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UN once again criticises UK Government on its treatment of children

The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child has slammed the UK Government as failing to meet international standards on how children should be treated.

The …

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Posted on Friday, October 03, 2008 in In the news

Taking education for granted: the Day of General Discussion at the UN

By Usman Ali, age 15

Going to Geneva twice in four months (I was a member of the Get ready for Geneva delegation to the UN Committee in …

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Posted on Monday, September 29, 2008 in In the news

Watching the Government examination

By Kathryn Terry, age 12

I went to Geneva to the Palais Wilson, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child’s headquarters. On the 23rd of September …

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Posted on Thursday, September 25, 2008 in In the news

My experience at the UN

By Imogen Schon, age 15

We arrived early on Tuesday morning at the Palais Wilson, the headquarters of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, so …

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Posted on Thursday, September 25, 2008 in In the news

Article number 42

Governments must inform everybody about all the rights in this Convention.

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Random fact no 1

Young people can vote from the age of 16 years in Brazil, Cuba, Nicaragua and the Isle of Man.

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