Children's rights
Children should be protected as individuals, not victims, amid armed conflicts: Lawyer
Children's status as individuals and right owners should be recognized amid ongoing armed conflicts in Turkey's eastern and southeastern provinces, Humanist Bureau co-founder Seda Akço has said.
Greek action group says unaccompanied refugee children are sitting ducks for traffickers
The number of unaccompanied refugee children passing through Greece has been a matter of concern. METAction (METAdrasi) – one of the key non-governmental organisations active in caring for unaccompanied refugee children in Greece – is jump-starting a foster care programme to cope with the increased demands raised by the refugee crisis.
Turkey marks Children's Day, improvements needed
Children's rights in Turkey have not been improving over the years, with many continuing to lack education, a new report has said amid the marking of Universal Children's Day on Nov. 20.
Nov. 20 has been celebrated as Universal Children's Day since the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1989, which was signed by Turkey in 1990 and enacted in 1995.
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Parental consent needed for vaccination: Turkey's top court
Turkey's Constitutional Court has ruled that parental consent is necessary for the vaccination of babies and children, handing down a contrasting ruling to the country's Supreme Court of Appeals.
Breast is best: Mass synchronized nursing celebration in 50 cities around Greece! (pics + vid)
UNHCR: Refugee children resorting to ‘survival sex’
UN reports show that refugee children are using ‘survival sex’ in order to pay people smugglers. Children are prostituting themselves so as to earn money to continue their journey after running out of money or being robbed.
World Day Against Child Labor (June 12): Let them play!
On the occasion of the World Day Against Child Labor on Friday, June 12, Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the Commission, Neven Mimica, Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development, Christos Stylianides, Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management, Marianne Thyssen, Commissioner for Emplo
Ombudsman: Society should prevent violence against children
Ombudsman Sasa Jankovic says that 27 percent of complaints in the area of children's rights he received in 2014 concerned cases of violence against children.
It is "an alarming piece of information indicating the need for society's maximum engagement in preventing it," he said on Wednesday.
UNICEF calls on political parties to 'vote for children'
United Nations Children?s Fund (UNICEF) Turkey has launched a campaign titled ?Vote for Children? before the June 7 general elections, calling on all political parties to include children?s rights issues in their election campaigns.
Montenegro Ombudman's Rights Report Presents Mixed Picture
Montenegro's Human Rights Ombudsman received more than 680 complaints of human rights violations in 2014, mostly by public services, the body said, presenting its annual report on Thursday.
Ombusdam Sucko Bakovic said Montenegro made some progress in the field of human rights protection in 2014, but the situation was still not satisfactory.