Terre des Hommes: Child Protection in Europe - Update #165

.0. .0. Top News » .0. .0. .0. .0. Albania Summer Camps - Protection, Learning and Fun! 18 Apr 2012 This document represents a simple guideline for planning and organizing a summer camp for vulnerable children in need of protection. These guidelines target Child Protection Units, civil society, government agencies a... Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. News on the net - Headlines » .0. .0. .0. .0. UK Child protection laws outdated and confusing to parents, claim Labour 23 Apr 2012 'Huffington Post' reports that the law on child abuse is failing to protect children suffering neglect and emotional trauma and needs updating, according to a new report. Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. Turkey Juvenile detention centers to be replaced with new facilities for minors 20 Apr 2012 'Today's Zaman' reports that the Ministry of Justice is working on new projects to replace juvenile detention centres with new facilities that are designed to ensure the psychological and sociological welfare of minors. Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. UK Child sex abuse in the Church: alliance demands full inquiry 19 Apr 2012 'The Independent' reports that for the first time victims of child abuse by church members have joined forces with lawyers, charities and child safeguarding specialists to launch a dedicated national campaign demandin... Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. Russia A Spate of teenage suicides alarms Russians 19 Apr 2012 The New York Times' reports that Russia has been affected by a wave of copycat teenage suicides after a double suicide was published. Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. UK Oxford sex ring is 'larger than feared' 19 Apr 2012 'Cherwell' reports that after the highly publicized arrest of thirteen Oxford residents for child sexual exploitation, more victims have come forward. Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. Estonia Domestic violence, child abuse cases increase in 2011 19 Apr 2012 'Estonian Public Broadcasting' reports that the Cabinet passed a revised implementation scheme of the Violent Crime Reduction Plan 2011-2014, according to which there were more domestic violence and child abuse cases ... Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. Europe Paedophiles now choose their victims 'within two minutes' as online chat becomes immediately sexualised 18 Apr 2012 'Daily Mail' reports that online paedophiles are abandoning known grooming practices and striking up highly sexualised conversations with their prey within just two minutes Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. Turkey Clips on child beggars, dangers of guns to be aired soon 18 Apr 2012 'Today's Zaman' reports that two new short video clips, one about the exploitation of children forced to beg and the other focusing on the possible dangers of guns at wedding ceremonies, are to be aired on TV soon. Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. Austria Securing children's rights under question in Austria 18 Apr 2012 'PressTV' reports that just over one year ago, the Austrian Government finally put into national law, the conventions in the UN Charter on the Rights of the Child, but not all of them, and this is causing friction. Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. Malta Updated: Malta to sign protocol on children's rights soon - government 17 Apr 2012 'Times of Malta' reports that the government has denied claims by the opposition that it is not in a position to sign the optional protocol of the International Convention of Children's Rights. Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. UK 'Thousands of children' to lose legal aid in shake-up 17 Apr 2012 'BBC News' reports that thousands of children will lose access to legal aid under government plans to shake up the system, campaigners say. Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. News from the field - Headlines » .0. .0. .0. .0. Albania Mario calls on local governments to strengthen their child protection mechanisms 24 Apr 2012 19 April, 2012, Tirana, Albania: In collaboration and with financial support from Mario project partners in Albania, Terre des hommes (Tdh) and Save the Children, the Albania State Agency for the Protection of Childre... Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. Moldova MOVE-ing on to a new territory, part II – Gagauzia 19 Apr 2012 March 9th, 2012, Ceadir-Lunga, Moldova: Gagauzia, or Gagauz-Yeri, is a autonomous territorial unit in the south of the Republic of Moldova, which is mostly inhabited by Gagauz people, descendants of a Turkish tribe. N... Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. Albania 'Fair play' for cooperation, gender equality, and integration 18 Apr 2012 On April 13th 2012, more than 120 children from the regions of Durrës and Tirana, gathered at the "Niko Dovana" football stadium in Durrës, to play 'fair-play' football and engaged in carefully selected Movement,Games... Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. Documents » .0. .0. .0. .0. UK Making it matter: improving the health of young homeless people 24 Apr 2012 This research highlights some challenging considerations for policy makers, commissioners and healthcare providers. It affirms both concerns in the current system and opportunities in its reform for those who work wi... Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. UK Keeping children safe: The case for reforming the law on child neglect 24 Apr 2012 The current criminal law on the most common form of child abuse - neglect - fails to protect children and must be urgently updated, according to a report published by Action for Children. Read More .0.