Child Protection in Europe - Update #175

Dear Readers! At long last we are publishing the baseline survey conducted by Terre des hommes in Kosovo among children on the move. .0. .0. .0. Top News » .0. .0. .0. .0. Europe Position paper on age assessment in the context of separated children in Europe 2 Jul 2012 This paper represents the position of the Separated Children in Europe Programme (SCEP) on age assessment in the context of separated children. Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. News on the net - Headlines » .0. .0. .0. .0. International IJJO Newsletter, June 2012 3 Jul 2012 In the 86th edition of the International Juvenile Justice Observatory Newsletter there is a report about the 5th Fundamental Rights Platform meeting that took place in April in Vienna, as well as a training in Spain o... Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. International IPJJ Newsletter, June 2012 2 Jul 2012 Extract: In this edition the Panel Secretariat reports that the Committee on the Rights of the Child concluded its 60th session on Friday 15 June, issuing its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports... Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. UK Senior police officer warns over grooming of young girls in care 1 Jul 2012 'Wales Online' reports that young girls in care in Wales are being preyed on by older men who want to exploit them for sex, a senior police officer involved in child protection has warned. Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. UK Children's charity NSPCC opens expanded service centre in Nottingham 27 Jun 2012 'BBC News' reports that an art therapy room will be part of an expanded centre for vulnerable children and their families that has opened in Nottingham. Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. Germany German court rules religious circumcision on boys an assault 27 Jun 2012 'Yahoo News' reports that circumcising young boys on religious grounds amounts to grievous bodily harm, Cologne court ruled in a landmark decision that the Jewish community said trampled on parents' religious rights. Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. Documents » .0. .0. .0. .0. International Tackling Violence in Schools: A Global Perspective 3 Jul 2012 This thematic report was developed to assist partners, including Governments, international organizations, human rights mechanisms, civil society actors, research institutions, teachers' unions and communities, which ... Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. International Five years on: A global update on violence against children 2 Jul 2012 Five years after the UN Study was presented to the General Assembly, this report summarizes significant research from academic researchers, UN agencies, and non-governmental organizations, at times incorporating inter... Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. Kosovo Baseline survey on children on the move opinions in Kosovo 28 Jun 2012 In the framework of the project MARIO, this report has been prepared based on the results of 20 child participation interviews which were conducted with children on the move, in the main cities of Kosova. Read More .0.