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€100 Million 'in Kind' to Dutch Children Living in Poverty

In the Netherlands, more than 400,000 children grow up in poverty. They cannot become socially isolated because of this. A winter coat, bicycle, school supplies, school equipment and music lessons can be paid for by...

children , growing up in poverty , poverty , children's rights , Netherlands , socially isolated
September 22, 2016 • Nederlands Juristen Comité voor de Mensenrechten
Children's Rights Groups Call to Expand Dutch Residency for Young Migrants

Several children's rights organizations have called for legislation that ensures a residence permit for migrant children who have been in the Netherlands for over five years. Defence for Children, UNICEF and Save the...

children's rights , Save the Children , UNICEF , Children's Pardon , Defence for Children , residence permit
September 08, 2016 • Nederlands Juristen Comité voor de Mensenrechten
Autistic Italian Girl Denied Communion by Catholic Church

A 10-year-old girl was ready to take her Holy Communion, but the Catholic Church in Messina would not allow her to because she has autism. The priest insisted that the reason they refused to do the ceremony was...

Catholic Church , autism , children's rights , Italy
June 16, 2016 • Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights
The Netherlands Must Do More for Human Rights in Overseas Territories

The Netherlands Institute for Human Rights states that the Dutch government must do more to guarantee human rights in the kingdom's overseas territories of Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba. In a recent report, the...

Dutch Institute for Human Rights , overseas territories , improve human rights , report , social security , work and income , children's rights , security , criminal law , social minimum , Minister for Social Affairs and Employment
May 17, 2016 • Nederlands Juristen Comité voor de Mensenrechten
Children of Same-Sex Marriage Denied Polish Citizenship

Four children of same-sex parents are denied Polish citizenship after a court says foreign birth certificates cannot necessarily be considered valid documents for determining children's parents.

Poland , same-sex marriage , homosexuality , parenthood , citizenship , family , identity , children's rights
May 06, 2016 • Polish Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights
See How the Justice System Protects Our Children

The most vulnerable members of our societies are minors and children - who therefore need special legal guarantees compared to adults. Watch this video to get the basics.

video , EU Agency for Fundamental Rights , children , access to justice , children's rights
March 11, 2016 • LibertiesEU
A Growing Number of Czech Children Seek Help for Abuse

"During its 20 years of existence, the Children Crisis Center helpline has been contacted over 50,000 times by children and adults who met with direct or indirect forms of child abuse. The number of contacts is...

children , children's rights , Abuse , victim , self-harm , childline , helpline , sexual abuse of a minor , harm , abused child syndrome
March 10, 2016 • The League of Human Rights
Czech Republic Fails to Respect Rights of Child Refugees

The rights of migrant children and their families are not well protected in the Czech Republic, where volunteers make up for the state's shortcomings in caring for refugees.

immigrants , migrants , Czech Republic , refugees , children's rights , detention , child protection , xenophobia , repression , humanitarian aid , humanitarian crisis , volunteers , family , human rights , foreigners
October 21, 2015 • The League of Human Rights
Angolan Teenagers Márcia and Gláucio May Stay in the Netherlands

​Thirteen-year-old Gláucio and eighteen-year-old Márcia are allowed to stay in the Netherlands with their mother, but their father will not receive a residence permit.

Netherlands , children's rights , expulsion , State Secretary Dijkhoff , Márcia and Cláucio , Children's Pardon , Defence for Children
September 22, 2015 • Nederlands Juristen Comité voor de Mensenrechten
Institutionalization of Czech Infants Irreversibly Harms Their Development

The unnecessary removal of a 5-month-old boy from his mother renews calls for the Czech Republic to abolish the practice of institutionalizing infants.

children , institutional care , institutions , family , removal , infants , rights , children's rights , guardianship , foster family , care
July 24, 2015 • The League of Human Rights
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