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CRC COMPLAINTS MECHANISM: Twenty States sign new Optional Protocol

28.2.2012

Twenty States today signed the new Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a complaints mechanism.

UN Adopts Complaints Mechanism for Children

19.12.2011

The UN General Assembly has adopted a new Optional Protocol to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) establishing a complaints procedure for violations of children’s rights.

GLOBAL: Children's Rights Wiki

30.9.2011

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

ZAMBIA: Detention facilities for juveniles inadequate, says judge Kabuka

13.9.2011

High Court judge-in-charge Jane Kabuka says the history of the country's administration of the criminal justice system concerning children falls short of addressing their best interests.

COMPLAINTS MECHANISM: Human Rights Council adopts CRC complaints mechanism

18.8.2011

The UN Human Rights Council has adopted the final draft Optional Protocol on a communications procedure for children’s rights violations crafted by an intergovernmental working group over ten days in December 2010 and February 2011. The new protocol will enable the Committee on the Rights of the Child to examine communications from children and their representatives alleging violations of their rights.

GLOBAL: Monitoring and evaluating children's participation

16.8.2011

A chance to take part in a pilot to test out new materials to measure children’s participation. The pilot will be launched by Save the Children, UNICEF, Plan International and World Vision, supported by funding from the Oak Foundation.

UAE: Court says beating wife, child OK if no marks are left

20.10.2010

SOUTH KOREA: Students to participate in policy-making process

7.9.2010

UN: Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in the Context of HIV/AIDS

17.8.2010

WATER: General Assembly declares access to clean water and sanitation a human right

29.7.2010

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