TdH: Child Protection in Europe - Update #117

Terres des Hommes

2011-05-10

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.0. .0. .0. Top News » .0. .0. .0. .0. Kosovo Keeping Children Safe Toolkit to be launched  in Albanian 9 May 2011 June 13-16, 2011, Pristina, Kosovo: The Terre des Hommes International Federation and the Keeping Children Safe Coalition are proud to announce the official launch of the Keeping Children Safe Toolkit in Albanian on M...   Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. News on the net - Headlines » .0. .0. .0. .0. International IJJO Newsletter April 2011 10 May 2011 The 76th edition of the International Juvenile Justice Observatory Newsletter reports on the meeting of the EU Fundamental Rights Agency about applying FRA's indicators on the rights of the child to data collection. Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. Malta Although justice has to be done, children should not  be punished – professionals 9 May 2011 'The Malta Independent Online' reports of a debate on Children Criminal Justice organised by two Maltese NGOs who work closely with prisoners. Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. Cyprus Parents clueless about online risks to children 9 May 2011 'Cyprus Mail' reports of the appointment of Greek Cypriot composer George Theophanous as new goodwill ambassador for the Council of Europe's "One in Five campaign" against child sex abuse. Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. UK Charities to join child support bid 8 May 2011 'The Independent' reports that NSPCC and Barnardo's have signed  up to the National Referral Mechanism of trafficked children.   Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. UK Damning report on child restraint to be made public 8 May 2011 'The Independent' reports that after several years of lobbying by child rights organisations the dangers of restraint techniques used on children  in custody will be made public Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. Switzerland Child Guardian 2011: the kids made their  choice! 6 May 2011 Tdh.ch reports that the Child Guardian prize will be awarded to 'SBB' and to "Gasverbund Mittelland" for the exemplary portraying of children in advertisement as people and not as objects to be exploited.   Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. UK Tiny UK police force smashes global child porn ring 6 May 2011 'Global Post' reports that a paedophile operation was discovered in  a Lincolnshire village, which distributed images of children to 46 countries through their website. Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. European Union Russia Open atmosphere as EU and Russia  talk human rights 6 May 2011 'ENPI' reports that the EU and Russia had a new round of consultations about  human rights in Brussels in an open and constructive atmosphere. Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. UK Massive fall in child abuse deaths linked to new protection  policies 5 May 2011 'The Independent' reports that in the past 30 years there has been a dramatic  fall in child deaths from abuse in the UK, thanks to the success of child protection policies that have been implemented. Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. Italy Failure to provide humane conditions for migrants and  refugees 4 May 2011 'Medical News Today' reports that the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders today called on Italian authorities to drastically improve living conditions for refugees, asylum seekers, ...   Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. Moldova ODIHR supports Moldova's efforts to draft action plan for  Roma integration 4 May 2011 The e-newsletter of ODIHR (Office for Democratic Institutions and Human rights of OSCE) reports that they have hosted a two-day roundtable in Chisinau to discuss Moldova's draft action plan on Roma integration for 201...   Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. Romania Bulgaria Europol: Bulgarian criminal groups involved  in human trafficking in Europe 4 May 2011 'Focus' cites a Europol report that states criminal groups involved in trafficking of human beings (THB) are extremely sensitive to emerging or changing demand, swiftly providing human resources to be exploited in a r... Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. International UNICEF says education for women and girls a lifeline  to development 4 May 2011 UNICEF reports of the Global Action Week which focuses on the education  for women and girls this year. Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. News from the field - Headlines » .0. .0. .0. .0. European Union Emmanuel Crabit: The EC Agenda on the Rights  of the Child is ambitious enough 9 May 2011 "From my point of view, the EC Agenda on the Rights of the Child is ambitious, and a great achievement", said Emmanuel Crabit, the Head of Unit "Fundamental Rights and Rights of the Child", DG Justice, European Commis...   Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. Albania Helping communities protect their own children 5 May 2011 Recognizing that no single agency has the knowledge, skills and resources  to address the complex needs of children in vulnerable situations, the Child Protection Unit in Saranda teamed up with the Saranda Orphanage to...   Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. European Union North Africa and the Middle East: The European  Union recognises the role of Youth in the reform movement 2 May 2011 During the past few months, uprisings have been taking place in North Africa and the Middle East. The population, including youth, demands for greater freedom and  political change to take place. The Human Rights and D... Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. Documents » .0. .0. .0. .0. Baltic Sea Region Hard Data 10 May 2011 The current publication is to serve as a baseline study on the data collection capacity and activity that currently exists and secondly as a springboard for future  enhancement of data collection mechanisms in the region. Read More .0.