Terre des Hommes: Child Protection in Europe - Update #154

.0. .0. Top News » .0. .0. .0. .0. Moldova Reform of the residential childcare system evaluated 7 Feb 2012 February 1st 2012, Chisinau, Moldova: As a last step of the reform of the residential childcare system an evaluation is being done of its results. With the support of UNICEF and OAK Foundation, Terre des hommes is con... Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. Announcement » .0. .0. .0. .0. European Union Short-term consultancy in Brussels 8 Feb 2012 Terre des Hommes International Federation EU office is looking for an EU Policy analyst for a short-term assignment. The objective is to produce a 5-10 pages internal policy paper on EU targeted external/internal poli... Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. News on the net - Headlines » .0. .0. .0. .0. The Netherlands Support grows for child refugee amnesty 6 Feb 2012 'Dutch News' reports that at least 25 local councils, including Eindhoven, Amsterdam and Utrecht, have thrown their weight behind a campaign to win residency permits for refugee children. Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. Albania Temporary solutions are no solutions for evicted Roma families in Tirana 3 Feb 2012 'Amnesty International' issued a press release, which says that the Albanian authorities must immediately provide adequate housing for around 35 Roma families who face imminent forced eviction or have already been for... Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. Turkey No significant progress in combating child labor in Turkey, says EP member 3 Feb 2012 'Today's Zaman' reports that EU Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighborhood Policy Stefan Füle has said there has been no significant progress in the fight against child labor in Turkey. Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. Romania Romania rescues children as Europe's freeze deepens 3 Feb 2012 'Reuters' reports that nine Romanian children were taken into care after a baby died in an unheated house, after the Siberian front strengthened its hold over Eastern Europe. Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. International IJJO Newsletter January 2012 1 Feb 2012 The 81st edition of the International Juvenile Justice Observatory Newsletter reports that the organization is pleased to present the public with the latest research results indicating the developments and the progres... Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. Europe IPJJ Newsletter, January 2012 1 Feb 2012 Extract: In this edition of the newsletter the Panel Secretariat reports that on 7-8 November 2011, a Global Conference on Child Justice was held in Kampala (Uganda) to contribute to the improvement of laws, policies ... Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. Albania Albania's ombudsman shelters homeless Roma in his office to highlight plight amid cold snap 1 Feb 2012 'The Washington Post' reports that Albania's state ombudsman, Igli Totozani said that he has provided shelter to the 51 Roma, 25 of whom are children in his Tirana office to highlight their plight as a cold snap hits ... Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. Ukraine Ukraine must protect detained asylum-seekers attacked by security forces 31 Jan 2012 'Amnesty International' reports on its website that the organization has urged the Ukrainian authorities to stop the ill-treatment of a group of detained asylum-seekers and their supporters. Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. Ireland Hitting children is still part of our culture 31 Jan 2012 'Irish Times' reports that hitting children is against the Convention on the Rights of the Child which Ireland ratified in 1992. Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. Europe Risking death to reach safety in Europe 31 Jan 2012 'Voice of America' reports that the U.N. refugee agency, UNHCR, says more than 1,500 people drowned or went missing while fleeing Africa for Europe in 2011. Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. News from the field - Headlines » .0. .0. .0. .0. Albania Call for increased government support for Child Protection Units Albania, January-February 2012: Since the first week of January a series of informal public fora have been organized nationwide on topics concerning children's issues. Initiated by Child Protection Unit Workers in co... Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. Press Reviews » .0. .0. .0. .0. The European Union's fight against the sexual exploitation of children 31 Jan 2012 The Hungarian article in the monthly newsletter of 'Family Child Youth Association' reports on the recently approved directive aimed at combating sexual abuse and exploitation of children as well as child pornography Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. Documents » .0. .0. .0. .0. European Union Directive 2011/92/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council 7 Feb 2012 The Council adopted a directive aimed at combating sexual abuse and exploitation of children as well as child pornography. The directive will harmonise around twenty relevant criminal offences, at the same time settin... Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. International Every child's right to be heared 3 Feb 2012 Every child's right to express their views and have them taken seriously is enshrined in Article 12 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. UK Ireland A Rights-Based Approach to Monitoring Children and Young People's Well-Being 2 Feb 2012 The purpose of this Foundation Report is to contribute to a shared understanding of a human rights-based approach to monitoring children and young people's well-being. Read More .0.