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These pages contain information about rights-based programming - anything that is not a direct link to a document. There are links to human rights websites and organisations, there is information about human rights courses and events, there are links to CRINMAILs, and you will also find announcements.

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
CRIN: Ask the experts: 3.11.2009
DISCRIMINATION: New toolkit on children's rights and non-discrimination: 26.10.2009
GREAT LAKES REGION: New Human Rights Observatory: 9.9.2009
Complaints Mechanism: Update and Next Steps: 3.7.2009
CALL FOR PAPERS: The Right to Education Project: 10.3.2009
Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities meets for the first time: 2.3.2009
SOUTH AFRICA: New budget leaves vulnerable teens in the cold: 17.2.2009
RIGHTS: Unique rights for children in the Convention on the Rights of the Child: 11.12.2008
SEXUAL EXPLOITATION: Rights-based approach needed: 28.11.2008
CRIN: Non-discrimination - the advocates’ toolkit: 24.9.2008; Information about forthcoming project and call for feedback.
PARTICIPATION: Council of Europe Call for expressions of interest: 14.5.2008; Call for Expressions of Interest: Presentation of successful children’s participation projects at the Seminar on “Meaningful and sustainable children’s participation” which will take place in Stockholm, Sweden, on 8 September 2008.
Violencia contra los niños: carta al SG ONU: 2.5.2008
OPT: Under siege in Gaza, 20,000 malnourished children victims of fuel ban (Arabic): 14.4.2008
UN: Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities enters into force: 6.4.2008
UN: Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities enters into force (Arabic): 6.4.2008
IRAN: Halt Execution of Juvenile Offender: 25.2.2008
UN: International Human Rights Day 2007: 10.12.2007
DROITS DE L'HOMME: Education aux droits de l'homme: Recueil de bonnes pratiques: 4.12.2007; HREA, l'Organisation pour la sécurité et la coopération en Europe (OSCE), le Conseil de l'Europe, le Haut-Commissariat aux droits de l'homme et l'Unesco s'associent pour inviter les organisations et institutions de la zone géographique couverte par l'OSCE (Europe, Asie centrale et Amérique du Nord) à soumettre des exemples de bonnes pratiques en vue de l'élaboration d'un recueil destiné à aider dans leur travail les acteurs de l'éducation aux droits de l'homme. Les exemples peuvent concerner l'enseignement primaire ou secondaire, y compris les instituts de formation des enseignants.
HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION: Call for submissions of best practice: 19.11.2007
EUROPEAN UNION: Human Rights-Based Approaches in EU Development Policies: 19.11.2007; A joint initiative of International Federation Terre des Hommes, ActionAid, International Amnesty International EU Office & International Human Rights Network.
DISABILITY: Regional consultation on children and UN disability Convention underway in Yemen: 7.11.2007; A Middle East and North Africa regional consultation on children and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities will be held from 29 - 31st October in Sana'a, Yemen.
CRINMAIL Arabic 9 - Barid Huqouq Al- Tifl: 29.9.2007
CRINMAIL Arabic 8 - Barid Huqouq Al- Tifl: 17.8.2007
POVERTY: Senior UN official urges rights based approach to achieving anti-poverty targets: 10.7.2007
EGYPT: Female circumcision outlawed: 2.7.2007
VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN: International call for action: 1.6.2007
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 2007: Fourteen new members elected: 18.5.2007
UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: Appeal from 147 countries in support of the Special Procedures: 9.5.2007
CRINMAIL Arabic 1 - Barid Huqouq Al Tifl: 12.4.2007; This is the first edition of CRINMAIL Arabic , produced in collaboration with CRIN partner, the Arab Resource Collective - Lebanon.
Disability: Human Rights Council on the adoption of the new Convention: 27.3.2007
UN experts highlight importance of access to water for realisation of human rights: 22.3.2007
A global petition in support of the system of Special Procedures of the UN Human Rights Council: 13.3.2007; A global petition in support of the system of Special Procedures of the UN Human Rights Council was opened on 6 March 2007 on a dedicated site.
Girls speak out for their rights at UN-backed forum: 5.3.2007; Young girls from around the world participate as delegates to the session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women which will have as its central theme: Violence against girls.
IDPs flee violence in Mogadishu: 19.2.2007
European governments and NGOs gauge progress toward ‘A World Fit for Children’: 18.1.2007
Stop discrimination and violence against girls: 16.1.2007
CRC Optional Protocols ratifications - December 2006 update: 10.1.2007
CRC and Optional Protocols ratifications - November 2006 update: 10.1.2007
France: La réforme annoncée de la carte scolaire: 5.1.2007
Malawi: Les orphelins du sida doivent se battre pour survivre: 5.1.2007
UN forum chairperson decries delay in adopting declaration on indigenous rights: 15.12.2006
EUROPE: State Obligations for the Treatment of Unaccompanied Children: 13.12.2006
Rights focus sought over climate: 12.12.2006
CRINMAIL Arabic 4 - Barid Huqouq Al- Tifl: 11.12.2006
States and international community have a duty to fight poverty, High Commissioner for Human Rights says: 8.12.2006; The following is the message of United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour on the occasion of Human Rights Day, 10 December 2006:
Children Living in Poverty: How long will it last?: 8.12.2006
Launch of the Karen language translation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child: 7.12.2006
UN Declaration on indigenous people blocked at the General Assembly: 7.12.2006
Making the Internet more disability-friendly is good business, experts tell UN panel: 6.12.2006
Nations unies: Le troisième Comité rejette le projet de Déclaration vigoureux pour la protection des peuples autochtones: 6.12.2006
Child Rights: Ask questions to the UN Human Rights Commissioner: 6.12.2006
Child rights at the Human Rights Council: 5.12.2006
World AIDS Day: 2.3 million children live with HIV and AIDS: 30.11.2006
Boys and Men - The Drum Beat Issue #375: 29.11.2006; This issue of The Drum Beat explores action, thinking, and resources that highlight the use of communication to support the social development of boys and men in relation to gender roles, gender equity, violence against women, reproductive health, and HIV/AIDS.
Albania: Parliament holds a public hearing on children's rights: 24.11.2006
Russia's abandoned HIV children: 22.11.2006; 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.
CRINMAIL Arabic 2 - Barid Huqouq Al- Tifl: 16.11.2006; This second edition contains items on juvenile justice, reporting on the Optional Protocol on the sale of children for NGOs, youth participation in the Middle East and the digital divide.
CRINMAIL Arabic 3 - Barid Huqouq Al- Tifl: 16.11.2006
ZIMBABWE: Disabled children embattled by education policy: 3.11.2006
Children’s Rights and Active Participation Training: Making children’s and young people’s participation a reality: 25.10.2006
Equalinrights Project: Call for Resource Persons: 19.10.2006; The Equal in Rights Project is calling for information for its database of resource persons on applying a human rights based approach to development .
The Child’s Right to be Heard Being Discussed at the UN: 20.9.2006; The General Day of Discussion of the Committee on the Rights of the Child taking place in Geneva on 15 September is looking at the child's right to be heard.
CRIN: New Website Space on Children’s Right to Be Heard: 14.9.2006
Review the child friendly version of the UN guidelines on justice: 11.9.2006
CHILDREN WITHOUT PARENTAL CARE: Better Care Network Launches Website: 20.7.2006; The Better Care Network launches a new website in collaboration with CRIN.
Don't confuse children's rights with pester power: they are coming of age: 6.7.2006
Resolution for the new Human Rights Council Adopted: 14.6.2006
Human Rights Council meets for the first time on Monday 19th June 2006: 14.6.2006
Q&A: World Trade Talks: 12.6.2006; Ministers from around the world are attempting to reahc a deal on international trade rules. The World Trade Organisation's Ministerial Conference is seen as a key stage in shaping the future of international commerce. But what are the negotiations all about?
Growing scepticism on trade deal: 12.6.2006; As the world trade talks resume on 13 December, many UK development campaigners say that they would prefer no deal to a bad deal for poor countries.
HIV and AIDS: Outcomes of High Level Meeting present concerns for needs and rights of children: 9.6.2006
UN Expert Encourages Implementation of Plan of Action for Human Rights Education: 1.6.2006
Children and Disaster Risk Management: 11.5.2006
Recognising and Realising Rights through Rights Based Programming: 10.4.2006; Press release on rights-based approaches to programming workshop which took place in Goa in April 2006.
Global Directory of Human Rights Educators: 16.3.2006
Continued Disagreement on New Human Rights Council Text: 21.2.2006; [New York, 13 February 2006]- On February 6th and 7th, Member States resumed negotiations on the new Co-Chair's Text on the Human Rights Council. While governments may be reaching some agreement on the contentious issues in bilateral negotiations, progress was not evident in the plenary discussions, which once again highlighted persisting divisions. Member states have been pushed to reach agreement this week in order for the Council to replace the Commission this year.
Poverty: New White Paper on International Development by UK Government: 20.2.2006
UNICEF UK to Launch Rights Respecting School Award: 13.2.2006
Young people lobby UN not to abandon disabled children: 13.2.2006; Disabled young people from the UK, Bangladesh and China are today addressing the United Nations in New York in a final attempt at preventing millions of children with disabilities being written out of a new UN Convention.
Children with disabilities to brief disability Convention delegates: 13.2.2006; Six disabled children and young people from Bangladesh, China and the United Kingdom will address the United Nations Committee drafting the first-ever Convention on disability rights to ensure that millions of children with disabilities are included in the treaty.
Opening Ceremony of the 2nd World Congress on Children's and Young People's Rights (21 November 2005): 13.2.2006; The Second World Congress on Children's and Young People's Rights opened this morning in Lima, Peru. Among the participants are government ministers, representatives of NGOs and some 415 children from Latin America, Africa and Europe. They are meeting over five days to discuss and exchange experiences about children and young people's right to citizenship, emphasising the importance of their active participation.
Strengthening Child Rights Partnerships through Corporate Social Responsibility in South Asia: 8.2.2006
India: Launching of Human Rights Education in U.P. School: 6.2.2006; A launching ceremony was organised by RARE, Sonepur at Netaji U.P. School, Sagarpali to introduce the Human Rights Education in Primary School on 9th January, 2006. The meeting was presided by the Headmaster of the School Sri Bharat Sahu. Sri Ghasiram Panda, Joint Secretary of Research Academy for Rural Enrichment (RARE) attended the launching ceremony and discuss about the need of Human Right Education at School level.
NGO SUBMISSION: Proposed amendments on article 24 (Education) from the Centre for Studies on Inclusive Education (13 January 2006): 18.1.2006; At the 7th session of the Ad Hoc Committee, CSIE will propose amendments to education article 24 of the chair's text outlawing segregation in education on the basis of disability.
UN officials urge commitment to integrate disabled persons into society (3 December 2005): 9.1.2006; Secretary-General Kofi Annan and other United Nations officials today marked the International Day of Disabled Persons – who constitute the world's largest minority group – with a call for a continuing commitment to secure their equal rights and full participation in society.
Apology over missed Aids target (28 November 2005): 4.1.2006; The head of the World Health Organisation's HIV/Aids programme has apologised for its failure to meet a global target for the treatment of HIV.
Negotiations on a New Human Rights Council Update (19 December 2005): 19.12.2005; Update on the negotiations on a new Human Rights Council, 19 December 2005.
Negotiations on a New Human Rights Council Update (14 December 2005): 19.12.2005; Below are some highlights from a meeting with the International Services for Human Rights in Geneva, who have been following the negotiations on a new Human Rights Council.
Disabled children abandoned by new UN Convention (7 December 2005): 7.12.2005; Millions of children with disabilities are in danger of being written out of a new UN Convention, Save the Children warns this week. The charity fears that the UK Government is about to endorse a draft Convention which could leave millions of disabled children around the world at risk by ignoring their needs.
Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Education applauds World Vision’s inclusive education efforts (11 November 2005): 28.11.2005; At a recent large press gathering, Azerbaijan’s Minister for Education highlighted the importance of the successful completion of year one of World Vision's pilot project to integrate 20 children with disabilities into seven kindergartens and eight first grade classes.

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