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26 March 2020
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Justice and Consumers
Newsletter on the rights of the child
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Newsletter on rights of the child No 2/2020
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Dear Readers,
we hope that you are all healthy and safe in this very challenging and uncertain moments.
The second 2020 edition of the newsletter on the rights of the child will start with some information we gathered on how to make this current experience as stress free as possible for children. There is a lot of true and fake news out there and it may be difficult to navigate between them. That is why it is important to rely on verified and fact-based sources of information and keep the same principles when talking with children about the corona virus, isolation, quarantine and social distance.
Stay safe.
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Supporting children during the Corona Virus
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Here we put together a selection of links to tools, videos and other resources that may help children children and their parents deal with the current coronavirus situation.
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European Commission - Activities
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Other organisations - Activities
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25 March 2020
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Council of Europe
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The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe calls for the rights of the child to be strengthened
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In a Declaration adopted few days ago, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe observed that, in times of crisis, States and society at large are at risk of overlooking or compromising on children’s rights, particularly those of children in a situation of vulnerability.
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13 November 2019
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Council of Europe
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Protecting the Child from Poverty: The Role of Rights in the Council of Europe
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The report focuses on the role of children’s rights in addressing child poverty in the Council of Europe. The author, Aoife Nolan, member of the European Committee of Social Rights and Professor of International Human Rights Law, makes clear how the European Social Charter as interpreted by the European Committee of Social Rights can serve as a framework or roadmap for state efforts to combat child poverty.
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25 March 2020
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Eurochild
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Conference- “Aftercare support for children leaving care: Learning lessons from across Europe”
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The conference aims to exchange knowledge on lessons from across Europe on existing aftercare practices, identify gaps in national policy, legislation and service provision relating to psychosocial aftercare, and investigate how change can be driven at EU level. Registrations are now open and available here: https://eurochild.wufoo.com/forms/carepath-conference-april-2020/
*Eurochild is closely monitoring the situation in Belgium with the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus and currently assessing how it will impact our Conference. Consequently, we highly recommend that participants hold off on booking travel and accommodation arrangements until further notice. We will inform our members about precautionary measures and in case it needs to be cancelled. You can follow updates on the situation in Belgium on the official Belgian federal website: https://www.info-coronavirus.be/en
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25 March 2020
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European Network on Independent Living (ENIL)
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Myth buster on EU Funds and Independent Living
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This publication addresses some of the misconceptions around how ESI Funds can and should be used, with regard to investments that affect disabled people’s right to live independently
and to be included in the community. This right is set out in Article 19 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and further explained in the General
Comment 5, adopted in 2017.
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25 March 2020
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Italian Independent Authority for children and adolescents
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Monitoring guardianship for unaccompanied foreign children implementing Art.11 of Law No 47/2017
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The project aims to provide adequate resources to build up a quantitative and qualitative knowledge base with a view to supporting and encouraging the development of the guardianship system and enhancing the experiences gained over time or thanks to the actions carried out as part of this project.
The project is financed with the European resources of the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) 2014-20, Ministry of the Interior.
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Studies and promising practices
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01 January 2020
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Sweden officially incorporated UN Convention on the Rights of the Child into the Swedish legal system.
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On 1st of January 2020 the UNCRC was officially incorporated in the Swedish legislation (The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child Act (2018:1197)).
Incorporation of the CRC gives it the status of Swedish law, entailing a clearer obligation on courts and legal practitioners to consider the rights that follow from the CRC in deliberations and assessments that are part of decision-making processes in cases and matters concerning children.
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25 March 2020
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Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children
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Global report 2019 - Progress towards ending corporal punishment for children
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25 February 2019
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Council of Europe
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Digital Citizenship Education Handbook by Council of Europe
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The Digital citizenship education handbook is intended for teachers and parents, education decision makers and platform providers. It offers information, tools and good practice to support the development of competences to empower and protect children, enabling them to live together as equals in today’s culturally diverse democratic societies, both on- and offline.
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25 March 2020
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International Child Development Initiatives (ICDI)
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Good practice-Toy for inclusion
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TOY for Inclusion is the gateway to education and care for many children of disadvantaged communities. The project has created eight Play Hubs for young children (0-8), that are toy libraries and spaces for parents and children to play together. They also offer a range of services to families, e.g. workshops on parenting.
The project was co-funded by the European Commission-DG Justice ‘Rights Equality and Citizenship programme’ and the Open Society Foundations.
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08 January 2020
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Council of Europe
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Promoting child-friendly approaches in the area of migration - Standards, guidance and current practices
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The publication collates legal international standards, guidelines and a number of good practices that implement these standards.
The compilation aims to support legal professionals, policy makers and professionals seeking to implement or advocate a child-rights-based approach to migration.
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01 January 2020
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Mark Klaassen, Stephanie Rap, Peter Rodrigues, Ton Liefaard
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SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN'S RIGHTS IN IMMIGRATION LAW
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This book reflects the growing concern for children and children’s rights in immigration in academia and practice and shows the diversity of issues related to immigration and children, including family reunification, detention, participation, human trafficking and the rights of siblings in the context of migration, as well as the significance of regional legal systems and infrastructures for the protection of children on the move.
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The European Commission is committed to personal data protection. Any personal data is processed in line with the Regulation (EU) 2018/1725. Please read the privacy statement
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