

Date: 17 February 2012

BELARUS: Terms of children interrogation may soon apply child-friendly principles (Russian)

Date: 13 February 2012

RUSSIA: Children perform during pro-Putin rally in Tomsk (Russian)

Date: 10 February 2012

[9 February 2012] - The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure which was adopted at the sixty-sixth session of the General Assembly of the United Nations, will be open for signature at a signing ceremony to be held in Geneva, Switzerland, on 28 F

Date: 9 February 2012

The new bill prohibits “spreading information that can damage the health and moral development of underage children, and make them believe that both traditional and gay relationships are normal.”

Date: 9 February 2012

RUSSIA alarmed by rash of teenage suicides (Russian)

Date: 9 February 2012

UKRAINE: An interagency working group to develop a system of special marks to protect children from 'harmful' information (Russian)

Date: 8 February 2012

RUSSIA: St. Petersburg bans 'promotion' of homosexuality to 'protect' children and youth (Russian)

Date: 6 February 2012

General overview of Moldova's national legal provisions on children's rights, including guidance on how to conduct further research.

Date: 6 February 2012

General overview of Romania's national legal provisions on children's rights, including guidance on how to conduct further research.

Date: 6 February 2012

Information about institutions in Romania that monitor children's rights.

Date: 6 February 2012

Information about institutions in Moldova that monitor children's rights.

Date: 30 January 2012

Kanavalau was convicted in organising the terrorist attacks in 2005 in Vitebsk, in 2008 in Minsk, and in the subway of Minsk in April 2011. My son Uladzislau was convicted of aiding.

Date: 30 January 2012

[26 January 2012] - Vladimir Putin has laid out his plans to compile a canon of 100 Russian books "that every Russian school leaver will be required to read" in an attempt to preserve the "dominance of Russian culture". In an article running to more than 4,500 words in Russia's Nezavisimaya Gaze

Date: 27 January 2012

Police in Siberian city ask prosecutors to investigate legality of protest involving display of toy figures holding miniature placards. But activists say they have no choice but to adopt creative measures of protest.

Date: 26 January 2012

Police officers extended reasonable suspicion of individuals, who may have been implicated in criminal activities, to the whole community.

Date: 23 January 2012

This 22nd annual World Report summarises human rights conditions in more than 90 countries and territories worldwide in 2011. It reflects extensive investigative work that Human Rights Watch staff has undertaken during the year, often in close partnership with domestic human rights activists. M

Date: 17 January 2012

[BRATISLAVA, 17 de enero de 2012] - Una escuela de Eslovaquia defiende su decisión de segregar a niñas y niños gitanos, pese a que un tribunal dictaminó que esa práctica violaba las leyes sobre igualdad de derechos. La directora de la escuela primaria de Sarisske

Date: 17 January 2012

[BRATISLAVA, 16 January 2012] - A school in Slovakia has defended its decision to segregate Roma children from other students after a court ruled the practice breached equal rights laws.The headmistress of the primary school in Sarisske Michalany, Maria Cvancigerova, said Roma children had been put

Date: 16 January 2012

L’école s'est rendue coupable de discrimination envers des enfants roms, en les plaçant dans des classes à part sans justification raisonnable. Cette décision historique a été annoncée par le tribunal du district de Prešov, en Slovaquie, mardi 3 janvier 2012.

Date: 14 January 2012

BELARUS: Vitebsk oblast's officials need to pay more attention to protecting rights of children with special needs (Russian)

Date: 6 January 2012

BELARUS: Restrictions placed on foreign internet sites (Russian)

Date: 5 January 2012

The Belarus interior ministry told Euroradio that any policeman would have the power to enforce the new law.

Date: 5 January 2012

[24 December 2011] – Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has instructed Presidential Commissioner for Children's Rights Yuriy Pavlenko to set up an interdepartmental working group on the protection of children from harmful content on the Internet, television and radio, the presidential press

Date: 3 January 2012

MOLDOVA: Children under 6 banned from entering shops without parents' accompaniment (Russian)

Date: 23 December 2011

UKRAINE: President orders creation of working group to protect children from "harmful" content on Internet and TV (Russian)

Date: 22 December 2011

This is the second compulsory exam apparently set up to prevent young people from taking part in protest marches.

Date: 20 December 2011

RUSSIA: Two more exams in schools to coincide with protests (Russian)

Date: 20 December 2011

Child victims of a controversial drug trial in Nigeria face an uphill battle in seeking compensation from pharmaceutical giant Pfizer.

Date: 15 December 2011

Activists fear that until the proposed bill is revoked, it could always come back on the table.

Date: 13 December 2011

A number of teachers have complained that the main purpose of the test was preventing young Russians from participating in the rally.

Date: 13 December 2011

UKRAINE: Suggestions to introduce mandatory curfew for children (Russian)

Date: 12 December 2011

RUSSIA: Children forced to take propaganda exam (Russian)

Date: 12 December 2011

Tens of thousands of Russians rallied together on Saturday to protest alleged electoral fraud and urge an end to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's rule.

Date: 11 December 2011

UKRAINE: Massive poisonings in schools (Russian)

Date: 5 December 2011

MOLDOVA: Children to be protected from "harmful" TV programmes (Russian)

Date: 5 December 2011

UKRAINE: Children eating expired kindergarten food (Russian)

Date: 2 December 2011

Those promoting the bill claim it is to protect minors from LGBT “propaganda.” Activists fear the bill would set an alarming precedent if approved.

Date: 28 November 2011

BELARUS: Mandatory curfew for children to be adopted by the Parliament (Russian)

Date: 15 November 2011

[14 November 2011] - The Council of Europe must take action now to stop continuing illegal discrimination against Romani school children in the Czech Republic, two leading rights groups said today. The European Roma Rights Centre and the Open Society Justice Initiative note that

Date: 11 November 2011

Bulgaria routinely locks up asylum seekers, despite EU law banning the use of detention centres, forcing migrants west. And children locked in detention centres are allowed to walk in enclosed yards twice every day.

Date: 31 October 2011

The report does not cover the whole of the implementation of the UN CRC in the Czech Republic but only with the primary focus of www.VZD.cz ‘s work “Family environment & alternative care” It notes the lack of progress by the Czech State in this field since the

Date: 30 October 2011

The report provides an overview of implementation of the CRC in the Czech Republic. It highlights the persisting fractionalism of powers concerning endangered children between several state bodies. The report criticizes that the most common reason for placing the child into an institution is bad mat

Date: 28 October 2011

“[A] comprehensive anti-discrimination law should be really comprehensive and include gender identity explicitly as protected ground,” said Boris Dittrich, advocacy director for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender rights at Human Rights Watch.

Date: 26 October 2011

The proposed bill would prohibit providing information about homosexuality to anyone living in Ukraine, including children.

Date: 18 October 2011

RUSSIA: New law to protect children from "negative" information to come into effect on September 1, 2012 (Russian)

Date: 17 October 2011

This report looks at Poland's current laws and recent legal reform in relation to the sexual exploitation of children and child-friendly justice.

Date: 4 October 2011

OHCHR spokesman said that “[t]he hate speech that has been fuelling the anti-Roma protests in Bulgaria is of great concern,” adding that it is unacceptable for an entire community to be targeted for an offence allegedly committed by an individual.

Date: 30 September 2011

CRIN has launched a "Children's Rights Wiki" to bring together all information about children's rights in one place.

Date: 27 September 2011

Save the Children has received financial support from the European Union’s Fundamental Rights and Citizenship Programme to carry out a research project to assess how far the ‘general measures of implementation’ of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) have been reali

Date: 26 September 2011

The NCF quarterly no. 35 "Abused Child. Theory, Research and Practice" is devoted to the topic of children participating in legal procedures. The articles focus on child-friendly justice, standards in the area of interviewing underage witnesses, and the practice of interviewing children in Poland.

Date: 20 September 2011

The violations highlighted are those issues raised with the State by more than one international human rights mechanism. This is done with the intention of identifying children's rights which have been repeatedly violated, as well as gaps in the issues covered by NGOs in their alternative reports to the various human rights monitoring bodies. These violations are listed in no particular order.Please note this is a work in progress. Send comments to info@crin.org

Date: 20 September 2011

The violations highlighted are those issues raised with the State by more than one international human rights mechanism. This is done with the intention of identifying children's rights which have been repeatedly violated, as well as gaps in the issues covered by NGOs in their alternative reports to the various human rights monitoring bodies. These violations are listed in no particular order.Please note this is a work in progress. Send comments to info@crin.org

Date: 14 September 2011

The Slovak Government launches plan to integrate Roma children into mainstream school system.

Date: 13 September 2011

"Whenever [the work of human rights defenders] is abrogated in one state, governments in other countries – including Council of Europe member states – must react," said Thomas Hammarberg, Commissioner for Human Rights at the Council of Europe.

Date: 12 September 2011

“The Catholic Church plays a significant role in the formation and propagation of anti-gay attitudes in Polish society, especially in rural areas,” states a communiqué made public by WikiLeaks last week. Polish lawmakers are further challenging the acceptance of homosexuality by drafting legislation similar to a law in Lithuania that bans favourable depictions of homosexuality in schools.

Date: 5 September 2011

The plan has been criticised for its disregard of the health and safety of the 2,300 Roma concerned. Previously the same Mayor sparked an outcry in June when he erected a 100-metre (330-foot) long wall segregating a Roma neighbourhood, officially to protect children against traffic accidents.

Date: 22 August 2011

Information about institutions in the Czech Republic that monitor children's rights.

Date: 20 August 2011

Romani children are overrepresented in institutional care compared to their proportion of the population as a whole in Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Romania and Slovakia. All six countries have adopted specific laws which govern child protection matters, with the best interests of th

Date: 18 August 2011

COMPLAINTS MECHANISM: UN Human Rights Council adopts CRC complaints mechanism (Russian)

Date: 16 August 2011

The UN Human Rights Committee has urged Bulgaria to close its children's institutions, including for children with disabilities, and instead provide alternative care.

Date: 15 August 2011

A compilation of extracts featuring child-rights issues from the reports submitted to the first Universal Periodic Review. There are extracts from the 'National Report', the 'Compilation of UN Information' and the 'Summary of Stakeholder's Information'. Also included is the final report and the list of accepted and rejected recommendations.

Date: 8 August 2011

[BUDAPEST, 27 July 2011] - This week the ERRC sent parallel reports to UN bodies overseeing the implementation of legal standards on racial discrimination and children’s rights, expressing concern about violations of the human rights of Romani children in the Czech Republic, Greece and Ita

Date: 1 August 2011

To stop recent youth protests from recurring, Belarusian authorities have drafted a law to ban people standing around together and doing nothing, in fear that they may be silently protesting. Previously, people have simultaneously and publicly clapped or strolled, or had their cellphone alarms go off together in an innovative form of protest.

Date: 1 August 2011

General overview of the Czech Republic's national legal provisions on children's rights, including guidance on how to conduct further research.

Date: 21 July 2011

A compilation of extracts featuring child-rights issues from the reports submitted to the Universal Periodic Review. There are extracts from the 'National Report', the 'Compilation of UN Information' and the 'Summary of Stakeholder's Information'. Also included is the final report and the list of accepted and rejected recommendations.

Date: 12 July 2011

This new report by the Global Campaign for Education and RESULTS shows that millions of girls are being forced out of school because of poverty, child labour, early child marriage, the threat of sexual violence, inadequate and poor-quality schools. The report examines 80 poor countries in terms

Date: 12 July 2011

“While Bulgaria was among the first European countries to acknowledge the need for desegregation of Roma children in education, the vast majority of Roma children are in sub-standard de facto segregated schools in Roma neighbourhoods,” said Ms. Gay McDougall, UN Independent Expert on Minority Issues.

Date: 8 July 2011

Financier and philanthropist George Soros has said the Czech Republic could do more to improve Roma situation

Date: 4 July 2011

The government of Romania recently submitted a mid-term UPR report, which documented their implementation progress on recommendations they accepted during their review. CRIN has highlighted the government's response to children's rights recommendations accepted.

Date: 4 July 2011

The government of Poland recently submitted a mid-term UPR report, which documented their implementation progress on recommendations they accepted during their review. CRIN has highlighted the government's response to children's rights recommendations accepted.

Date: 27 June 2011

Date: 27 June 2011

Date: 17 June 2011

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Date: 6 June 2011

Lax regulation and an endless demand by childless couples in the West has created an often exploitative market in babies born in the developing world, in which profit prevails above the best interests of the child.

Date: 2 June 2011

[2 June 2011] - In Ukraine, it is expedient to establish an institution of the Ombudsman for Children. This opinion has been expressed by Anatoly Zabolotny, the Director of Rinat Akhmetov's Foundation for Development of Ukraine at a press conference called "The Protection of Children's Rights th

Date: 20 May 2011

The report describes the situation of infant and young child feeding in Czech Republic a and highlights the progress made in this country in implementing the Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding and the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes. The report contains data

Date: 13 May 2011

Español / Français As Amnesty International (AI) releases its annual report on human rights, the world stands on the threshold of historic change. Courageous people are standing up and speaking out in the face of bullets, beatings, tear gas and tanks. This bravery is sending a sig

Date: 5 May 2011

The new Constitution of the Republic of Hungary, adopted by the Hungarian National Assembly on 18 April 2011, violates international and European human rights standards, including the exclusion of sexual orientation from the protected grounds of discrimination, Amnesty International has said.

Date: 19 April 2011

International review, comparison, and analysis of child-friendly justice practices in various jurisdictions.

Date: 14 April 2011

General overview of Belarus's national legal provisions on children's rights, including guidance on how to conduct further research.

Date: 14 April 2011

Information about institutions in Belarus that monitor children's rights.

Date: 13 April 2011

General overview of Ukraine's national legal provisions on children's rights, including guidance on how to conduct further research.

Date: 13 April 2011

Information about institutions in Ukraine that monitor children's rights.

Date: 13 April 2011

This report extracts mentions of children's rights issues in the reports of all UN Treaty Bodies and their follow-up procedures. This does not include the Concluding Observations of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child which are available here: http://www.crin.org/resources/treaties/index.aspPlease note that the language may have been edited in places for the purpose of clarity.

Date: 11 April 2011

This report summarises the status of children's rights in Ukraine with European human rights mechanisms.

Date: 11 April 2011

This report summarises the status of children's rights in the Czech Republic with European human rights mechanisms.

Date: 8 April 2011

ALERT US: If you are aware of draft laws to restrict civil society activities or existing restrictions not listed below, email us at info@crin.org.

Date: 7 April 2011

This report extracts mentions of children's rights issues in the reports of the UN Special Procedures. This does not include reports of child specific Special Procedures, such as the Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, which are available as separate reports.Please note that the language may have been edited in places for the purpose of clarity.

Date: 15 March 2011

This report extracts mentions of children's rights issues in the reports of the UN Special Procedures. This does not include reports of child specific Special Procedures, such as the Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, which are available as separate reports.Please note that the language may have been edited in places for the purpose of clarity.

Date: 11 March 2011

Headscarves are mandatory for female students in schools and universities in Chechnya today. And women deemed to be dressed "immodestly" are subjected to violence and intimidation, as Moscow officials look the other way.

Date: 11 March 2011

This report documents acts of violence, harassment, and threats against women in Chechnya to intimidate them into wearing a headscarf or dressing more “modestly,” in long skirts and sleeves to cover their limbs. The documented attacks by unidentified men believed to be law enforcement officials took place from June through September 2010 in the center of Grozny, the Chechen capital.

Date: 7 March 2011

This report extracts mentions of children's rights issues in the reports of all UN Treaty Bodies and their follow-up procedures. This does not include the Concluding Observations of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child which are available here: http://www.crin.org/resources/treaties/index.aspPlease note that the language may have been edited in places for the purpose of clarity.

Date: 2 March 2011

This report extracts mentions of children's rights issues in the reports of all UN Treaty Bodies and their follow-up procedures. This does not include the Concluding Observations of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child which are available here: http://www.crin.org/resources/treaties/index.aspPlease note that the language may have been edited in places for the purposes of clarity

Date: 1 March 2011

The Gaddafi regime is responsible for deliberately infecting more than 400 children with AIDS in the late 1990s, and not Bulgarian doctors who ended up spending more than eight years in prison, as was initially thought.

Date: 17 February 2011

The report was elaborated from direct contributions of NGOs and conclusions of several national parliamentary seminars on the implementation of the CRC in Czechia. No previous government has properly followed the recommendations of the UN Committee for the Rights of the Child. Any national plan of a

Date: 4 February 2011

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Date: 4 February 2011

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Date: 4 February 2011

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Date: 4 February 2011

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Date: 4 February 2011

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Date: 1 February 2011

IDA submissions to the CRC Committee highlight the rights of children with disabilities and aim to promote and mainstream the standards of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities into the Committee’s work.

Date: 26 January 2011

This 21st annual World Report summarizes human rights conditions in more than 90 countries and territories worldwide. It reflects extensive investigative work undertaken in 2010 by Human Rights Watch staff, usually in close partnership with domestic human rights activists. With increasing frequency

Date: 20 January 2011

Roma and non-Roma families take to the street in Cluj-Napoca, Romania to protest against the eviction of 270 Roma from their city-centre homes to the segregated Pata-Rat Romani settlement, some 18 kilometres away.

Date: 20 January 2011

The report describes the situation of infant and young child feeding in Belarus and highlights the progress made in this country in implementing the Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding and the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes. The report contains data on the s

Date: 20 January 2011

The report describes the situation of infant and young child feeding in Ukraine and highlights the progress made in this country in implementing the Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding and the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes. The report contains data on the s

Date: 18 January 2011

The Czech Supreme Court ruled on Friday that poverty alone was not a sufficient reason for removing children from families. That is only possible when other measures, such as assistance provided by the authorities, failed to improve the child’s living conditions. The court’s ruling is binding for lower Czech courts which will from now on have to determine on a case-by-case basis whether sufficient assistance was provided to a socially weak family; only then can they rule that a child should be taken away from his or her family and placed in institutional care.

Date: 13 January 2011

[MOSCOW, 13 January 2011] — Misha Yershov spent 11 years living in an institution in Russia's Pskov region. Since he moved into a rare space in a children's village, life "is leagues better," Yershov said. He is quick to name the charity workers who took him out of the system — Dima and

Date: 16 December 2010

This 124-page report is based on interviews with 161 refugees, migrants, and asylum seekers in Ukraine, Slovakia, and Hungary. It shows that although some conditions in migration detention facilities have improved, Ukraine subjects many migrants to inhuman and degrading treatment and has been u

Date: 16 December 2010

Español / Français  [Kyiv, 16 December 2010] - Migrants and asylum seekers, including children, risk abusive treatment and arbitrary detention at the hands of Ukrainian border guards and police, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Some migrants recounted how offic

Date: 16 December 2010

La Unión Europea ignora los abusos de los deportados; niños y refugiados carecen de protección.

Date: 16 December 2010

L’UE omet d’agir contre ces exactions et de protéger les refugiés et enfants renvoyés vers ce pays.

Date: 10 December 2010

Information on care leavers and their situations is very limited.  In an effort to close this informational gap and provide a foundation for decision makers, SOS Children’s Villages has put together an unprecedented review of the circumstances under which young people leave alternative ca

Date: 8 December 2010

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Date: 3 December 2010

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Date: 1 December 2010

This report is submitted in reference to the 4th periodic report of Ukraine to the Committee on the Rights of the Child, concerning the implementation of the CRC in Ukraine. The report details the experience of children within the context of treatment of migrants and asylum seekers in Ukraine.

Date: 1 December 2010

IDA submissions to the CRC Committee highlight the rights of children with disabilities and aim to promote and mainstream the standards of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities into the Committee’s work.

Date: 1 December 2010

IDA submissions to the CRC Committee highlight the rights of children with disabilities and aim to promote and mainstream the standards of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities into the Committee’s work.

Date: 16 November 2010

A compilation of extracts featuring child-rights issues from the reports submitted to the first Universal Periodic Review. There are extracts from the 'National Report', the 'Compilation of UN Information' and the 'Summary of Stakeholder's Information'. Also included is the final report and the list of accepted and rejected recommendations.

Date: 1 November 2010

This report provides supplementary information to the initial report of the Republic of Belarus on the implementation of the OPSC. The report deals with issues of the sale of children, child prositution and child pornography individually and gives specific insight into these three particular situations concerning children in Belarus.

Date: 29 October 2010

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Date: 26 October 2010

Letter to the Bulgarian Prime Minister urging commitment to solving the emergency situation which arose from the demolition of block 20 in Yambol, which left 200 children homeless.

Date: 25 October 2010

En Bulgarie, le procureur général a ouvert des enquêtes pénales concernant 166 décès et plus de 30 cas de maltraitance d’enfants survenus dans des foyers publics pour jeunes handicapés mentaux. Il a ainsi lancé un signal fort non seulement aux autorités bulgares, mais aussi à plusieurs autres Etats où des enfants et des adultes vivent encore dans ces institutions d’un autre âge.

Date: 22 October 2010

The prosecutor general in Bulgaria has initiated criminal investigations into 166 deaths and 30 more cases of abuse of children living in state homes for young people with mental disabilities. This was an important signal not only for the Bulgarian authorities but for several other states with s

Date: 1 October 2010

This report provides supplementary information on Ukraine’s 4th periodic report on the implementation of the CRC. It focuses on the issue of street children and the obstacles the government faces in ensuring that the rights of children living and working in the streets of Ukraine are realized. It also provides recommendations to the State Party, including training its police forces in the particular needs and rights of street children.

Date: 28 September 2010

Un tiers des enfants russes adoptés depuis trois ans en Russie ont été renvoyés dans les orphelinats, avant tout en raison de la crise financière qui a retardé le versement d'allocations de l'Etat, a-t-on appris aujourd'hui auprès du Fonds russe de l'enfance.

Date: 2 September 2010

CRIN is contacting all candidates standing for election to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child in December 2010. We are asking them about their experience in children's rights, what they think they can contribute to the Committee, what they think about key issues, their vision for the Committee and, importantly, how they see NGOs' role.

Date: 1 September 2010

This report provides supplementary information on Ukraine's 4th report on the implementation of the CRC. Annually child helplines receive 11.3 million calls from children and youth needing care and protection. This report is compiled by CHI and provides recommendations on child helpline in Ukraine. It describes the current status of the child helpline and opportunities for collaboration between the helpline, NGOs and the government so as to scale up the helpline’s activities to reach out to more children.

Date: 1 September 2010

This report provides supplementary information on the 3rd and 4th periodic reports of Belarus on the implementation of the CRC. The Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children submits a briefing to each Pre-sessional Working Group of the Committee on the Rights of the Child. The briefings summarize the legal status of corporal punishment in each of the States to be examined, together with any research evidence of prevalence of corporal punishment. The briefing covers corporal punishment in all settings - the home, alternative care, schools and penal systems.

Date: 17 August 2010

[11 de agosto de 2010] - Amnistía Internacional ha recibido con agrado el compromiso del nuevo gobierno eslovaco de coalición de adoptar medidas que eliminen la segregación de la educación por motivos étnicos y lo considera como un primer paso en la direcció

Date: 16 August 2010

Amnesty International welcomes the commitment by the new Slovakian coalition government to take measures to eliminate segregation in education on ethnic lines as a first step in the right direction.

Date: 16 August 2010

Amnesty International salue l'engagement du nouveau gouvernement slovaque de coalition, qui annonce des mesures pour éliminer la ségrégation dans l'enseignement selon des critères ethniques, ce qui est un premier pas dans la bonne direction.

Date: 7 August 2010

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Date: 6 August 2010

After years of fighting abuses against children on a country-by-country basis, Disability Rights International (DRI) has gathered much evidence that the institutionalisation of children with disabilities is a worldwide problem. Over the past 16 years they have documented abuses against children in o

Date: 5 August 2010

Two countries – and one continent – have joined the ranks of those where children are legally protected from all forms of corporal punishment, as Tunisia and Poland have achieved law reform. In July 2010, Tunisia became the first African state to prohibit all corporal punishment of chil

Date: 2 August 2010

Criticism comes in wake of France's decision to expel illegal Roma immigrants and destroy hundreds of their encampments.

Date: 1 August 2010

A partir de hoy los padres polacos no podrán emplear los castigos físicos con sus niños traviesos, ya que en el país han entrado en vigor las enmiendas a la ley sobre la lucha contra la violencia familiar. Las nuevas normas ponen fuera de la ley los castigos físic

Date: 16 July 2010

Children's rights NGOs in Ukraine have called on the Prime Minister to scrap an order which they say would scotch progress made in reforming the country's system for children without parental care. The order sets out a plan for reviving and developing residential institutions for children in the co

Date: 7 June 2010

[3 June 2010] - Television channels in Bulgaria that broadcast reality shows featuring children will be punished severely and will have to pay serious fines, newspaper Bulgarian Novinar has reported, citing draft amendments to the Television and Radio Act approved by the Parliamentary Culture Commit

Date: 1 June 2010

School segregation and substandard education is a reality for Roma children in many countries in Europe. The consequences of this are devastating, and leave virtually no opportunities for these children to escape poverty and marginalisation later on in life. Decisions by the European Court of Human

Date: 1 June 2010

[BUCHAREST, 27 May 2010] - A Romanian court has ordered a teacher to pay a record 10,000 euros in compensation to the family of a 12-year-old Roma girl repeatedly barred from class, a court spokesman said Tuesday. The ruling was hailed as a blow against segregation in a country which has one of t

Date: 12 May 2010

A compilation of extracts featuring child-rights issues from the reports submitted to the first Universal Periodic Review. There are extracts from the 'National Report', the 'Compilation of UN Information' and the 'Summary of Stakeholder's Information'. Also included is the final report and the list of accepted and rejected recommendations.

Date: 23 April 2010

Report of the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons,especially women and children, Joy Ngozi EzeiloCountry visit: 18 to 24 May 2009

Date: 15 April 2010

MOSCOW — Russia would like to stop giving away its babies. Within days or weeks, it will probably lift the suspension on adoptions by Americans that it formally announced Thursday. But eventually, as a senior Kremlin official said, the government needs to find a way to ensure that all Russia’s children stay in Russia.

Date: 15 April 2010

[15 de april de 2010] - Rusia ha puesto fin a las adopciones de niños por parte de familias estadounidenses hasta que se firme un acuerdo bilateral con los responsables de este país, según afirmó un portavoz del Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores, Andrei Nesterenko. "Sólo serán posibles

Date: 1 April 2010

This report provides supplementary information on the Ukraine 4th periodic report on the implementation of the CRC. It highlights issues related to drug use and the HIV epidemic in Ukraine as it affects children as well as existing drug policies and their compliance with the rights outlined in the CRC. Key issues contained therein:- Lack of specialised harm reduction and drug dependence treatment services;- Barriers to accessing existing health services;- Requirement of parental consent;- Legal barriers;- Drug user registry;- Stigma and discrimination.

Date: 9 March 2010

[9 March 2010] - Amnesty International has warned that establishing boarding schools for Romani children "and gradually detach[ing] them from the way of living they currently experience in the settlements" is discriminatory and a blatant attack on the Roma way of living.The Slovak Prime Mi

Date: 8 March 2010

Le premier ministre slovaque, Robert Fico, a estimé lundi 8 mars que des internats pour enfants roms étaient la seule solution aux problèmes de la minorité rom de son pays, s'attirant les critiques de défenseurs des droits de l'homme."Le principal objectif du

Date: 4 March 2010

[BUCHAREST, 6 February 2010] - A textbook on human rights activism, being introduced in Romanian schools this year, steers away from preaching and uses interviews with global and local rights activists to suggest how young people may get involved.The Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Mexican atto

Date: 1 March 2010

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Date: 10 February 2010

[STRASBOURG, 9 February 2010] – “More efforts are needed to better protect minorities and children and to ensure that their needs are embedded in the decision making process,” said Thomas Hammarberg, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights. He publishes today a report o

Date: 1 February 2010

[26 de enero de 2010] - Las autoridades rumanas deben poner fin al desalojo forzoso de familias romaníes y reasentar de inmediato a las que llevan años viviendo en condiciones peligrosas junto a vertederos de basura, plantas de tratamiento de aguas residuales o zonas industriales a las afuera

Date: 27 January 2010

[26 January 2010] - Across Romania, Romani families are being evicted from their homes against their will. When this happens, they don't just lose their homes. They lose their possessions, their social contacts, their access to work and state services. When they try to raise their voice against the

Date: 26 January 2010

COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSEÉFAI-26 janvier 2010, 00h01 TU« Nous sommes gitans, c’est pour cela qu’ils ne nous écoutent pas. »(Monika, mai 2009)Les autorités roumaines doivent mettre un terme aux expulsions forcées de familles roms et reloger sans délai ce

Date: 26 January 2010

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that the detention of four children of Chechen origin who sought asylum in Belgium was unlawful. In the case of Muskhadyhiyeva and others v. Belgium, a woman and her four children were refused refugee status after arriving in Belgium from a refugee camp i

Date: 21 January 2010

Date: 14 January 2010

[13 January 2010] - The Czech Republic is defying a European court ruling by continuing to place thousands of healthy Roma children in schools for the mentally disabled, Amnesty International said Wednesday.Roma, make up 80 percent of the students in schools for those with mild mental disabilities,

Date: 14 January 2010

[11 January 2010] - Children’s ombudsman Alexei Golovan, under fire from Russian Orthodox groups for supporting the creation of a juvenile justice system, has been dismissed after just four months in the post and replaced with Pavel Astakhov, a prominent lawyer with no known experience in huma

Date: 4 January 2010

 [28 December 2009] - The notorious large-scale institutions for orphans and children with disabilities are being phased out, including in the former Communist countries of Central and Eastern Europe. This process of de-institutionalisation must continue, but it has to be pursued with care in t

Date: 30 November 2009

This report provides supplementary information on Ukraine's 4th Periodic Report on the implemenation of the CRC. The report contains an update on the progress made in the implementation of the provisions of the UNCRC in Ukraine since the 2nd State Report in 2002 through to the end of 2008. The report has been produced by a coalition of Ukrainian NGOs, including Women's Consortium of Ukraine and the Foundation for the Protection of Children's Rights.

Date: 27 November 2009

This summary presents the major Romanian laws relating child rights in the context of abuse and sexual exploitation. There are two sources from which these rights may be ascertained: (1) federal legislation, and (2) international treaties.

Date: 12 November 2009

Despite some progress in juvenile justice system reform, too many children are still being held in detention awaiting trial in Eastern European and Central Asian countries, a new UNICEF study warns. UNICEF Central and Eastern Europe and Commonwealth of Independent States Regional Director, Steven A

Date: 27 October 2009

This book was written by Mr. Shiro, Ombudsman for Children's Rights Mr. Golovan, and Save the Children Norway in Russia.

Date: 26 October 2009

[MOSCOW, 23 October 2009] – Alexei I. Golovan has been appointed to the newly created post of Child Rights Ombudsperson at the national level in Russia. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev made the decree on 1 September 2009, also known as the 'Day of Knowledge’ in Russia, the day when the

Date: 23 October 2009

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Date: 23 October 2009

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Date: 19 October 2009

Czech Human Rights Minister Michael Kocab has outlined his plan for an 'office of the public protector of children's rights' at a cabinet meeting this week. The office would investigate complaints for violations of children's rights, influence legislation to incorporate child rights principles, and

Date: 15 October 2009

Date: 15 October 2009

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Date: 14 October 2009

At least 80,000 people are still internally displaced in Russia, more than 15 years after they were first forced to flee their homes. While large-scale hostilities ended several years ago, violence is still extensive in the North Caucasus and human rights abuses continue with perpetrators enjoying i

Date: 5 October 2009

Date: 5 October 2009

Date: 30 September 2009

The Legislative Duma of the Khabarovsk Krai has reviewed two draft laws concerning child rights. One of them relates to children who were given up at birth, and the other one is on the imposition of an evening curfew on minors under 16 years old. Both draft laws were approved in their first reading.

Date: 16 September 2009

Date: 3 September 2009

[31 August 2009] Court decisions in several European countries are often enforced only partly or with long delay - or sometimes not at all. This is one of the most frequent problems identified by the European Court of Human Rights (the Strasbourg Court). Flawed execution of final court decisions mu

Date: 8 June 2009

Moscow's City Duma has backed the introduction of school classes aimed at teaching children how to avoid being manipulated by the news media."The aim of media education is to form a critical attitude to the mass media. We understand that we can't stop the flow of information ... but we can teac

Date: 8 June 2009

Ms Joy Ngozi Ezeilo, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, especially women and children, issued the following preliminary findings and recommendations at the end of her mission to Poland, which took place from 24th to 29th May 2009.“The Special Rapporteur wishes to

Date: 1 June 2009

The alternative report has been prepared by experts from the Nobody’s Child rights Foundation and the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, in cooperation with other organizations. It contains supplementary information on child trafficking, prostitution, and pornography, complementing the government’s report. Several recommendations for the government have been prepared on how to improve the system of combating these phenomena. The most important of them include the necessity to create an organ that will coordinate the work of various services and institutions.

Date: 13 May 2009

A compilation of extracts featuring child-rights issues from the reports submitted to the first Universal Periodic Review. There are extracts from the 'National Report', the 'Compilation of UN Information' and the 'Summary of Stakeholder's Information'. Also included is the final report and the list of accepted and rejected recommendations.

Date: 1 May 2009

"Московская городская Дума приняла решение, противоречащее не только мировому опыту, но и политике

Date: 30 April 2009

The Moscow Parliament (Moskovskya gorodskya duma) has agreed a new law that abolishes the office of the children’s rights ombudsman in Moscow as of October 2009.According to the head of the Moscow Parliament, Vladimir Platonov, children are well protected by legislation and a number of authori

Date: 15 April 2009

The World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) is deeply concerned about reports of torture and other forms of ill-treatment of individuals, including of minors, in police custody, in the aftermath of the protests that took place from 7 to 8 April 2009 in Chisinau.According to the informatio

Date: 9 April 2009

[8 April 2009] - Slovakia's Ombudsman Pavel Kandráč condemns any form of violence and humiliating behaviour as these are unacceptable, particularly if they are aimed against children, the Ombudsman's office informed the SITA newswire.Kandráč was reacting to a video recording published by t

Date: 2 April 2009

Moldova has prohibited corporal punishment of children in all settings, including the family home. They have amended their Family Code to explicitly prohibit corporal punishment by parents and others with parental authority.The new Article 53 of the code covers "the right of the child to be pro

Date: 26 March 2009

The Russian state Duma (parliament) has approved a bill introducing 'night curfews' for children, banning them from visiting public places during restricted hours without parents or guardians.The bill is an amendment to the law on the rights of a child, which bans minors from visiting gambling parlo

Date: 5 February 2009

Date: 5 February 2009

Date: 4 February 2009

A compilation of extracts featuring child-rights issues from the reports submitted to the first Universal Periodic Review. There are extracts from the 'National Report', the 'Compilation of UN Information' and the 'Summary of Stakeholder's Information'. Also included is the final report and the list of accepted and rejected recommendations.

Date: 29 January 2009

The vast majority of children living with HIV around the world lack access to HIV testing and treatment. We can do something about that. The Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance (EAA), in collaboration with partners around the world, are embarking on a year-long action with governments, pharmaceutical compa

Date: 17 January 2009

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Date: 1 January 2009

Annually child helplines receive 11.3 million calls from children and youth needing care and protection. The report provides recommendations on the scale-up of child helplines in Romania. This report is compiled by CHI and member helplines. It recommends the national helpline be accessible to all children, particularly those disadvantaged, and that it needs to be further supported by the government. It describes the current status of the helpline and opportunities for collaboration with NGOs and the government to improve the helpline’s activities to reach out to more children.

Date: 1 January 2009

Annually child helplines receive 11.3 million calls from children and youth needing care and protection. The report provides recommendations on the scale-up of child helplines in Slovenia. This report is compiled by CHI and member helplines. It recommends the national helpline be accessible to all children, particularly those disadvantaged, and that it needs to be further supported by the government. It describes the current status of the helpline and opportunities for collaboration with NGOs and the government to improve the helpline’s activities to reach out to more children.

Date: 1 January 2009

This report provides supplementary information on the Republic of Moldova second periodic view on the implementation of the CRC. It recommends that Moldova implement a national helpline for children and provides suggestions on how to reach as many children as possible.

Date: 1 January 2009

Annually child helplines receive 11.3 million calls from children and youth needing care and protection. The report provides recommendations on the scale-up of child helplines in Romania. This report is compiled by CHI and member helplines. It recommends the national helpline be accessible to all children, particularly those disadvantaged, and that it needs to be further supported by the government. It describes the current status of the helpline and opportunities for collaboration with NGOs and the government to improve the helpline’s activities to reach out to more children.

Date: 18 December 2008

Russia's Foreign Ministry is to demand a review of the acquittal of a man charged with manslaughter, following the death of his adopted Russian son.

Date: 1 December 2008

This year's theme is 'Lead, Empower, Deliver'

Date: 20 November 2008

Although sandwiched between the Convention on the Right's of the Child's 18th and 20th birthdays, this year's Universal Children's Day, which falls on 20 November, has nonetheless been marked with a flurry of activity across the world. The World Organisation Against Torture

Date: 18 November 2008

بالعربيةCouncil resolution 7/3 asks that the High Commissioner for Human Rights consults with States, NGOs and others on how to better international cooperation and dialogue in the UN human rights machinery, including the Human Rights Council. The Comm

Date: 14 November 2008

European Roma organisations said at a conference held on 12-13 November in Prague that the Czech government has failed to prevent segregation of Romani children in special primary schools for children with mental disabilities.The charge, backed by a research conducted earlier this year, comes exactl

Date: 5 November 2008

This report explores concerns related to the over-representation of Romani children in state care, the role of ethnic identity in state care and adoption processes as well as the disproportionate categorisation of Romani children in state care as mentally disabled. The report is based on focus group discussions held with professionals in Hungarys 7 regions, as well as field research in conducted three counties and several Budapest districts.

Date: 1 November 2008

This report provides supplementary information on Romania’s 3rd and 4th periodic report on the implementation of the CRC. It is the outcome of involvement with authorities, NGOs, teachers, parents and children. The report offers information on: A) general implementation measures, definition of the child, general principles, civil rights and liberties; B) family and alternative care; C) child’s health; D) education, culture and leisure; E) special protection measures. Also, it analyses state progress on the previous concluding observations and formulates recommendations.

Date: 1 November 2008

This report provides supplementary information on Romania’s 3rd and 4th periodic report on the implementation of the CRC. It is the outcome of involvement with authorities, NGOs, teachers, parents and children. The report offers information on: A) general implementation measures, definition of the child, general principles, civil rights and liberties; B) family and alternative care; C) child’s health; D) education, culture and leisure; E) special protection measures. Also, it analyses state progress on the previous concluding observations and formulates recommendations.

Date: 15 October 2008

Le Conseil de l'Europe constate que la Bulgarie a privé de leur droit à l'éducation des enfants atteints de troubles mentaux en leur assurant pas la scolarité de ses enfants. Selon le Comité européen des droits sociaux du Conseil de l'Europe il s'agit bien d

Date: 14 October 2008

[BUDAPEST/SOFIA/STRASBOURG, 13 October 2008] - For the first time in central and eastern Europe, the European Committee of Social Rights finds violations of the right to education (Article 17(2)) and the right to non-discrimination (Article E) of the Revised European Social Charter. The decisio

Date: 14 October 2008

[14 de octubre de 2008] - El Consejo de Europa ha instado a Bulgaria a respetar el derecho a la educación de los niños con discapacidad intelectual, según informa esta institución mediante un comunicado de prensa. Según la investigación realizada por el Comité Europeo de Derechos Socia

Date: 25 September 2008

The Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), a network of editors, media executives and leading journalists from South East Europe and an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), is concerned about several recent legal developments in Moldova that contain threats to pr

Date: 10 September 2008

Commissioner Thomas Hammarberg and his delegation visited Vladikavkaz, Tskhinvali, Gori, Tbilisi and Moscow from 22 to 29 August 2008 in order to assess the human rights situation in the areas affected by the South Ossetia conflict. His mission was about human rights and humanitarian protection and

Date: 9 September 2008

This report provides supplementary information on Moldova’s second and third periodic reports on the implementation of the CRC. Republic of Moldova key issues include general measures of CRC implementation, general principles, family environment and alternative care, basic health and welfare, education, leisure and cultural activities, special protection measures, and recommendations.

Date: 1 September 2008

This report provides supplementary information on Romania’s 3rd periodic report on the implementation of the CRC. It intends to provide an effective analysis on the progress made in relation to the application of UN CRC laws. The FONPC’s report was drawn up with the help of 86 Romanian NGOs and professional associations, namely 125 professionals working in the field of child protection and welfare.

Date: 1 September 2008

This report provides supplementary information on Romania’s 3rd periodic report on the implementation of the CRC. It intends to provide an effective analysis on the progress made in relation to the application of UN CRC laws. The FONPC’s report was drawn up with the help of 86 Romanian NGOs and professional associations, namely 125 professionals working in the field of child protection and welfare.

Date: 29 August 2008

[STRASBOURG, 28 August 2008] - The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Thomas Hammarberg, concluded his visit to the areas affected by the South Ossetia conflict by obtaining the release of ninety-eight civilians who had been detained by either party.Eighty-five detained civilians

Date: 12 August 2008

[WARSAW, 12 August 2008] - Poland's Education Minister plans to shut down Gypsy-only school classes following complaints they are discriminatory."There will absolutely be no more forming of separate classes for Roma children," Katarzyna Hall told radio Tok FM on Friday. "We must put a

Date: 11 August 2008

An analysis of Belarus's compliance with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UN CRC) and its two Optional Protocols. The report also looks at domestic jurisprudence as it relates to articles of the CRC. Please note that this document is a work in progress. If you have comments or feedback, please contact info@crin.org.

Date: 4 August 2008

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Date: 30 July 2008

[24 juillet 2008] - Un grand nombre d’enfants roms continuent de subir une ségrégation au sein du système d’enseignement public slovaque, selon un nouveau rapport d’Amnesty International.Le rapport, intitulé A tale of two schools : Segregating Roma into

Date: 25 July 2008

[25 July 2008] - Large numbers of Romani children are still being segregated within Slovakia’s public school system according to a new Amnesty International report.A tale of two schools: Segregating Roma into special education in Slovakia documents the violations of the human right to educatio

Date: 25 July 2008

Most immigrants from the former Soviet Union believe the Israeli people see them as "Russians," while they would prefer to be viewed as Israeli, concludes a new study conducted by the Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) and the Israeli government. The study revealed that 54 per cent of the

Date: 18 July 2008

Two U.S. adoption agencies have been barred from operating in Russia, but authorities denied that the decision was linked to the recent death of an adopted baby in the United States.The Education and Science Ministry said it had withdrawn the accreditation of the two agencies - the Cradle of Hope Ad

Date: 9 July 2008

[NEW YORK, 5 June 2008] -  UNICEF’s Executive Board adopted the UNICEF Child Protection Strategy at its annual June session. The strategy outlines the contributions of UNICEF to national and international efforts to fulfill children’s right to protection and to achieve the Mill

Date: 8 July 2008

Date: 26 June 2008

Romania used to be infamous for its nightmarish orphanages. Since 2001, however, the national system of care for vulnerable children has been undergoing a successful reform process.Authorities in the county Brasov in central Romania bring children found begging on the streets, youths who have been a

Date: 9 June 2008

Date: 9 June 2008

Date: 15 May 2008

A compilation of extracts featuring child-rights issues from the reports submitted to the first Universal Periodic Review. There are extracts from the 'National Report', the 'Compilation of UN Information' and the 'Summary of Stakeholder's Information'. Also included is the final report and the list of accepted and rejected recommendations.

Date: 13 May 2008

A compilation of extracts featuring child-rights issues from the reports submitted to the first Universal Periodic Review. There are extracts from the 'National Report', the 'Compilation of UN Information' and the 'Summary of Stakeholder's Information'. Also included is the final report and the list of accepted and rejected recommendations.

Date: 16 April 2008

A compilation of extracts featuring child-rights issues from the reports submitted to the first Universal Periodic Review. There are extracts from the 'National Report', the 'Compilation of UN Information' and the 'Summary of Stakeholder's Information'. Also included is the 'Final Report' and 'Conclusions and Recommendations' from the Review.

Date: 16 April 2008

This report provides supplementary information on Bulgaria’s second periodic report on the implementation of the CRC. The report focuses on the violation of the right to education of children with mental disabilities living in institutions. These children were considered uneducable under Bulgarian law until 2002, when legislation was adopted to provide children living in these Homes with education. The report notes the failure of the government to fully implement these measures and ensure quality education in terms of accessibility, adaptability, acceptability, and non-discrimination.

Date: 14 April 2008

A compilation of extracts featuring child-rights issues from the reports submitted to the first Universal Periodic Review. There are extracts from the 'National Report', the 'Compilation of UN Information' and the 'Summary of Stakeholder's Information'. Also included is the 'Final Report' and 'Conclusions and Recommendations' from the Review.

Date: 11 April 2008

[MOSCOW, 11 April 2008] - The Russian State Duma [parliament] has discussed the protection of the rights of orphans, and decided to allow the functioning of private orphanages. The MPs approved the new version of the law “On guardianship.” The first reading of the document

Date: 9 April 2008

[9 April 2008] - A project for a new Family Code was approved by the Council of Ministers on March 26 2008, according to news sources.The project, which is to be approved by Parliament, will ease the adoption process and introduce prenuptial agreements for the first time in Bulgaria's legal history.

Date: 4 April 2008

In Arabic[3 April 2008] – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the entry into force of the first international treaty on the human rights of persons with disabilities, after the required twentieth country ratified the landmark Convention today. "It is a historic moment in our que

Date: 26 February 2008

[MOSCOW, 20 February 2008] – The Russian government should reform regulations that are choking independent activism, Human Rights Watch said in a new report. New laws and regulations giving the state broad authority to interfere with the work of nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) have b

Date: 14 February 2008

[14 February 2008] - Observers have long pointed out that under Czech law victims are far less protected from hurtful publicity than criminals. When an underage boy recently killed his schoolmate his name, address and private data were carefully concealed from the press. On the other hand children l

Date: 6 February 2008

[PRAGUE, 6 February 2008] - The fees introduced in Czech health care this year are against the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, Social Democrat (senior opposition CSSD) MP Anna Curdova told journalists. The introduction of the fees is flagrant violation of the convention's artic

Date: 4 February 2008

[PRAGUE, 1 February 2008] - Some Czech elementary schools continue to reject children of illegal immigrants despite a new law under which these children have the right to attend school, according to the Czech Counselling Centre for Refugees. The new law took effect on January 1. Under the old l

Date: 1 February 2008

This report provides supplementary information on Bulgaria's second periodic report on the implementation of the CRC. The Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children submits a briefing to each Pre-sessional Working Group of the Committee on the Rights of the Child. The briefings summarise the legal status of corporal punishment in each of the States to be examined, together with any research evidence of prevalence of corporal punishment. The briefing covers corporal punishment in all settings - the home, alternative care, schools and penal systems.

Date: 18 January 2008

[18 January 2008] - A Czech minister has questioned claims that cage-like beds are still being used for children in social care homes a year after being banned. An undercover BBC team found children kept in high-bar beds in five homes. Social affairs minister Petr Necas told Czech media the bed

Date: 16 January 2008

[16 January 2008] - The Czech Republic banned the use of cage-like beds in children's care homes a year ago, under international pressure. But as Clive Myrie reports for the Ten O'Clock News, secret filming shows the use of the beds goes on.We clustered around the tiny television monitor in our hote

Date: 16 January 2008

[16 January 2007] - Desperate parents are fleeing the poverty of Romania's countryside in search of work elsewhere in the European Union, leaving their children behind to be cared for by others. Since Romania joined the EU at the start of 2007, thousands of children have been left with grandparents,

Date: 1 January 2008

Annually child helplines receive 11.3 million calls from children and youth needing care and protection. The report provides recommendations on the start-up and scale-up of child helpline in Bulgaria. This report is compiled by CHI and member helplines. It recommends that a 3-4 digit, toll free, national helpline be accessible to all children, particularly those marginalized and disadvantaged. It describes the current status of the helpline and opportunities for collaboration with NGOs and the government to scale up the helpline’s activities to reach out to more children.

Date: 20 December 2007

This report is part of a series of lessons learned from Save the Children’s work. The first report was based on their work in Central America and the Caribbean; a similar report on Egypt will be made available on the CRIN website in the coming months.

Date: 20 December 2007

This report is part of a series of lessons learned from Save the Children’s work. The first report was based on their work in Central America and the Caribbean; a similar report on Egypt will be made available on the CRIN website in the coming months.

Date: 20 December 2007

This report is part of a series of lessons learned from Save the Children’s work. The first report was based on their work in Central America and the Caribbean; a similar report on Egypt will be made available on the CRIN website in the coming months.

Date: 14 December 2007

[13 December 2007] - Discrimination threatens lives in emergencies, and governments and aid agencies should pay more attention to the needs of vulnerable groups who suffer most in disasters, the Red Cross said in a report released on Thursday. Crises worsen discrimination against the elderly, people

Date: 10 December 2007

[10 December 2007] - The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) will turn 60 on 10 December 2008. Human Rights Day 2007 will launch a year-long UN system-wide advocacy campaign to mark this important milestone. The theme of the campaign, which will be led by the High Commissioner for Human Rig

Date: 1 December 2007

This report provides supplementary information on Republic of Bulgaria’s consolidated second and third periodic report on the implementation of the OPSC to the CRC. It discusses:Child Legislation:- Discord between civil procedural and family legislation and child protection legislation- Penal substantive and procedural legislation not fully reflecting child protection legislation- Children breaking the lawChild Care Reform:- The ‘old’ institutions- Administration of the Child Protection System- Building up social servicesEducation and Healthcare

Date: 30 November 2007

This is an analysis of alternative reports that have included children.

Date: 21 November 2007

Review of litigation arising from a nuclear accident in Russia.

Date: 20 November 2007

[20 November 2007] - The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) is 18-years-old today. The symbolism of the anniversary has not been missed on NGOs and child rights advocates, who have highlighted the importance of the treaty on the day it attains adulthood. CRIN today launches a brand new sect

Date: 16 November 2007

“Children here are mentally retarded. There is a tendency to integrate Romani children in primary schools, but pupils with mental and social retardation stay the same. Children from a socially disadvantaged environment suffer from social and mental retardation.”Head teacher of a special

Date: 16 November 2007

« Ici, les enfants sont mentalement attardés. On a tendance à intégrer les enfants roms dans les écoles primaires, mais les élèves qui souffrent de retard mental et social ne changent pas. Les enfants issus de milieux socialement défavoris&eacut

Date: 14 November 2007

El 13 de noviembre, el Tribunal Europeo de Derechos Humanos concluyó que la República Checa había discriminado a menores romaníes al matricularlos, a causa de su origen, en escuelas especiales para menores con dificultades de aprendizaje. La resolución, tomada por la Gran Sala del Tribunal, es defin

Date: 14 November 2007

[14 November 2007] - Roma activists across Europe were celebrating a landmark victory last night as Europe's leading human rights authority ruled that the Czech Republic had practised racial discrimination by wrongly channelling Roma children into remedial education schools.A legal marathon dating t

Date: 18 October 2007

[PRAGUE, 18 October 2007] - Czech President Vaclav Klaus has signed a bill that makes possession of child pornography a felony punishable by up to two years in prison, the president's spokesman Petr Hajek said in a statement. The lower house first approved the bill last June outlawing poss

Date: 17 October 2007

[17 October 2007] - More and more States worldwide are reforming their laws to prohibit all corporal punishment of children, including in their homes. A new report by the Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children analyses the progress made towards prohibiting all corporal punishme

Date: 8 October 2007

Date: 8 October 2007

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Date: 5 October 2007

Date: 28 September 2007

Comments issued by the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe on his visit to Romania.

Date: 25 September 2007

The UN Human Rights Council has now selected the first countries to be examined under the new Universal Periodic Review mechanism. The countries listed below will be reviewed over the course of next year's Council sessions. The UPR aims to ensure that the Council examines the human rights records of

Date: 19 September 2007

Nomination process for child delegates to participate in the Special Session follow up event to take place in New York on 11 and 12 December 2007. The selection process has been set up by UNICEF and the Global Movement for Children (GMC).

Date: 17 September 2007

The Ombudswoman for Children in the Samara region has been working since January 2003 in accordance with Samara region Law No. 18-ГД ‘On the Ombudsman for Children in the Samara Region’ dated May 6, 2002

Date: 17 September 2007

In 2006, Russia launched the implementation of national education, health and housing projects. Decisions on mother capital, increased home care allowance for children aged up to 18 months and childbirth certificate amounts, compensation of preschool upbringing costs to families were taken. There was established the federal standard of support to the families that have farmed orphaned and unsupported children: lump-sum benefit for all forms of foster care; monthly maintenance allowance for child to the guardian’s family or foster home; monthly wages of a foster parent for each foster child.

Date: 7 September 2007

[STRASBOURG, 30 août 2007] - A l’issue d’entretiens avec des responsables politiques, la Médiatrice des enfants et des représentants de différentes ONG, lors de sa visite en Ukraine du 27 au 30 août, Michael Hancock (Royaume-Uni, ADLE), rapporteur de la C

Date: 6 September 2007

Report submitted to the Third Committee of the 62nd Session of the UN General Assembly which will open on 18 September 2007.

Date: 3 September 2007

[PRAGUE, 3 September 2007] - When Austrian authorities announced in February that they had uncovered an online child pornography ring, paedophiles around the world suddenly became potential targets of criminal investigations - but not the ring's 63 customers in the Czech Republic, where do

Date: 24 August 2007

[24 de agosto de 2007] - El Fondo de Naciones Unidas para la Infancia (UNESCO) y la alcaldía de Moscú firmaron hoy un memorando de cooperación para hacer de la capital rusa una ciudad 'amistosa para los niños'.El acuerdo fue suscrito en la sede europea de la ONU por Ludmila Shvetsova, primera

Date: 20 August 2007

The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has prepared a questionnaire on the new UN Disability Convention with a view to strengthening and improving the quality of the relationship between OHCHR and persons with disabilities and their representative organ

Date: 20 August 2007

La Oficina del Alto Comisionado de las Naciones Unidas para los Derechos Humanos (OACDH), les hace llegar este cuestionario con la intención de fortalecer y mejorar la calidad de la relación entre la OACDH y las personas con discapacidad así como sus organizaciones representantes. Se ha prepara

Date: 27 July 2007

[26 July 2007] - Babies are being illegally offered for sale in Bulgaria with the promise of smuggling them abroad, an undercover BBC News team has discovered. A self-confessed human trafficker in the resort city of Varna showed off toddlers with a selling price of 60,000 euros (£40,000) each.

Date: 27 July 2007

La policía en Bulgaria detuvo a un hombre que apareció en un programa de investigación periodística de la BBC ofreciendo vender niños de ese país para ser llevados al Reino Unido por US$80.000. En una grabación registrada por cámaras ocultas, el individuo que se presenta como "Harry&quot

Date: 12 June 2007

The 'Legislative History of the Convention on the Rights of the Child' is the result of ten years of work by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and Save the Children Sweden.Please be aware that this document, which comes in two volumes, may take some time to download.

Date: 8 June 2007

CRC/C/SVK/CO/2

Date: 8 June 2007

CRC/C/OPSC/UKR/CO/1

Date: 8 June 2007

Date: 31 May 2007

This paper presents the findings of an international Survey on Children's Participation in Family Law Proceedings.

Date: 30 May 2007

[29 de mayo de 2007] - La Comisión Europea (CE) ha defendido hoy la libertad de los medios de comunicación para decidir sus contenidos, en relación a una investigación que se llevará a cabo en Polonia con el fin de averiguar si la conocida serie infantil Los Teletubbies puede llevar a los ni&nt

Date: 29 May 2007

A senior Polish official has ordered psychologists to investigate whether the popular BBC TV show Teletubbies promotes a homosexual lifestyle.The spokesperson for children's rights in Poland, Ewa Sowinska, singled out Tinky Winky, the purple character with a triangular aerial on his head. "I no

Date: 18 May 2007

On 17 May 2007, the first members of the Human Rights Council were elected. The Council consists of 47 members divided over five regional groups. Each member serves a three year term. At present the following States hold a seat in the Council:African States (13 out of 4

Date: 3 May 2007

[NEW YORK, 2 May 2007] – Belarus’ record on human rights makes the country a supremely unfit candidate for the United Nations Human Rights Council, a coalition of more than 40 national and international human rights groups said today.These organisations, based in countries ranging from C

Date: 30 March 2007

[30 March 2007] – The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has protested over the forced return of a Chinese asylum seeker and her eight-year-old daughter from Russia although they had both been registered by the agency as persons in need of international protection. “UN

Date: 16 March 2007

On May 2006, the first members of the Human Rights Council were elected. The Council consists of 47 members divided over 5 regional groups. Each member serves a three year term. At present the following States hold a seat in the Council:African States (13 out of 47 seats)Ter

Date: 13 March 2007

The Parliament of Moldova has adopted a law aimed at preventing and combating domestic violence. The legislation provides for legal protection for victims of domestic violence, as well as for the creation of rehabilitation centres and other support services. Twenty seven per cent of women over the a

Date: 8 March 2007

[8 March 2007] - Across the world today, one in every five girls of primary school age are not in school. When girls miss out, not only are they denied the chance to learn to read and write, earn a living and participate in democracy, it also puts their lives in jeopardy. Education gives w

Date: 1 March 2007

This report provides supplementary information on Bulgaria's initial report on the implementation of the OPSC. It is the collaborative effort between ECPAT and Neglected Children Society. Its main focus is on child prostitution, pornography and the trafficking of children for sexual exploitation. It highlights the need to implement concrete actions to prevent and protect children from prostitution and pornography; to strengthen legislation and increase cooperation at local and regional level.

Date: 23 January 2007

Amnesty International est atterrée par la décision prise ce mardi 23 janvier par la Cour suprême russe de rejeter l’appel contre la fermeture de la Société pour l’amitié russo-tchétchène (RCFS).« La décision prise ce mar

Date: 15 January 2007

[15 January 2007] – States who have signed on to the United Nations international bill of rights for women must continue to press for an end to gender-based violence, a senior UN official today told experts gathering in New York to evaluate compliance with the treaty.“Regrettably, violen

Date: 10 January 2007

1. Fleeing violence in the Central African Republic (CAR)In 2006, civilians in the Central African Republic (CAR) once again fell victim to horrific violence in the latest bout of conflict in a string of coups and rebellions that have plagued the country since it achieved independence from France in

Date: 13 December 2006

En Moldavie, région la plus pauvre du pays, des dizaines de milliers d'enfants vivent séparés de leur mère ou de leur père, partis travailler dans une Europe qui incarne plus que jamais l'espoir d'une vie meilleure.

Date: 12 December 2006

[12 December 2006] - Healthy new-born babies may have been killed in Ukraine to feed a flourishing international trade in stem cells, evidence obtained by the BBC suggests. Disturbing video footage of post-mortem examinations on dismembered tiny bodies raises serious questions about what happened to

Date: 11 December 2006

[NEW YORK/GENEVA, 11 December 2006] – Eliminating gender discrimination and empowering women will have a profound and positive impact on the survival and well-being of children, according to a new UNICEF report issued on UNICEF’s 60th anniversary.Gender equality produces the “doubl

Date: 6 December 2006

The Vospitatelnaya Koloniya penal colony for young offenders in Azov, in the south of Russia, is unusual - it is part of a criminal justice system which is being transformed by juvenile justice.

Date: 1 December 2006

This report provides supplementary information on the Slovak Republic's second periodic report on the implementation of the CRC. The Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children submits a briefing to each Pre-sessional Working Group of the Committee on the Rights of the Child. The briefings summarise the legal status of corporal punishment in each of the States to be examined, together with any research evidence of prevalence of corporal punishment. The briefing covers corporal punishment in all settings - the home, alternative care, schools and penal systems.

Date: 29 November 2006

[BUCHAREST, Romania, 29 November 2006] – Between 1988 and 1990, approximately 10,000 children in Romania were diagnosed with HIV. Some 7,000 are still alive. Cristian Traicu, 18, is one of them. A fighter and a survivor, the teen was diagnosed with HIV 17 years ago. Today he is happy to be ali

Date: 22 November 2006

Russia has one of the fastest growing Aids epidemics in the world, with 100 new infections every day. Increasingly, women and their infants are being affected. Latest figures show 22,000 babies have been born to HIV-positive women. And many are being abandoned by their mothers into the care of the state.

Date: 9 November 2006

World sanitation crisis causes millions of avoidable deaths, and contamination from human waste is largely to blame, says UNDP’s Human Development Report.

Date: 9 November 2006

« Il tenait l’enfant dans ses bras et me frappait. Vous savez, c’est vraiment terrifiant de voir les vêtements de son enfant couverts de sang, et lui qui riait et me disait : " Maintenant tu vas te mettre à genoux et me supplier de ne pas te tuer ". » Y

Date: 2 November 2006

First global study on cluster submunitions asualties: civilians account for 98 per cent of cluster munitions casualties.

Date: 1 November 2006

[31 October 2006] – Ukraine needs to substantially revamp its approach to protecting children or face serious negative consequences for future generations, an independent United Nations children’s rights expert said in a statement after a six-day visit at the month’s end.UN Special

Date: 25 October 2006

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, Juan Miguel Petit, will visit Ukraine from 22 to 28 October 2006.During the visit, Mr. Petit will focus on trafficking of children for prostitution, labour and other purposes. The Special Rapport

Date: 18 October 2006

[18 October 2006] - Dozens of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Russia have been required to suspend operations after missing a deadline to register. Human Rights Watch is one of the bodies that have failed to clear the red tape in time - but it vowed to keep working. Moscow says the new law,

Date: 14 October 2006

The Secretary General of the Council of Europe threatened to bring before the Committee of Ministers a story of homophobia. In June, Miroslaw Sielatycki, director of the permanent training centre on teaching (CODN), an institution of the Polish ministry of education, was fired for having edited in Polish a brochure (sic) of the Council of Europe where it was suggested to teachers to invite LGTB organisations for speaking about discrimination.The interview below was translated for the European Youth Campaign for Diversity, Human Rights and Participation.

Date: 12 October 2006

This global report was launched during the week of the presentation of the UN Study on Violence Against Children in New York on 12 October. The report is part of a submission to the Violence Study.

Date: 1 October 2006

This report provides supplementary information on Ukraine’s initial report on the implementation of the OPSC. The report analyses the causes of the sale, prostitution and use of children in pornography, statistical data, government policies aimed at countering crimes as well as the respective legislation. It also provides recommendations to the government and NGOs on how to make countering the crimes more effective. The priority areas for intervention are: judicial reform including the introduction of juvenile justice system and better law application.

Date: 1 October 2006

This report provides supplementary information on Ukraine’s initial report on the implementation of the OPSC. The report analyses the causes of the sale, prostitution and use of children in pornography, statistical data, government policies aimed at countering crimes as well as the respective legislation. It also provides recommendations to the government and NGOs on how to make countering the crimes more effective. The priority areas for intervention are: judicial reform including the introduction of juvenile justice system and better law application.

Date: 5 September 2006

[BUDAPEST, 5 September 2006] - Hungary's paediatric hospitals will run out of money from October if government spending curbs, which will cut about 20 percent of their budget, are implemented, hospital directors said on Tuesday. Hungary is under pressure to cut spending to rein in its

Date: 31 August 2006

The Orthodox Christian religion is being made a compulsory school subject in four of Russia's regions. Pupils in the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kaluga and Smolensk regions will be taught the basics of Orthodox Christianity. It will also be included as an optional subject in the school curriculum in 11 other

Date: 30 August 2006

[29 August 2006] - Piecemeal prevention efforts in South Eastern Europe (SEE) are failing to protect children from falling prey to traffickers and have relied too much on general awareness-raising, says a report released today by UNICEF and Terre des Hommes which also urges a shift of focus away fro

Date: 2 August 2006

[BUCHAREST, 2 August 2006] – Thousands of Romanian children and youth living with HIV face widespread discrimination that keeps many of them from attending school, obtaining necessary medical care, working, or even learning about their medical condition, Human Rights Watch said in a report rel

Date: 2 August 2006

Victimes d’abus, ils sont des milliers à être mal préparés à la vie adulte

Date: 27 July 2006

Some groups of child labourers, including street children, are particularly difficult to reach. The ILO’s International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC) project in St. Petersburg, where 16,000 children work in the streets, seeks to rehabilitate these children and show the way to other regions in the Russian Federation.

Date: 18 July 2006

[MOSCÚ, 17 de julio de 2006] - El presidente ruso Vladimir Putin pareció escuchar seriamente las propuestas surgidas del J-8, la "cumbre" de adolescentes de países del Grupo de los Ocho que se celebró en paralelo a la reunión de jefes de Estado y de gobierno en San Petersburgo. El Gru

Date: 18 July 2006

Le sommet du Junior 8 s’est achevé lundi soir près de St-Pétersbourg. Ce J8, réservé aux jeunes, avait pour but de peser sur les décisions des chefs d’Etats et de gouvernements participant au G8. Interview d’Emmanuel Gerlin, jeune ambassadeur de l’Unicef, qui a participé aux débats, notamment dans le groupe chargé de faire des propositions contre la violence et l’intolérance.

Date: 6 July 2006

[MOSCOW, 6 July 2006] - President Vladimir Putin must follow up urgently on his public commitment to review the implementation of Russia’s legislation governing civil society organisations, a commitment he made on 5 July at meetings with non-governmental organisations (NGOs) hel

Date: 5 July 2006

[MOSCOU, 5 juillet 2006] - Le président Poutine doit instamment respecter son engagement public de réviser la mise en œuvre des textes de loi russes réglementant les organisations issues de la société civile, engagement qu’il a pris ce 4 juillet lors de

Date: 5 July 2006

Russian President Vladimir Putin has defended a controversial new law, tightening control on non-governmental organisations (NGOs). At a meeting with NGOs in Moscow, he said the Kremlin had responded to the criticism from some NGOs by amending the law, without elaborating further. Human rights group

Date: 5 July 2006

Today Declaration 23/2006 achieved a majority in the European Parliament and will become binding on Romania tomorrow. It calls on Romania to re-open the approx 1,100 pending cases of international adoption and to authorise international adoption where appropriate. More importantly, this indicates that the European Parliament is now taking a more proactive stance on Romanian childcare issues.

Date: 15 June 2006

Following the rejection by the former EP's rapporteur on Romania, Baroness Emma Nicholson, of a series of allegations brought against the Romanian child protection system by 33 NGOs that published an advertisement entitled "Romania's concealed childcare crisis" in Financial Times three day

Date: 12 June 2006

Financial Times, June 12, 2006ROMANIA’S CONCEALED CHILDCARE CRISISA final vote on Romania’s entry in to the EU is scheduled for October 2006.   We, the undersigned 33 charities, work with children in need in Romania. While we support Romania’s admission, the citizens

Date: 7 June 2006

A parent that treats his child badly could have his child taken away, according to the law. For years in a row, the children with disabilities in the special institutions in Romania are bereaved of their elementary constitutional rights: the right to medical care, to education, to a decent life. The

Date: 23 May 2006

A meeting of NGOs concerned about children’s rights in Romania took place yesterday in London to discuss and seek agreement on the principal issues affecting children in Romania, and propose solutions that the European Union and the Romanian government should address. The grouping of NGOs, whi

Date: 12 May 2006

Una organización de derechos humanos estadounidense acusó ayer a Rumania de someter a niños con discapacidades mentales a "atroces" condiciones de vida, e instó a la Unión Europeaa intervenir para terminar con los abusos.La asociación Mental Disability Rights International (MDRI, In

Date: 11 May 2006

Mental Disability Rights International (MDRI), has found children with disabilities hidden and wasting away, near death, in Romania's adult psychiatric facilities. A report released by MDRI, Hidden Suffering: Romania's Segregation and Abuse of Infants and Children with Disabilities, describes t

Date: 4 May 2006

Racist killings in Russia are "out of control", according to a report by international human rights watchdog Amnesty International.

Date: 28 April 2006

Minsk city administration refused permission for the local Hassidic Jewish community to hold its 12 April Passover celebration at a state-owned Palace for Children and Youth on the grounds that a religious event could not be permitted at a venue frequented by children, Forum 18 News Service has lear

Date: 25 April 2006

Le 26 avril 1986 explosait l’un des quatre réacteurs de la centrale de Tchernobyl, en Ukraine. 20 ans après, l’Unicef continue de militer pour l’iodation du sel, car l’iode aurait pu et peut encore épargner à beaucoup d’enfants des cancers de

Date: 20 April 2006

[GENEVA, 19 April, 2006] - As the 20th anniversary of Chernobyl approaches, UNICEF says that the numbers of children who developed thyroid cancer could have been significantly lower if they had been consuming iodized salt in their daily diet at the time of the accident.  Calling for univer

Date: 18 April 2006

Russian and international rights groups have criticised a new Russian law on non-governmental organisations, which they say will stifle civil society. The law was signed by President Vladimir Putin last week but not made public until Tuesday - prompting claims the government tried to keep it quiet.A

Date: 15 March 2006

October 2006A/HRC/4/Add.2Report by Juan Miguel Petit

Date: 14 February 2006

Youth Organisation Shut Down in BelarusPresident Lukashenko continues to tighten his grip on Belarusian society. In his latest clamp-down he has liquidated youth organisation RADA, using a new law that was implemented at the beginning of this year. According to Eivind Vad Peterss

Date: 7 February 2006

This publication is written for children. It explains what HIV/AIDS is, how it is transmitted, its effects and how it might be prevented.

Date: 27 January 2006

The Committee issued Conclusions on Reports of Peru, Ghana, Liechtenstein, Trinidad and Tobago, Hungary, Lithuania, Azerbaijan, Mauritius, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Kazakhstan, Andorra, Morocco, Bangladesh and Switzerland.

Date: 27 January 2006

CRC/C/HUN/CO/2

Date: 18 January 2006

On Wednesday 18 January, the Commitee examined Hungary’s Second Periodic Report. This summary highlights the main issues discussed by the government delegation and members of the Committee; it is produced by the NGO Group for the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Date: 12 January 2006

The purpose of this site is to introduce you to the issue of Child Rights, to explain their importance, and to explain how this initiative came about. It also shows how the project is promoting child rights in Romania, and provides information to children and professionals working with children and parents.

Date: 9 January 2006

The Committee on the Rights of the Child this morning opened its forty-first session by hearing an address by Maria Francisca Ize-Charrin, Chief of the Treaties and Commission Branch of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. It also adopted its agenda and programme of work.

Date: 5 January 2006

This special edition on the 41st session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (9-27 January 2006) provides information on the agenda and timetable of the session as well as links to State reports, alternative reports and relevant previous Concluding Observations.

Date: 22 December 2005

Rome today appears to contain the highest concentration of Romanian unaccompanied children in Italy. Although the number of those trafficked from Romania to Italy is a reality, the number of children from 14 to 18 years old who migrate from their country and become involved in, or fall victim to, exploitation once they are already in Italy seems increasingly high. Boys and girls are involved mainly in the sex trade, while younger children (from 11 to 13) are involved in petty crimes such as robbery and extortion.

Date: 14 December 2005

The International Foster Care Organisation (IFCO) is calling on all Euro Parliamentarians to enforce the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and back the Romanian Government's moratorium on inter-country adoption. The statement, was sent to some Euro parliamentarians, in the light of the voting taking place today concerning Romania's progress toward European integration.

Date: 14 December 2005

Violence against women in the Russian Federation is one of the most pervasive, yet hidden human rights abuses. Recent independent research revealed that 70 per cent of married women had been subjected to one or another form of violence by their husband.

Date: 5 December 2005

World Vision Russian Federation, supported by UNICEF, recently held a festival to celebrate International Week of Science and Peace at one of World Vision’s Community Mobilisation Centres in the republic of Ingushetia, near the Chechen border. Prior to the festival, World Vision distributed more than 1,200 colourful encyclopedias to the senior students from 13 UNICEF-supported schools located in temporary settlements for Chechen refugees in Ingushetia.

Date: 3 December 2005

There are toys and teddy bears, colour televisions and good hot food, and a staff of 47 professionals looking after a noisy, happy brood of 49 toddlers and under-fives. For those who remember the squalor of Romania's orphanages a decade ago that came to define the cruelty of the Ceausescu dictatorsh

Date: 23 November 2005

CRC/C/RUS/CO/3

Date: 10 November 2005

This report provides supplementary information on Russia's third periodic report on the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Date: 10 November 2005

This report provides supplementary information on Russia's third periodic report on the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. It focuses on HIV-positive women and medical care during pregnancy, abandoned children and HIV-positive families and the problems children face.

Date: 10 November 2005

Supplementary report to Russia's third periodic report on the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Date: 10 November 2005

This paper emphasises the distinct needs of HIV/AIDS orphaned and vulnerable adolescents. It summarises the limited studies and programmes which are working primarily with adolescents orphaned due to AIDS, and highlights four case studies: Cambodia - Zambia - Zimbabwe - Romania

Date: 5 November 2005

Written Comments of the European Roma Rights Center Concerning Hungary. For Consideration by the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child at Its fourty-first session, 9-27 January 2006

Date: 2 November 2005

Date: 4 October 2005

40th Session Closed - Concluding Observations - Country Summaries - Committee Issues Recommendations on Children without Parental Care - Alternative Reporting and Follow up on the Concluding Observations in Arab Countries

Date: 28 September 2005

On Wednesday 28 September, the Commitee examined the 3rd periodic report of Russia. This summary highlights the main issues discussed by the government delegation and members of the Committee; it is produced by the NGO Group for the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Date: 13 September 2005

CRC/C/15/Add.110

Date: 13 September 2005

CRC/C/15/Add.110

From Monday, September 12, 2005 to Friday, September 30, 2005

Supplementary report to the Russian Federation's 3rd periodic report on the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Date: 7 September 2005

The Committee on the Rights of the Child will meet at the Palais Wilson in Geneva from 12 to 30 September 2005 to review the promotion and protection of children's rights in Trinidad and Tobago, Australia, Algeria, Uganda, China, Finland, Denmark, and the Russian Federation.

Date: 1 August 2005

This report provides supplementary information on Hungary's second periodic report on the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

From Friday, July 15, 2005 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

As Russia's HIV/AIDS epidemic spreads, thousands of HIV-positive mothers and their children face pervasive discrimination and abuse. Russian law bans such abuse, but the Russian government is not protecting women with HIV and their children from widespread discrimination by health care and child care providers.

From Tuesday, April 05, 2005 to Tuesday, April 05, 2005

The final of 9th National Contest of children’s costume studios and fashion theaters have taken place in Moscow on April 2nd at Slava Zaitsev fashion house. Initiated 9 years ago by the Association Golden Needle this contest has developed to a sustainable tool to promote children’s creativity upon young people’s particular interest in mode and Russian cultural traditions.

Date: 26 January 2005

E/CN.4/2005/78/Add.2 Visit: 1 to 10 September 2004

Date: 20 January 2005

As new child rights legislation enters into force in Romania, a report finds that babies are just as likely to be abandoned in the country’s maternity and pediatric hospitals as they were three decades ago. According to a survey supported by the Ministry of Health and UNICEF and carried out in

Date: 20 January 2005

Date: 1 January 2005

From Thursday, December 09, 2004 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

The report examines three of the most widespread and devastating factors threatening childhood today: HIV/AIDS, conflict, and poverty.

From Friday, October 01, 2004 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

The website is in Bulgarian and English and has two separate sections - for professionals and for children. The two sections have different approach to presenting the problem before the society and the effort of Bulgarian Government to solve it. The website gives information on Bulgarian state bodies and NGOs, International organisations and networks.

From Tuesday, March 30, 2004 to Tuesday, March 30, 2004

From Thursday, January 01, 2004 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

This paper looks at a number of countries in Eastern Europe, estimated to be ‘sending countries’ of minors into the sex trade in countries of Western Europe. The countries covered are Albania, Belarus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Moldova, Romania, Russia and the Ukraine.

From Thursday, January 01, 2004 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

The position paper is divided into various sections, including; Human Rights and Counter-Terrorism, torture and ill-Treatment, the Right to Reparation, Human Rights Defenders, Violence against Women Children's rights, ESC Rights, Colombia, DRC, Indonesia (Aceh),Israel/Palestine, Nepal Russia (Chechnya), Sudan and Togo.

From Thursday, December 18, 2003 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

A study on children in conflict with the law: towards investing in prevention, stopping incarceration and meeting international standards.

Date: 1 December 2003

In spring 2003 a group of MPs from the SPS party have presented the State Duma with a draft for federal law “About changes in specific legal acts of the Russian Federation related to making lower the age for an active electoral right”. The proposed changes include a right of young people as young as 16 years of age to vote in elections and referendums, sign petitions in support of candidates, sign petitions in support of referendums and collect signatures in support of petitions.

From Thursday, July 31, 2003 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

Report about a project with the purpose to improve the existing monitoring and report-writing expertise of participating NGOs in selected regions of Russian.

From Tuesday, July 29, 2003 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

This is a information package that has been prepared in the framework of this campaign outlining the efforts and signifcant progress that Romania has made in child welfare reform.

From Tuesday, March 25, 2003 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

This newsletter is focused on child trafficking & other related issues. It is set within the framework of the project 'Child Trafficking in Central and South Eastern Europe and Baltic Countries', initiated by Save the Children Romania-which has been developed in 11 countries. Open Society Foundation Romania & Global March Against Child Labour financially support the project.

From Thursday, February 20, 2003 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

This resource explores the UNCRC & will develop young people's understanding of the rights in the CRC & how they relate to their everyday lives. The authors have divided the CRC into 4 simple categories of rights: survival rights; development rights; protection rights; & participation rights.

Date: 31 January 2003

CRC/C/15/Add.201

Date: 31 January 2003

CRC/C/15/Add.199

From Thursday, January 30, 2003 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

A children’s rights and child labour focused analysis: DCI and the Child Labour Desk followed the discussions and analysed the concluding observations made by the Committee and has provided this summary.

From Tuesday, January 28, 2003 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

This builds on 3 research studies on minors in the sex trade, conducted in the St Petersburg area & Northwest Russia during 1999 & 2000. Areas of research were: 3rd party involvement in CSEC, the demand for child prostitutes, child pornography, health issues, & social & psychological assistance available to children in the sex trade.

From Tuesday, January 28, 2003 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

This report deals with the ways in which the interests of the child as victim and witness in legal proceedings relating to sexual abuse, are protected in 10 European countries: Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Norway, Romania, Spain and Sweden.

From Tuesday, January 28, 2003 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

A summary of the Daphne conference held in Denmark, 7th-9th September 2000, by the International Save the Children Alliance Europe Group. The main focus was: “What is the effect of prevention work?” The report presents & evaluates prevention programmes in Iceland, Greece, Sweden, Spain, Finland, Romania, & Denmark. Available in Spanish.

From Tuesday, January 28, 2003 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

This report summarises the conference held in Madrid, April 6-8, 2000, by the International Save the Children Alliance Europe Group. It gives an overview of research and current knowledge of young perpetrators and sexual abuse, treatment possibilities and challenges. The main focus is on the situation in Spain, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Norway, and Romania.

From Monday, January 13, 2003 to Friday, January 31, 2003

Supplementary report to the Czech Republic's country report on the implementation on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

From Monday, January 13, 2003 to Friday, January 31, 2003

Supplementary report to Romania's country report on the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

From Monday, January 13, 2003 to Friday, January 31, 2003

Supplementary report to the Czech Republic's country report on the implementation on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

From Monday, January 13, 2003 to Friday, January 31, 2003

Supplementary report to Romania's counrty report on the implementation of the the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

From Monday, January 13, 2003 to Friday, January 31, 2003

Supplementary report to the Czech Republic's report on the implementation on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

From Wednesday, January 01, 2003 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

The Centre would like to share its educational approach, and social activities in the field of child rights with colleagues from around the world. This report will be especially useful for teachers and children's rights workers.

From Sunday, December 01, 2002 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

The report provides a conceptual framework for minority rights in and through education and includes an analytical review of legal and practical developments in four countries involved in negotiations with the European Union. The result highlights huge divergence in practice in minority education, and a lack of clarity in just what the EU promotes.

Date: 4 October 2002

CRC/C/15/Add.194

Date: 4 October 2002

CRC/C/15/Add.192

Date: 4 October 2002

CRC/C/15/Add.191

From Saturday, September 14, 2002 to Friday, October 04, 2002

Supplementary report to the Poland's country report on the implementation of the UN Convention on the rights of the child

From Saturday, September 14, 2002 to Friday, October 04, 2002

Supplementary report to Poland's country report on the implementation of the UN Convention on the rights of the child

From Saturday, September 14, 2002 to Friday, October 04, 2002

Supplementary report to Poland's country report on the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

From Saturday, September 14, 2002 to Friday, October 04, 2002

Supplementary report to Moldova's country report on the implementation of the UN Convention on the rights of the child

From Saturday, September 14, 2002 to Friday, October 04, 2002

Supplementary report to Poland's country report on the implementation of the UN Convention on the rights of the child

Date: 27 May 2002

CRC/C/15/Add.180

From Monday, July 30, 2001 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

This paper investigates the changes that occurred over the last decade in three dimensions: economic well- being, health and education.

From Tuesday, May 01, 2001 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

This report presents the findings of a comparative research on young people in residential care conducted in four countries.

From Monday, April 23, 2001 to Sunday, April 29, 2001

Takes place in Budapest. Purpose of consultation is to provide a platform for young people to discuss the substantive issues of the UN Special Session on Children and make their views and voices heard. Intended to facilitate inputs and contributions from young people into Berlin Conference on Children in Europe and Central Asia and the UN Special Session itself.

Date: 6 February 2001

E/CN.4/2001/78/Add.2Visit: 2-11 October 2000

Date: 1 January 2001

Report of a pilot project to assess the extent of HIV/AIDS-related stigma surrounding mother-to-child transmission.

From Monday, January 01, 2001 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

Around the 80's, medicine was confronted with a new disease, as dull and slow at the beginning but accordingly serious as far as prognosis is concerned, being always followed by the patient's death.

From Monday, January 01, 2001 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

The study on child labour in Romania analyses the trend of the phenomenon and tries to evaluate its extention. The goal of the study is to detect the most unacceptable forms of child labour and to identify the means for their elimination.

From Monday, January 01, 2001 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

An illustrated children's guide to the CRC in Romanian

From Monday, January 01, 2001 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

Children in Bulgaria are often deprived of their basic rights by police, the very people who are supposed to protect them.

From Monday, January 01, 2001 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

This report documents how, from the moment the state assumes their care, orphans in Russia---of whom 95 percent still have a living parent---are exposed to shocking levels of cruelty and neglect.

From Friday, December 01, 2000 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

Issue focuses on Roma Rights of the Child with a transaltion of the CRC into Romani and listing of recent publications.

Date: 6 October 2000

CRC/C/15/Add.140

From Monday, September 18, 2000 to Monday, September 18, 2000

This Alternative Report was submitted by Defence for Children International - Slovak Section at the 25th Session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child.

From Monday, September 18, 2000 to Friday, October 06, 2000

This Alternative Report was submitted by the International Club for Peace Research and the League of Human Rights Advocates at the 25th Session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child.

From Monday, January 10, 2000 to Friday, January 28, 2000

A joint report by two divisions of Human Rights Watch: Children's Rights Division, and Europe and Central Asia Divisions. Written by Kathleen Hunt.

From Saturday, January 01, 2000 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

All states must be urged to abolish deep-rooted prejudices against children who have disabilities and children abandoned by their parents, vigorously address reports of abuse, and ensure that all abandoned and orphaned children, whether disabled or otherwise, receive full respect for their human rights and protection against discrimination.

From Saturday, January 01, 2000 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

1 Committee on the Rights of the Child Day of General Discussion State Violence Against Children Friday, 22 September 2000 – OHCHR (Palais Wilson, Geneva) Submission by Russian NGOs 2 Russia: State Violence Against Children Russian NGOs’ Written Contribution to the UN Committee on the Ri

Date: 8 October 1999

CRC/C/15/Add.110

From Monday, September 20, 1999 to Friday, October 08, 1999

Supplementary report to Russia's country report on the implementation of the UN Convention on the rights of the Child.

From Monday, September 20, 1999 to Friday, October 08, 1999

Supplementary report to Russia's country report on the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

From Friday, January 01, 1999 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

Date: 5 June 1998

CRC/C/15/Add.87

Date: 5 June 1998

CRC/C/15/Add.87

From Monday, May 18, 1998 to Monday, May 18, 1998

As Hungary completes a fifth year of painful restructuring, the economic and social diagnosis for Roma is increasingly desperate. The most immediate and dramatic threat to Roma comes from attacks and harassment by racist hate groups.

From Thursday, January 01, 1998 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

This report documents how, from the moment the state assumes their care, orphans in Russia---of whom 95 percent still have a living parent---are exposed to shocking levels of cruelty and neglect.

From Thursday, January 01, 1998 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

This is the report of a pilot project in community appraisal in Serb Sarajevo, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the work of two representative groups, the youth of Serb Sarajevo and parents as advocates of children with disabilities who live in Serb Sarajevo.

From Monday, September 22, 1997 to Monday, September 22, 1997

According to the Article 45 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the non-governmental organizations present the Additional Information to the Initial Report of the Czech Republic on the Implementation of the Convention the Rights of the Child (hereinafter the "Convention") for the period 1993-1994 to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child.

From Thursday, August 21, 1997 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

At its 16th session (22 September - 10 October 1997) the Committee on the Rights of the Child devoted a Day of General Discussion (6 October 1997) to the theme "The Rights of Children with Disabilities". This is the submission made by the Christian Children's Fund to the committee.

Date: 17 February 1997

E/CN.4/1997/95/Add.117 February 1997Report by Mrs. Ofelia Calcetas-Santos

From Sunday, January 01, 1995 to Sunday, January 01, 1995

The Convention on the Rights of the Child has been in force in Poland for three years now. Before the ratification of the Convention the conference has been held in Parliament.

From Sunday, January 01, 1995 to Sunday, January 01, 1995

The government report presenting the Constitutional Act of 1992, quoted articles 79 and 80 providing for responsibilities of the state towards the family and children The above mentioned articles were considered to be in accordance with the intent and theoretical under pinnings of the Convention.

From Saturday, January 01, 1994 to Saturday, January 01, 1994

The present document represents the point of view expressed by Romanian Save the Children on the Report of the Romanian Government on the Application of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, adopted by the United Nations on 20 November 1989 and ratified by Romania on 25 September 1990.