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Online library - This Academic Insight focuses on children’s participation in decision-making in youth justice systems. In theory, young people in conflict with the law have the legal right to have their opinions taken into account, and are entitled to contribute to a criminal…
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Online library - Read DCI’s Annual Report to find out more about our work  across the following themes: Justice for Children Violence against Children Children on the Move Children Affected by Armed Conflict Children Deprived of Liberty Child Participation Gender…
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Multimedia - The project i-RESTORE 2.0: ”Accessible Quality Restorative Justice processes for children in contact with the law in Europe”, intends to promote restorative practices and strengthen capacities of justice and child protection professionals.   Throughout this…
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News - Six Romanian lawyers engaged in free of charge legal assistance to children in conflict with the law have been invited by Terre des hommes Foundation to participate in a study visit to Belgium, between 25-28 September 2022, within the CLEAR RIGHTS project (enhancing legal…
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Multimedia - This research study is aimed at presenting an overview of various legal aid systems for children in conflict with the law, with special focus on five countries: Belgium, France, Hungary, Romania and the  Netherlands. One of the goals of this research has been to…
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Webinar - “Validity Foundation, PRISM Impresa Sociale s.r.l. (Italy), Bulgarian Centre for-not-for-profit Law (Bulgaria), and Center for Legal Resources (Romania) invite you to join our Webinar Series on Child-Friendly Justice for children deprived of parental care,…
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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 - During the closing conference, the FOCUS project team officially launched its learning platform for child justice professionals on individual assessments, to ensure that the needs of children in contact with the law are comprehensively assessed and their voices are…
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News - The Giving Back Project is mapping and researching promising and proven practices of youth-participation based initiatives in Europe within the youth care sector, justice sector or other youth services. This is an invitation to become part of a community of practitioners,…
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News - The Child Rights Centre (“Centre”) has launched a digital platform “Child-friendly Justice” where children and youth can get the information about their rights in case they come into contact with the justice system. At the same time, the…
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News - 15 enthusiastic Romanian teenagers participated as volunteers in the I-RESTORE project which promotes restorative justice, encourages children and advocates for child victim rights in judicial procedures. Project Child Advisory Board (CAB) teenagers learned a lot about…
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News - At Terre des hommes, child participation is not just an empty word. It's a value and a commitment that runs through all of our projects. That's why within our i-Restore project, which aims to promote a child-friendly justice system using Restorative Justice in Greece,…
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Online library - UK: proposals put forward about a monitoring mechanism designed to make the Family Court and its outcomes safer for children Context 60% of cases dealt with in the family justice system relate to domestic abuse Many survivors fear for the safety of their…
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News - 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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Event - The World Congress on Justice With Children is an international milestone that gathers children alongside policymakers, legal practitioners, academics, and civil society representatives with relevant work experience to influence Child Justice, explore best practices, foster…
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News - New York: With the 2021 World Congress on Justice with Children approaching, UNICEF released new data about children held in detention globally, and call for juvenile justice reform to end detention of all children Issue at hand Globally an estimated 261,000 children are…
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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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News - A major world congress on access to justice for children and young people will take place online from November 15th to 19th. One week of conferences and workshops, co-organised by Terre des hommes, will bring together nearly 600 speakers from around the world. They will…
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News - UK: Recent statistics show that self-harm incidents among incarcerated women and children have risen to record levels Issue at hand: Incidents of self-harm among women in UK prisons have increased by 47% in three months to June 2021 (Safety in Custody Statistics) Over…
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Online library - UK: New report released about female imprisonment, particularly that of mothers and the effect this has on their children. Key findings, Principles for reform and recommendations given. Issues at hand: A deep distrust of local authority social services is a…
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News - A law that extends the statute of limitation in cases of abuse of juveniles has been approved in Spain. Victims now will have the opportunity to report these crimes even 15 years after turning 35 years old, instead of the age of 18. The reason for the extension is that it…
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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 - Juliane Kippenberg and Katharina Rall of the Human Rights Watch write for Euronews about a case by four Portuguese children and two young adults before the European Court of Human Rights against 33 governments (all EU states as well as Norway, Russia, Switzerland, Turkey,…
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News - Experts gathered for the LA-Child conference learnt about the CLEAR-Rights project and its initiatives to ensure that free, specialized legal aid and child-friendly justice become accessible to every child in the EU, now and in the future.  Marcos de…
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Online library - This project briefing paper lays out the current policy framework and the primary findings on young women who are in direct contact with the criminal justice system, their needs, along with the urgencies of girls transitioning into adult criminal justice services…
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Multimedia - The American University School of Education just released this resource guide, which provides detailed insights and resources on the following topics: The Dangers and Effects of Zero-Tolerance Policies Risk Factors For Juvenile Involvement in the Justice System…
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News - In 1989, the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child laid the foundation for seeing children worldwide as individuals with their own rights and needs and the European Parliament adopted a resolution in November 2019 and all EU members are signatories of this Convention (…
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News - The Guardian’s Sally Weale reports that a Sudanese teenager who sought asylum in the UK as an unaccompanied child when he was 15, but was judged by the authorities to be 20, has won a legal battle against the council which was found to have “unlawfully” assessed his age.…
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Online library - A research review on the application of restorative justice in cases involving child victims in Albania, Greece and Romania was conducted within the “i-RESTORE - Better Protecting Child Victims Rights through Restorative Justice” project. The EU-…
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Webinar - Terre des hommes in Europe, in partnership with Child Circle, Defence for Children The Netherlands, SAPI in Bulgaria, and Child Rights Centre in Serbia, have the pleasure to invite you to two online conversations to share experiences and raise awareness among…