TdH: Child Protection in Europe - Update #128

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.0. Child Protection in Europe - Update #128 Newsletter n°1282011-07-26

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.0. .0. .0. Top News » .0. .0. .0. .0. Bulgaria UN: Human rights expert calls on Bulgaria to defend Roma people 18 Jul 2011 'Spero News' reports that the UN Independent Expert on minority issues just completed her visit to Bulgaria. Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. News on the net - Headlines » .0. .0. .0. .0. Russia Child sex headlines linked to Kremlin bill 25 Jul 2011 'The Moscow Times' reports that an independent analyst said the media fuss does not appear to be linked to an increase in sex crimes but rather a Kremlin attempt to gain support for a bill authorizing the voluntary ch... Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. UK Roma youth in the UK: 'burning down the library' 22 Jul 2011 'Open Democracy' reports on the effects that funding cuts have on Roma integration programs in the UK. Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. Kosovo Kosovo still plagued by human trafficking 21 Jul 2011 'SETimes' reports that according to a recently releases US State Department report Kosovo is a source, destination and transit country for trafficking of women and children. Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. Serbia In Serbia, early results of household survey show progress and disparities alike 20 Jul 2011 'UNICEF' reports that preliminary results from UNICEF's latest international household survey suggest visible progress on most indicators in Serbia, including women's and children's health, early childhood development... Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. UK Tougher penalties sought for child traffickers 19 Jul 2011 'Children and Young People now' reports that the government is to review legislation to make sure that criminals who traffic children into the UK are given tougher sentences. Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. International Achieving sexual and reproductive health and rights for women and girls through the HIV response 19 Jul 2011 'UNAIDS' reports that on the International Aids Society conference in Rome participants agreed that advancing the health and rights of women in all their diversity is fundamental to the success of the HIV response. Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. Ireland Child protection guide launched 15 Jul 2011 'Irishtimes' reports that Minister for Children Frances Fitzgerald said today that the privacy of the Confession box cannot be used as an excuse for failing to disclose child sexual abuse. Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. Serbia Serbia Registers 89 Trafficking Victims in 2010 15 Jul 2011 'Balkan Insight' reports that Serbia registered 127 identified trafficking victims in 2009 and 89 in 2010, according to a study entitled Human Trafficking Report in Serbia 2000-2010, published by ASTRA. Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. Russia Russia and the United States end adoption dispute 15 Jul 2011 'Rianovosti' reports that after long deliberations, Russia and the United States have finally agreed on new terms for child adoption. Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. Macedonia Macedonia chairs Decade of Roma Inclusion 14 Jul 2011 'SETimes' reports that Macedonia is assuming a one-year chairmanship of the Decade of Roma Inclusion 2005-2015, an international programme involving 12 European countries to improve Roma integration and welfare. Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. Czech Republic Government body advises against alternate child custody 14 Jul 2011 'Prague Daily Monitor' reports that the Czech government committee for children's rights recommended parliament not to pass an amendment to the family law under which courts should more often decide that a children wi... Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. Malta 78 child abuse reports 14 Jul 2011 'Times of Malta' reports that in the past six months the Supportline 179 of Appoġġ agency received 78 reports of child abuse, all of which were referred to the Child Protection Service. Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. Documents » .0. .0. .0. .0. UK Human Trafficking: The Government's Strategy 25 Jul 2011 The new strategy for tackling human trafficking has four key aims: international action to stop trafficking happening in the first place; a stronger border at home to stop victims being brought into the UK; tougher la... Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. UK Female Genital Mutilation: Caring for patients and safeguarding children 25 Jul 2011 In 2011, the government issued comprehensive multi-agency guidelines on female genital mutilation, for England and Wales. The aim of the guidance is to support frontline practitioners from health, education and soci... Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. UK Make Runaways Safe 20 Jul 2011 This report calls on central government to take the lead and set out an action plan that focuses on raising awareness, improving support, Improving statutory responses and ensuring clear systems of accountability and ... Read More .0.