Child Protection in Europe - Update #158

.0. . Top News » .0. .0. .0. .0. Switzerland Terre des hommes launches its 50th sale of oranges! 5 Mar 2012 'AlertNet' reports that the 50th edition of the Terre des hommes sale of oranges will take place on 9 and 10 March 2012. Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. News on the net - Headlines » .0. .0. .0. .0. Turkey First busloads of minors leave Pozantı detention center 6 Mar 2012 'Today's Zaman' reports that three busloads of minors pulled out of Pozantı Juvenile Detention Center on Tuesday morning to mark the first wave of prisoner transfers from the Adana-based detention center amongst alleg... Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. Slovakia World Bank study refutes myth of Romani settlement dwellers getting material distress aid 5 Mar 2012 'Romea' reports that the stereotype that Romani people in particular are drawing the kind of welfare benefit known as aid to those in material distress in Slovakia has now been refuted by a World Bank report commissio... Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. Malta Adopting children in care may soon be made easier 4 Mar 2012 'Times of Malta' reports that the government is looking into a system that will make it easier for people to adopt children living in institutions by allowing their natural parents to remain in touch, Family Minister ... Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. International IJJO Newsletter March 2012 2 Mar 2012 The 82nd edition of the International Juvenile Justice Observatory Newsletter reports on the The Fifth IJJO International Conference, 'Criminality or Social Exclusion? Justice for Children in a Divided World', that wi... Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. Turkey Turkish NGO proposes opening of segregated schools 1 Mar 2012 'Hurriyet Daily News' reports that the sub-panel of Turkish parliament's education commission discussed proposals submitted by civic groups and trade unions on the much-criticized education reform bill. Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. Ireland Protecting children must be first 'priority for society' 29 Feb 2012 'Irish Examiner' reports that President Michael D. Higgins has welcomed the upcoming referendum on children's rights, claiming it was a chance "to set down a marker once and for all". Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. News from the field - Headlines » .0. .0. .0. .0. Albania Football wishes come true for children living in Tirana's residential institution 6 Mar 2012 Back in September 2011, to achieve one of CPSN's project objectives and in accordance with the concept of child participation, children living in the residential institutions of Tirana, Durrës, Vlora and Saranda were ... Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. Documents » .0. .0. .0. .0. International The state of the world's children 2012 1 Mar 2012 The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) annual report, entitled "The State of the World's Children 2012: Children in an Urban World" focuses on the challenges faced by children who live in urban areas. Read More .0.