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Action Plan to Eliminate Recruitment and Use of Child Soldiers (July 12, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin

On July 3, 2012, the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia and the United Nations signed an Action Plan on concrete steps ...

Topic: Children
Jurisdiction: Somalia

Pedophile Organization Banned (July 02, 2012) by Constance Johnson

On June 27, 2012, the civil court in Assen, the Netherlands, outlawed the pedophile association Martijn, ordering its immediate dissolution. The ...

Topic: Children
Jurisdiction: Netherlands

Plan to Cut Childcare Benefits Considered (March 05, 2012) by Constance Johnson

Finland's government is considering shortening the time period in which some families can receive funding from the government to cover the ...

Topic: Children
Jurisdiction: Finland

Bill Penalizes "Grooming" of Minors on the Internet (February 08, 2012) by Graciela Rodriguez-Ferrand

On November 2, 2011, the Senate of Argentina approved and sent to the Cámara de Diputados (Chamber of Deputies) for further ...

Topic: Children
Jurisdiction: Argentina

Registration of a Second Official Address for a Child (January 23, 2012) by Ruth Levush

On January 16, 2012, the Knesset (Israel's parliament) passed the Additional Address for Mail Delivery to a Minor (Amendments) Law, 5772-2012. ...

Topic: Children
Jurisdiction: Israel

Law on Child Rights Enacted in Zanzibar (September 01, 2011) by Hanibal Goitom

On August 25, 2011, Dr. Ali Mohamed Shein, the President of Zanzibar, a semi-autonomous island region in the United Republic of ...

Topic: Children
Jurisdiction: Tanzania

Regulations Eased on Childcare Center Locations (April 06, 2011) by Wendy Zeldin

As a result of a decision issued by Taiwan's Ministry of Interior on March 24, 2011, easing measures that restricted the ...

Topic: Children
Jurisdiction: Taiwan

Protection of Children from Harmful Information (January 04, 2011) by Peter Roudik

On January 3, 2011, the President of the Russian Federation signed into law the Protection of Children from Negative and Harmful ...

Topic: Children
Jurisdiction: Russian Federation

Prime Minister Plans to End Child Soldiering (November 10, 2010) by Constance Johnson

On November 2, 2010, Somalia's Prime Minister, Mohammed Abdullah I Mohammed, met in Somalia's capital city of Mogadishu with the United ...

Topic: Children
Jurisdiction: Somalia

Court Orders Review of Policy on Child Detention (November 04, 2010) by Shameema Rahman

The High Court of Bangladesh has directed lower court judges to determine whether children detained in jails rather than in juvenile ...

Topic: Children
Jurisdiction: Bangladesh

2010 Child Allowance Law (April 23, 2010) by Sayuri Umeda

One of the important policies of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) has been the provision of a monthly child allowance ...

Topic: Children
Jurisdiction: Japan

Child Justice Act Takes Effect (April 14, 2010) by Hanibal Goitom

South Africa's Child Justice Act, 2008, legislation seeking to increase the minimum age of criminal responsibility and to establish a process ...

Topic: Children
Jurisdiction: South Africa

Identity Protection for Minors (April 13, 2010) by Ruth Levush

On March 17, 2010, the Knesset (Israel's parliament) passed an amendment to the Youth Law (Treatment and Supervision) requiring stronger protections ...

Topic: Children
Jurisdiction: Israel

Several Nigerian States Urged to Adopt Federal Child Protection Law (December 04, 2009) by Hanibal Goitom

It was reported on November 23, 2009, that on the occasion marking the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the Convention ...

Topic: Children
Jurisdiction: Nigeria

Child Rights Still a World-Wide Challenge (November 24, 2009) by Constance Johnson

The Convention on the Rights of the Child was adopted 20 years ago and has been ratified by 193 countries, the ...

Topic: Children
Jurisdiction: United Nations

Amendment Closes Loophole on the Underage Patronizing Video Arcades During Prohibited Hours (June 19, 2009) by Wendy Zeldin

On June 10, 2009, an amendment to Taiwan's Statute for Management of Video Arcade Operations was published in THE GAZETTE OF ...

Topic: Children
Jurisdiction: Taiwan

Day to Fight Abuse of Minors Established (June 03, 2009) by Dario Ferreira

The Italian Parliament recently promulgated Law No. 41 of May 4, 2009, establishing May 5 as the national anti-pedophilia and anti-child ...

Topic: Children
Jurisdiction: Italy

Regional Law on Children's Rights Issued (April 14, 2009) by Hanibal Goitom

On April 9, 2009, it was reported that the President of the Government of Southern Sudan (an autonomous region within Sudan), ...

Topic: Children
Jurisdiction: Sudan

U.N. Program to Fight Child Marriage (April 06, 2009) by Constance Johnson

Girls must be over the age of 16 to marry legally in Burkina Faso, with an exception that may be granted ...

Topic: Children
Jurisdiction: Burkina Faso

Report Criticizes Implementation of Child Protection Laws (March 25, 2009) by Clare Feikert-Ahalt

In the wake of a tragic case in England in which a toddler, known only as "baby P," was killed by ...

Topic: Children
Jurisdiction: England and Wales

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Last updated: July 12, 2012