TdH: Child Protection in Europe - Update #169

Dear Readers! This week we are re-publishing an interesting article from Albania, on how micro-loans create economic possibilities for families to send their children to school. .0. .0. .0. Top News » .0. .0. .0. .0. Albania Conditional micro loans - A positive model for ensuring child protection 18 May 2012 Terre des hommes Albania in collaboration with local NGOs has been directly supporting families in need by providing conditional micro loans. Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. News on the net - Headlines » .0. .0. .0. .0. The Netherlands 'Monster of Riga' Dutch paedophile jailed for 18 years 21 May 2012 'BBC' reports that a Dutch paedophile was sentenced to 18 years in prison. Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. Cyprus Child Protection, top priority for Cyprus' EU Presidency, says Minister 21 May 2012 'Famagusta Gazette' reports that child protection and welfare are among the top priorities of the Ministry of Labor and Social Insurance during the upcoming Cyprus' EU Presidency to begin July 1st. Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. UK Missing children website relaunched 21 May 2012 'Google News' reports that an official website to help find missing and abducted children from the UK has been relaunched by the police's specialist child protection agency. Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. UK Scotland Yard cracks down on Bulgarian, Romanian Roma beggars 18 May 2012 'Novinite' reports that more than 30 arrests have been made in London in a crackdown against Roma beggars from Bulgaria, Romania, and other Eastern European states. Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. Lithuania Lithuanian Police Detain 39 in Child Custody Case 17 May 2012 'The Moscow Times' reports that riot police had to help a mother regain custody of her 8-year-old daughter in a case that riveted Lithuania for three years. Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. UK Child grooming: what social workers should know 17 May 2012 'The Guardian' published the writing of a specialist social worker in child protection about child grooming and what social workers should know. Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. Ireland Childcare workers not getting training 16 May 2012 'Irish Times' reports that childcare workers are unable to access essential HSE child protection training. Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. Ireland Laws on smacking children questioned 16 May 2012 'The Iris Examiner' reports of a presentation made by Dr. Maria Herczog, senior member of the UNCRC in a recent conference. Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. Ukraine Marcel Theroux: life with Ukraine's street children 16 May 2012 'The Guardian' published a feature article about street children in Ukraine, ahead of the Euro 2012 games. Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. UK 23 arrests for street grooming as girls preyed upon for sex 15 May 2012 'This is Staffordshire' reports that police have investigated more than 130 cases of children falling victim to sexual exploitation across Staffordshire in the past 12 months. Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. The Netherlands One in 10 Dutch kids live in poverty 15 May 2012 'Expatica' reports that the Dutch children's ombudsman has called for better monitoring of children living in poverty in the Netherlands. Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. Documents » .0. .0. .0. .0. UK Navigating the system: Advice provision for young refugees and migrants 22 May 2012 This study focuses on 'separated' children and young people (often referred to as 'unaccompanied'), who have been separated from their parent/s or primary caregiver, have been deprived of their family environment. Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. UK Not a Minor Offence; Unaccompanied Children Locked up as Part of the Asylum System 21 May 2012 The organisation's report focuses on children who have arrived in the UK on their own, but who are not believed to be the age they say they are by social workers or immigration officials. Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. UK No Way Out, No Way In 21 May 2012 An estimated 120,000 irregular migrant children live in the UK. A large majority of these are either born in the country or migrated here at an early age. These children were brought up in the UK, educated in British ... Read More .0.