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Department for International Development highlights the importance of children gaining global awareness
The Government Department for International Development (DFID) is targeting UK parents in a campaign to highlight the importance of young people gaining global awareness. The campaign encourages parents to take part in international activities and events over the summer holidays to give their children a more global viewpoint and, when the autumn term starts, to urge their schools to establish a Global School Partnership. Parents can hear p... [more]
Young people are rarely heard in the development of criminal or social justice policy and practices
One of the hallmarks of the last decade has been a law and order focus on children and young people. Yet, the voices of children and young people are rarely heard in the development of criminal or social justice policy and practices. Criminal Justice Matters is the quarterly magazine of the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies, an independent charity based at King's College. The themed issue of Criminal Justice Matters, edited by Sir Al Ayns... [more]
Amnesty International film and book for children mark 60th anniversary of Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Adopted by the United Nations on 10 December 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) has 30 Articles, each enshrining a particular right – including the right to life, liberty, security, freedom of opinion and expression and the right not to be subjected to torture or cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment. Amnesty International has joined forces with leading actors and world-renowned illustrators to bring to life the UDHR for a... [more]
The law on assisting suicide applies equally to online and off-line actions
Suicide ceased to be a crime in 1961 but under section 2 of the Suicide Act 1961, it remains an offence to “aid, abet, counsel or procure” a suicide or a suicide attempt. The law on assisting suicide is to be simplified to increase public understanding and reassure people that it applies as much on the internet as it does off-line, said Justice Minister Maria Eagle. Following a review of the Suicide Act 1961, the Government has decided to re... [more]
Men need to be aware of their parental rights when it comes to divorce and children's law
Andrew Caldicott is a family lawyer and Solicitor Advocate with Worcestershire and West Midlands’ law firm Harrison Clark LLP. He takes a look at the parental rights of fathers in a relationship breakdown. “Even in this modern age, I am sure like me, you will often hear it said that “it is still a man’s world”. Certainly over the past few decades, there has been a wealth of legislation aimed at tackling sexual discrimination and balancing up t... [more]
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Youth Radio -- Youth Media International: An Argument for Marriage Equity
Originally published on Youthradio.org, the premier source for youth generated news throughout the globe. By Sayre Quevedo It's difficult for me to argue for gay...
Ernest Saadiq Morris: Our Youth Don't Need Bootstraps, They Need Us
Before our communities suffer the dire consequences of a lost generation, I think it is time we work to protect our Black youth, and all youth, from a broken educational system, instead of blaming them for it.
UK youth justice system treats ethnic groups differently
Funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), the Commission for Racial Equality and the Equality and Human Rights Commission, the research shows that black and mixed-race youths are over-represented in the youth justice system. This over-representation starts at the point of entry into the system, and is largely preserved as young suspects and defendants pass through it.
Protesters Give the Raspberry to Trader Joe’s Florida Tomatoes
The Community Farmworker Alliance NYC, in collaboration with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW), spearheaded a protest in front of Trader Joe’s on Thurs.,
Teen's 84-year sentence overturned by court
After the Legislature killed a Bay Area lawmaker's bill to give juveniles serving life sentences a chance at future parole, a state appeals court took a step in the other direction Wednesday by overturning the 84-year prison term of a 16-year-old gang member... Life imprisonment - Prison - Parole - United States - Crime
My legal hero: Atticus Finch
The Alabama single father's principles have inspired thousands – and somehow become a point of national controversy in the US It's almost a cliche to say that Atticus Finch is one's legal hero, like saying you like good chocolate or high thread count sheets. Still, I am one of many thousands of people who probably would not have gone to law school were it not for the fictional hero of Harper Lee ...
A New Student Documentary Claims Transitional Schools Offer Second-Rate Education
Patra Drury can’t help but burst out laughing a few times while reading aloud the mission statement for her New Haven high school, New Horizons.
A new political era in the Philippines - Inside Scoop
By Stephen Lillie British Ambassador to Manila While World Cup fever grips most of the globe, the world's 12th largest country is a largely football-free zone. Instead, the sports pages of the Philippine press are dominated by the LA...
Martha's Vineyard churches share service
A festive, reverent, and fun ecumenical service and celebration takes place at the Tabernacle in Oak Bluffs this Sunday, Sept. 5, at 11 am.
Turning to the 'Big Bad Wolf' to break down barriers to math
Who says 'Little Red Riding Hood' has nothing to do with math?
