TdH: Child Protection in Europe - Update #144

.0. .0. Top News » .0. .0. .0. .0. Switzerland More than 3,700 kids testing the streets 20 Nov 2011 Lausanne, Switzerland, November 20th, 2011: Over 3,700 school kids  and members of youth groups in Switzerland experienced the life of children  living on the streets on Child Rights Day. Most of the young shoe shiners ...   Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. News on the net - Headlines » .0. .0. .0. .0. UK Children's commissioners warn on child poverty 21 Nov 2011 'BBC News' reports that the UK's children's commissioners are warning that  child poverty could rise as the UK tackles its economic problems.    Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. Italy End discrimination against Roma, new Italian governmen t  told 20 Nov 2011 'Ekklesia' reports that Amnesty International has called on the Italian authorities  to end discriminatory measures against Roma after the country's 'Nomad  Emergency' decrees were declared unlawful by the country's hig... Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. South Eastern Europe Balkan minorities work towards functional  multiculturalism 20 Nov 2011 'Eurasia' reports that rhe Roma community composes the largest minority  community in the Balkans, and their situation "in the region remains particularly  problematic, and the states appear to have few intentions or in... Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. Turkey About the difficulty of being a child in Turkey 20 Nov 2011 'Bianet' reports that the first report on the situation of children that compares all  30 OECD member states revealed that Turkey ranks in the bottom row  regarding health, environment, education and the financial situa... Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. International UNICEF and World Day of Prayer and Action for  Children to protect children against violence 20 Nov 2011 UNICEF issued a press release on the occasion of the 22nd anniversary of the  Convention on the Rights of the Child. Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. Europe How can the skills of professionals working with children  be improved? 17 Nov 2011 'AlertNet' reports on a new manual "Working with children and their environment",  developed by Terre des hommes answers pressing questions. Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. UK Boarding school drive for vulnerable children 17 Nov 2011 'BBC News' reports that the Royal National Children's Foundation is calling  on more local councils in England to send vulnerable children to boarding  school rather than into care. Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. Ireland Ombudsman calls for alternatives to the imprisonment of  y oung offenders 16 Nov 2011 'Irish Times' reports that Children's Ombudsman, Emily Logan said that the  Government must find an alternative to locking up young offenders. Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. Turkey Turkish television takes on topic of child brides 16 Nov 2011 'The New York Times' reports on a film, entitled "Child Brides", which is  the result of an 18-month information and awareness campaign conducted  by the "Flying Broom" women's rights group. Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. Romania Roma: integration school 15 Nov 2011 'France 24' conducted a field report in Romania about Roma integration into  society. Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. International Human Trafficking is World's 2nd Most Profitable  Crime: Report 15 Nov 2011 'In Sight' published an article on a report, which suggests that human trafficking  was the second most profitable criminal activity after drug trafficking worldwide last  year. Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. Czech Republic Four years after landmark judgment, urgent  action needed to stop illegal segregation of Romani children into  special education 14 Nov 2011 'ERRC' reports that according to two leading rights groups the Council of Europe  must take action now to stop continuing illegal discrimination against Romani  school children in the Czech Republic. Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. News from the field - Headlines » .0. .0. .0. .0. Kosovo 370 wishes of children visible in the sky of Prishtina 22 Nov 2011 Prishtina, Kosovo, November 21st 2011: In order to promote children's rights in  Kosovo on the occasion of the International Child Rights Day, Terre des hommes  Kosovo in close collaboration with its partners from local... Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. Documents » .0. .0. .0. .0. Europe Cyber-Bullying and online Grooming: helping to protect against  the risks 21 Nov 2011 European Network and Information Security Agency's (ENISA) recent survey on the  technology skills of children reveals that digital devices and the internet play a significant  role in their lives. Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. European Union Fundamental rights of migrants in an irregular situation  in the European Union 21 Nov 2011 FRA Management Board requested the FRA to carry out a study in 2009 and 2010 on the situation of irregular migrants in the EU. Read More .0.