Children’s Rights (video)

What are the rights of children? What is our responsibility, as citizens of the world, to defend them? A uniquely qualified panel of authors and activists, including Khmer Rouge Genocide survivor Arn Chorn-Pond, discuss the global state of children’s rights. Drawing on both scholarship and personal experience, in this “Year of Janusz Korczak,” commemorating 70 years since the children’s rights pioneer perished at Treblinka with his charges from the Warsaw Ghetto orphanage, the panel will explore the history of the Children’s Rights Movement and how past atrocities can inform contemporary advocacy on local, national, and global scales, paying particular attention to ongoing violations in Uganda by the Lord’s Resistance Army.
Free and open to the public:
http://www.pen.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/6442/prmID/2206

Criança Indígena e seus Direitos Fundamentais (1º Ciclo de Debates)

O Ciclo de Debates sobre a criança indígena, apresenta a visão de vários observadores, contribuindo com o reconhecimento de todas as responsabilidades envolvidas que, solidárias, propagam-se em diversos setores dentro de um contexto multidisciplinar.

LEIA MAIS SOBRE O EVENTO

V Congreso Mundial - Por Los Derechos de la Infancia y la Adolescencia

El "V Congreso Mundial" centrará sus reflexiones sobre la Infancia y la Adolescencia y los procesos de cambio social: la Infancia como posibilidad de cambio y emancipación y a su vez, cómo los cambios sociales de todo orden afectan a la Infancia y a la Adolescencia.

Plazo entrega FOROS: 31 Marzo 2012
Plazo entrega ABSTRACTS: 30 Abril 2012
Plazo entrega TRABAJOS: 31 Agosto 2012

CFP completo AQUI

Workshop “O Tráfico de Seres Humanos e a Exploração de Menores”

O Instituto de Estudos Estratégicos e Internacionais (IEEI) vai organizar um workshop “O Tráfico de Seres Humanos e a Exploração de Menores”, que terá lugar no dia 2 de Fevereiro, entre as 9h30 e as 18h00, no Auditório do Instituto Português da Juventude, em Castelo Branco.

O workshop integra-se num projeto desenvolvido pelo IEEI que cruza as perspetivas da promoção de direitos humanos, da segurança e da política de imigração, com o objetivo de contribuir para um combate mais eficaz ao tráfico de seres humanos em Portugal e no contexto europeu. A iniciativa contará com a participação de diversos oradores, nacionais e estrangeiros.

Para participar, basta enviar os seguintes dados para pmf@ieei.pt
Nome; Instituição; Morada; Código Postal; Telefone; Fax; E-mail.

Entrada gratuita.
Fonte: Amnistia Internacional

Human Rights Education in the School Systems of Europe, Central Asia and North America: A Compendium of Good Practice

Designed for primary and secondary schools, teacher training institutions and other learning settings, the new tool, which collects 101 exemplary practices from Central Asia, Europe and North America, is a valuable resource for teachers and education policymakers.
It provides resource materials relevant to key elements for successful human rights education, including 1) laws, guidelines and standards; 2) learning environment; 3) teaching and learning tools; 4) professional development for educators, and 5) evaluation.

Free download EN
Free download FR

CRINMAIL 1253 - 30 nov 2011

In this issue:
Latest news and report: Calls for accountabilit; Petitioning for right; Returning children to a war zon; Children left to die in prison; Governments urged to take bigger step; Hearing children out in parliamen; CRC call for submissions; New online library on educatio.

Upcoming events
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Infancias y juventudes en América Latina

Red de Posgrados en Infancia y Juventud – Red INJU
CONVOCATORIA PARA PARTICIPACIÓN Y BECAS DE MOVILIDAD
ESCUELA INTERNACIONAL DE POSGRADO
'Infancias y juventudes en América Latina: democracia, derechos humanos y
ciudadanía'

Cartagena, Colombia, del 29 de agosto al 2 de septiembre de 2011

INFORMAÇÃO COMPLETA

Global / Local Youth – New Civic Cultures, Rights and Responsibilities

The Finnish Youth Research Society is pleased to announce that the 11th NYRIS symposium Global / Local Youth – New Civic Culture, Rights and Responsibilities will take place at the University of Turku in Turku, Finland, 13–15 June 2011.

http://nyris11.com/

5th Summer University around the topic of CR - this edition is on "CR and the media"

Venue: Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

Date: 4-8 July 2011

Registrations until: 30 May 2011 
www.lecide.be 

Objective: Sensibilize participants to a general culture of CR. A scientific committee of international experts defines a key topic on CR that the participants will work on during 5 consecutive days. Interdisciplinary approach and intercultural dimension (students from different disciplines, members of international institutions and experts working in the field: all who have considerable experience in the area of "media"). Course includes theoretical interventions as well as case studies, debates and practical activities.

 

Conferência Internacional Jovens, Direitos e Saúde Sexual e Reprodutiva

Promovida pela APF
Conselho Nacional da Juventude
Instituto Português da Juventude
27 de Maio, instalações do IPJ, junto ao Parque das Nações, Lisboa.

O evento integra-se no projecto SAFE II – Sexual Awareness for Europe II – um projecto participado por 14 países e APFs da Europa, apoiado pela OMS e Comissão Europeia e que se centra nos Direitos e na Saúde Sexual e Reprodutiva dos Jovens, abraçando nomedamente questões como a Educação Sexual nas Escolas, os serviços de saúde para jovens e o trabalho com jovens em situação de vulnerabilidade social.

Contacto: Dra. Sara Duarte, 213853993 ou saraduarte@apf.pt

The Right Stuff

The Children’s Rights Alliance for England (CRAE) has launched a taster issue of "The Right Stuff" – the human rights magazine by and for children and young people.

You can read the magazine here: http://issuu.com/krishnacrae/docs/the_right_stuff_magazine

Funded by Mediabox, the magazine features stories of children who have suffered rights violations, as well as inspirational accounts of children taking action, interviews with human rights activists and a dedicated under 10s section. The Right Stuff magazine was designed and written by more than 30 under 18 year-olds from across England, with the aim of promoting young people’s interest in children’s human rights and encouraging them to take action to achieve change for children.

The magazine is available to download at www.crae.org.uk. Enquiries concerning the Right Stuff can be sent to Krishna Maroo at kmaroo@crae.org.uk

The rights of the child in the context of migration (report)

Study of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on challenges and best practices in the implementation of the international framework for the protection of the rights of the child in the context of migration.
This report seeks to set out the specific standards and principles that inform the international framework of protection of the rights of the child in the context of migration. It examines challenges in the practical  implementation of this framework, and notes some best practices in terms of legislation, jurisprudence and joint efforts at the bilateral, regional and international levels. The report ends with conclusions and recommendations which aim to strengthen the implementation of the international framework and better protect the rights of the child in the context of migration.
Complete report

Children's experience of the Children Act 1989

By Roger Morgan,
Children's Rights Director for England.

FREE SAMPLE

This article sets out the views and experience of children and young people on selected major aspects of their lives which are governed by provisions in the Children Act 1989. It draws on extensive statutory consultations with children in care, receiving children's social care services, or otherwise living away from home, carried out over the past eight years by the Children's Rights Director for England. (...)

Master of Advanced Studies in Children's Rights (MCR)

The Master of Advanced Studies in Children's Rights (MCR) is a part-time international and interdisciplinary postgraduate programme on children's rights, which takes place over a two-year period. The Programme is organised conjointly by the University of Fribourg and the Institut Universitaire Kurt Bösch (IUKB), both in Switzerland, and is designed for professionals who work with children’s rights issues, including lawyers, psychologists, sociologists, judges, social workers, government officials, staff of non-governmental organisations, academics and journalists.

The next cycle will start in March 2011.
More info: http://www.iukb.ch/index.php?id=63

Focus on Children and Youth - 1st June celebrating international children's day

A full-day event dedicated to children and youth organised by European Foundation Center - Children and Youth Interest Group.

For the full programme: http://www.efc.be/AgaConference/Pages/Sessiondescription.aspx#t

“Children coming alone as migrants should not be automatically returned” says Commissioner Hammarberg launching the “Human Rights Comment”

[21/04/10 10:00] “Every day unaccompanied migrant children arrive in Europe, but their needs are not always duly met. Whatever possible difficulties of integration and accommodation they might face here, a humane society should take their problems more seriously and avoid sending them back regardless of the consequences.” With these words, Thomas Hammarberg, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, published today an article on the rights of unaccompanied migrant children, the first of a series to be published in the “Commissioner’s Human Rights Comment”. The Commissioner observes with concern the practice of quickly returning children to new reception centres established in their country of origin. “Authorities in Denmark, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom are reported to be looking into the possibility of sending children back to such institutions in Afghanistan, Iraq or a couple of countries in Africa” he said. (more)
Info: Council of Europe
Link to the "Commissioner’s Human Rights Comment"

CFP: Children’s development and violence: risks, consequences, and management

International Association for Child Right and Development IACRD cordially invites you to attend her 7th International conference with the theme, “Children’s development and violence: risks, consequences, and management’, to be held in USA and UK.
This conference will address the issue of Children Empowerment and rights: from the individual to the global community. More than ever before, Individuals, Youth Associations, Religious Groups, Environmental NGOs, Community Associations and Non profit Organizations are being called to operate transparently, and adhere to the highest code of ethical conduct of living in service to others for human development. The conference will explore new ways to enhance empowerment to make Children & women of our society viable to face challenges that confronts underdeveloped & developing countries. Read more...