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.0. Child Protection in Europe - Update #201 Newsletter n°2012013-01-30

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Dear Readers! While we have lots of news and documents in this week's newsletter, please check out our new publication "Protecting Migrant Children in a Freedom of Movement Area". Copies are now available in Bulgarian, French, Romanian and Greek as well! .0. .0. .0. Top News » .0. .0. .0. .0. Europe Protecting Migrant Children in a Freedom of Movement Area 23 Jan 2013 This research looks at the intra EU migration of Romanian and Bulgarian children to France and Greece in situations of vulnerability. Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. Hungary European Court of Human Rights says State Parties must take positive measures against wrongful placement of Romani children in special schools 29 Jan 2013 ERRC reports on its website that the European court of Human Rights has ruled that Hungary had violated the Human Rights Convention in a case of two young men who had been wrongly placed in a school for the mentally d... Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. News on the net - Headlines » .0. .0. .0. .0. France Roma children refused access to Lyon schools 29 Jan 2013 'France 24' reports that a group of Roma children have been forced to attend classes at a police station after the local school refused to take them in. Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. UK Minister admits legal confusion over child data sharing 28 Jan 2013 'UK Authority' reports that a new guidance was issued to local authorities and hospitals on when and how to share data after warnings that cases of child sexual abuse had been missed. Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. Spain Spain must make fighting racism and xenophobia a priority – UN expert 28 Jan 2013 The UN reports on its website that the UN Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance visited Spain and said that the government should make combating ... Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. UK Anti-child sex exploitation police op should be rolled out across Wales 26 Jan 2013 'Wales Online' reports that a police operation aimed at protecting children from sexual exploitation should be rolled out across Wales, a report has recommended. Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. Russia Russian internet child porn up 12-fold since 2008 23 Jan 2013 'Rianovosti' reports that the amount of child pornography on Russian internet websites has risen 12-fold in the last four years, Russian Deputy Interior Minister revealed. Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. UK Child abuse deaths 'were avoidable' 22 Jan 2013 'The Belfast Telegraph' reports that around two-thirds of child deaths caused by abuse could have been avoided last year, campaigners have warned as they accused the Government of failing to protect the rights of chil... Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. Greece Italy Italy: Summary returns to Greece violate rights 22 Jan 2013 'Human Rights Watch' reports on its website that according to a newly released report Italy is summarily returning unaccompanied migrant children and adult asylum seekers to Greece, where they face a dysfunctional asy... Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. Croatia British runners pass through Croatia in their fight against child trafficking 22 Jan 2013 'Croatian Times' reports that three British marathon runners will pass through Croatia on a run aimed at helping fight child trafficking. Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. Malta Report on rights of children 22 Jan 2013 'Times of Malta' reports that Malta has presented its second report on the status of children's rights to the United Nation's Committee on the Rights of the Child in Geneva. Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. Press Reviews » .0. .0. .0. .0. Thessaloniki: Bus dragged and seriously injured 10-year-old 22 Jan 2013 A ten year old Bulgarian girl died following a traffic accident that was caused by a tour bus on Lagada Street Thessaloniki. On this occasion the Greek Association ARSIS published a press release protesting against th... Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. Documents » .0. .0. .0. .0. UK The Cost of Troubled Families 28 Jan 2013 This report makes the case for all local agencies (local authorities, the police, health services and others) to examine what they spend on troubled families, how they spend it, and how effective that expenditure is i... Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. Hungary Methodological Guidance 25 Jan 2013 The present methodological guidance aims to provide assistance to all adults coming into contact with children in state care (so not only for child protection professionals) to be able to make the appropriate action f... Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. UK State of Children's Rights in England 2012 25 Jan 2013 In preparing this report, CRAE examined all significant developments in law and policy over the past 12 months; analysed official data relating to children's wellbeing; scrutinised information made available through i... Read More .0. .0. .0. .0. Romania Cyprus UK The Netherlands Austria Speaking freely 25 Jan 2013 The report sets out the findings of research conducted by young investigators in Austria, Cyprus, England, the Netherlands and Romania with children and young people in custody and includes recommendations for ending ... Read More .0.