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News - An initiative aimed at rescuing children from the grips of Italy's most prominent mafia organizations by extricating them from criminal family environments is expanding its reach to include organized crime groups in Sicily and Naples, as announced by the justice ministry.…
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Online library - Child modern slavery persists as a significant concern in the United Kingdom, exerting far-reaching implications on both children and the broader society. It represents a grave infringement on the fundamental human rights of children, stripping them of their…
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News - The Child Rights Centre held the third in a series of dialogues on children’s rights in 2023 titled “Access to Justice for Children Exposed to Violence” in Novi Sad on December 14, 2023. The dialogue was dedicated to addressing access to justice for children, with a specific…
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Online library - In 2015, with the introduction of the Sustainable Development Goals, the international community pledged to eradicate every manifestation of violence against children by the year 2030. While this brought crucial awareness to the significance of preventing and…
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Webinar - Barnahus is recognised in Europe as a leading model to ensure child centred multidisciplinary and interagency collaboration under one roof.
All children who are involved with a Barnahus have the right to express their views and have them given due weight at an individual…
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Webinar - Working together across disciplines and sectors to implement children’s rights to justice, protection and recovery is increasingly becoming a given approach. Barnahus is recognised in Europe as a leading model to ensure child centred multidisciplinary and interagency…
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News - Cheshire Herald reported that the words “human trafficking” may evoke images of laborers lured from home by the promise of steady wages only to find that the pay consists of subsistence levels or worse. Perhaps it recalls predatory men lurking in dimly-lit bus stations…
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Online library - Children come into contact (victims, witnesses) and conflict (offenders) with the law for various reasons – as defendants
or witnesses in criminal proceedings; as parties in family proceedings; as victims of physical or psychological violence, sexual abuse, or…
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News - The war in Ukraine affects and threatens the lives and well-being of the country’s 7.5 million children. Fights are intensifying and humanitarian needs are multiplying. The past eight years of conflict in Ukraine have already inflicted harm on children. Now, homes, schools,…
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News - Regarding violence against a minor girl (who is a child under the laws of the Republic of Serbia and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child) in a reality show on national television Pink, the Network of Children's Organizations of Serbia and Friends of…
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I loved that it truly was a child-led programme, which is not often the case.
Some might use such a phrase, but when it comes to applying it, it's rarely even the case.
We've got the chance to really express ourselves, and not just it: what we said was…
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Learn More about Child Victim Protection and Restorative Justice at the i-Restore Closing Conference
Webinar - On 4 November, from 14:30 to 18:00 CET, professionals and children from across Europe will gather on Zoom for the i-Restore closing conference. Book your free spot and join us for a chance to discuss how to further implement restorative justice practices to…
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Online library - Believe in Children Barnardo’s, UK’s largest national children’s charity published a report on children’s criminal exploitation in October 2021. Besides defining the main reasons behind the increasing numbers of cases, the report also suggests ways in which policy…
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News - The Local Government Association (LGA) in the UK has warned against a rising number of girls and young women who are deliberately and increasingly being recruited into drug dealing ‘county lines’ gangs. These girls and young women are also subjected to acts of…
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News - The Stockholm Center for Freedom reports that the Turkish Parliament’s Justice Committee has approved a new regulation making it easier for abusers to escape justice. Furthermore, victim testimony will now need to include tangible evidence, such as DNA samples…
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News - Council of Europe reports about its Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA)’s report on the situation of human trafficking in Romania and their concerns.
In the report published this month, GRETA notes that Romania has continued to develop the…
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News - Cyprus Mail reports on International Child Helpline Day, celebrated annually on 17 May.
The significance of child helplines has been made evident through this and the past year, with lockdowns intensifying the vulnerabilities of children. Globally, there was a 25…
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News - To effectively protect child victims from further harm and support their healing process, i-RESTORE promotes the use of child-friendly restorative justice and empowers children to become agents of change.
The best interest of the child…
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News - The National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia adopted the Law on Child Protection in Criminal Proceeding and their Comprehensive Treatment in Children’s House, known as ‘Barnahus’ in March 2021. The Barnahus Law is the first of its kind in Europe and was approved…
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News - Kieran Guilbert reports for Reuters that the European Court of Human Rights ruled out that Britain should pay 90 000 euros in compensation to two Vietnamese men who were convicted of drug crimes despite signs they had been trafficked as children and forced to work on…
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News - School closures due to the pandemic give an opportunity for human traffickers targeting children.
One-third of found trafficking victims are children - from 2016 to 2018 the number of reported cases increased from 24,000 to 49,000.
The risk is higher in poorer countries,…
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News - Albania has made some progress in tackling human trafficking, but there is still more work to do.
In GRETA's previous evaluation, it had found that some legislation had been amended to strengthen rights and the…
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News - SOS Hotline for Women and Children Victims of Violence Niksic took part in the organisation of the Second Regional Webinar that is held on the 30th of September 2020 in the framework of the project “Improving provision of services and raising awareness to…
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News - According to the warning of Just for Kids Law charity, county lines drug trafficking gangs have been grooming schoolchildren during the lockdown.
Based on the charities casework many children and young people have been excluded because of being…
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News - Following the COVID-19 pandemic brought lockdown system, children have become an easy target for drug dealers to manipulate and being dragged into the dirty business of criminal communities, Manchester Evening News reports.
The easiest way for criminals to get in…
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Multimedia - The project Justice at last – European action for compensation for victims of crime aims to enhance access to compensation for trafficked persons and victims of related crimes. For victims of crime, the right to compensation is recognised and well established in EU…
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Multimedia - The project Justice at last – European action for compensation for victims of crime aims to enhance access to compensation for trafficked persons and victims of related crimes. For victims of crime, the right to compensation is recognised and well established in EU…
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News - The National Network for Children Bulgaria shared an article about sexual violence in Bulgaria, the victims' inability to be heard, and the poor or non-existent sex education in the country. The article notes that in 2019, official statistics from the Minister of …
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Online library - The Office for National Statistics (ONS) in UK has published an article on responses to and outcomes of child abuse cases and the criminal justice system.
Main points include:
the majority of child abuse cases remain hidden and do not enter the criminal…
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News - A study of drug dealing and organised crime in Ireland has found that children as young as 12 are being lured into gangs.
The report, 'Building Community Resilience - a response to criminal networks', focuses on Irish criminal organisations, and outlines and…
