Child Protection in Europe - Update #120

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.0. .0. .0. Top News » .0. .0. .0. .0. European Union Mario project partners raise awareness of  EU institutions on migrant children's rights 26 May 2011 A field research by Mario project partners revealing child rights violations  was discussed today at the European Parliament in the conference "European  Migrant Children: What Protection?" hosted by MEP Mariya Nedelcheva.   Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. News on the net - Headlines » .0. .0. .0. .0. International IPJJ Newsletter May 2011 31 May 2011 Extract: The 2011 Annual Meeting of the IPJJ took place on 5 - 6 April in Brussels,  Belgium. On the first day, Panel members held an internal meeting. They identified  strategic priorities and opportunities for joint a... Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. Ireland Hungary Hungary's practice on child abduction questioned 30 May 2011 'Irish Times' reflects on a case in which a Hungarian mother abducted her child from  the Irish father that had legal custody of the child. Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. Switzerland "Golden age" of children's rights could be over 30 May 2011 'Swissinfo' reports that on his election as chairman of the UN Committee for the  Rights of Children, Jean Zermatten said the commitment to children's rights seemed  to be waning. Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. The Netherlands No more time limit on serious crimes 27 May 2011 'Radio Netherlands Worldwide' reports that the Dutch government wants to do  away with the time limit on prosecuting serious crimes such as rape, human  trafficking, manslaughter and serious cases of child sex abuse. Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. UK Major changes to investigation of missing children 25 May 2011 'BBC' reports that child protection experts are to lead the hunt for the UK's missing  children Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. European Union EU: Protection Of Fundamental Rights On  Council's Agenda 24 May 2011 'eGov' reports that Member States gave an account of their steps taken to  implement the EU's Charter of Fundamental Rights at the General Affairs  Council's meeting on 23 May 2011. The ministers also approved the Presi...   Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. News from the field - Headlines » .0. .0. .0. .0. Romania Keep on training 31 May 2011 Craiova, Romania, April 2011:For three intensive days, the MOVE trainers  from Romania had the chance to deepen their knowledge about the  'Movement, Games and Sport' (MGS) tool, but also to refresh the methodologies  th... Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. Albania Raising Awareness on Roma and Child Rights 30 May 2011 Respect for Roma minority rights cannot be fully understood and  implemented without respect for children's rights and the empowerment  of Roma women. Cultural and linguistic differences, a long list of historic  socio-e... Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. Documents » .0. .0. .0. .0. UK Listen More and Assume Less Too 30 May 2011 East Lothian Council and Community Planning partners are committed to  making sure that looked-after children and young people, and their families  and carers, are involved in making decisions and planning for their car...   Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. Finland Child and Youth Participation in Finland 30 May 2011 This policy review is the first of three such in-depth reports which will contribute  to the empirical basis for the future work of the Council of Europe in the  area of child participation, including a future recommend... Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. Greece Bulgaria Vulnerability to Exploitation and Trafficking of  Bulgarian Children and Adolescents in Greece 26 May 2011 The immediate objective of this research is to give an indicative as well as  detailed picture of the extent and specific dimensions of the phenomenon  of mass begging in Greece, particularly of children and families fr...    Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. Image Galleries » .0. .0. .0. .0. Romania MOVE Project - Improving Training Skills of Base Group  Trainers, Craiova, Romania, April 2011 31 May 2011 Read More .0.