Weekly quiz

1. Over a six month period, how many parents in New Zealand have been prosecuted for smacking their children since legislation was brought in to criminalise the punishment?

A: 31
B: 156
C: 0

2. How long can rejected asylum seekers be detained for before being deported, according to a new EU directive?

A: 42 days
B: Six months
C: 18 months

3. What is the minimum age the Committee on the Rights of the Child said Georgia should set for criminal responsibility?

A: 10
B: 14
C: 17

4. What is believed to be causing an increase in child abductions in Cote D'Ivoire?

A: The appetite for international adoptions following high-profile cases, such as Madonna and Angelina Jolie
B: Soaring food prices
C: Upcoming presidential elections

5. What is Saudi Arabia's Shoura Council planning to address in the coming weeks?

A: Whether girls are allowed to perform in public plays
B: The issue of Saudi children born to non-Saudi mothers, who are not granted Saudi nationality
C: How Islamic religious principles support the child rights framework

6. Which country is set to ratify the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child?

A: Zambia
B: South Africa
C: Egypt

7. How many Palestinian children are arrested, interrogated and potentially abused by Israeli military police each year, according to DCI?

A: 150
B: 700
C: 15,000

8. What is the subject of this year's Day of General Discussion at the Committee on the Rights of the Child?

A: Education in emergencies
B: Children in conflict with the law
C: The duty of international agencies to uphold child rights obligations

9. How many Optional Protocols are there to the Convention on the Rights of the Child?

A: 4
B: 2
C: 0

10. At the launch of the Council of Europe's campaign against corporal punishment, Europe Deputy Secretary General Maud de Boer-Buquicchio said: “The European Convention on Human Rights is for everyone..." what?

A: apart from children
B: apart from immigrants
C: and there is no footnote in it which says that the human rights are for adults only