Children rights and Youth justice news articles 
Family Footprints Launches At Baby Expo 2011
Two thirds of parents with children under 18 do not have a Will. Yet it is one of the most effective ways a person can safeguard their family's future. Sussex law firm Mayo Wynne Baxter is launching a campaign to encourage families with young children to write a Will. Family Footprints aims to raise £10,000 for the county's only children's hospice Chestnut Tree House by donating £25 for every Will written under this initiative over the next 12... [more]
Full time mum running her own business : BundleBean Wins National Business Award
Being a full time mum whilst running your own business is no mean feat, yet Emily Goodall from BundleBean Ltd has done it so well that her success has been recognised at the 2011 Mumpreneur Conference and Awards sponsored by Yell and DHL Express. BundleBean was chosen by a panel of independent judges that included Dragons Den star Duncan Bannantyne, as the Bronze winner of the Best Mumpreneur Product Award. The award, sponsored by NatWest, wa... [more]
Urgent to cut speed limits to make walking to school a safer and more appealing option
The UK's Department for Transport released new figures last week, revealing that over 60 classrooms full of child pedestrians aged 0-15 were killed or seriously injured on our streets last year (i). Over 350 of them were on their journey to or from school (ii). Today, national charity Living Streets which runs the popular Walk to School campaign, is urging for immediate action to be taken to cut speed limits to make walking to school a safer a... [more]
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]
Other Children rights and Youth justice news and reviews
Village chief: Protect children’s rights
ANGELES CITY – Balibago village chief Rodelio Mamac has urged the people to protect the rights of the children through mass awareness. Mamac issued the statement Saturday during the press conference for “The Worlds Children’s Price for the Rights of the Child (WCP)” sponsored by the Angeles City Gender and Development, Visayan Forum Foundation, IMA Foundation, Balibago City Council ...
Disabled — and handcuffed at school
Underfunded schools are facing an influx of students with disabilities -- and using increasingly brutal discipline
Lowering Minimum Age Of Criminal Responsibility Hit
MANILA, Philippines --- The Juvenile Justice and Welfare Council (JJWC) has slammed legislative proposals to reduce the minimum age of criminal responsibility.
There's no contradiction; I'm black and gay
LZ Granderson says the storyline that the black and gay communities are separate is nonsense. Gays have always been a big part of black culture.
Stars get down-to-earth
From fighting indiscrimination and dowry to exhorting youth to shun drugs and be eco-friendly, these Bollywood celebrities make a difference to people's lives in a variety of ways.
Foundations Award Justice Pioneers
Diverse new cohort of Soros Justice Fellows includes filmmakers, lawyers, journalists, and activists.
Children’s Protection
MANILA, Philippines - Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jesse M. Robredo has pushed for the creation of a local council for the protection of children among local government units (LGUs) that would focus on the needs of children at risk (CAR) and children in conflict with the law (CICL).
For Obama Pride: LGBT Americans for Obama
Human Rights Campaign president and Obama campaign national co-chair Joe Solmonese makes the case for LGBT voters to back the president this fall. read more
Report Takes Issue With Black Children Treatment
A U.S Department of Justice report finds African-American children receive disparate treatment in the Memphis and Shelby County Juvenile Court system.
AMENDING THE LAW IS NO SOLUTION, WILL NOT SOLVE CRIMINALITY
“Lowering the minimum age of criminal responsibility will never result in a decrease in crime rates.” – JUVENILE JUSTICE and WELFARE COUNCIL (JJWC) 21 May 2012 – The JJWC hopes to attract attention to the “Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act” as they commemorate the 6th anniversary since the enactment of the law in May 2006 (RA 9344). Republic Act 9344, more popularly known as the Juvenile Justice ...
