IPJJ Newsletter, Nr. 18, May 2009

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Interagency Panel on Juvenile Justice (IPJJ)
Newsletter

 Nr. 18, May 2009

Contents:

1. Editorial
2. New resources
3. Future events
4. Links
5. Feed-back request

1. Editorial:

The Panel Secretariat would like to thank the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and Penal Reform International (PRI) for hosting the Panel’s Annual Meeting on 17-18 May 2009 in Amman, Jordan, under the patronage of Her Excellency Mrs. Hala Latouf, Minister of Social Development, who opened the meeting. It brought together regional and international representatives of Panel members, including UN bodies and NGOs, with the aim of achieving greater coordination in technical advice and assistance in juvenile justice. Panel members shared information on their juvenile justice reform work, emphasising good practices and lessons learned in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and other parts of the world. Members also committed to greater efforts in joint programming and identified priorities for common activities, tools and positions. (Click here to see an article from The Jordan Times, 18 May 2009, regarding the meeting)

The Secretariat would also like to take this opportunity to inform you about juvenile justice related activities at the 11th session of the Human Rights Council, taking place from 2-18 June 2009 in Geneva, Switzerland. In particular, we would like to highlight the reports, statements and activities related to the right to education of children deprived of their liberty.

Below are some selected resources/events on these issues:

Vernor Muñoz, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education:

  • “The Right to Education of Persons in Detention” - Report submitted to the 11th session of the Human Rights Council (A/HRC/11/8) (April 2009) (EN)

Defence for Children International (DCI):

  • “The Right to Education for Children in Detention” - Written Statement submitted by DCI to the 11th session of the Human Rights Council (May 2009) (EN)

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Defence for Children International (DCI), International Catholic Child Bureau (BICE), Quaker UN Office (QUNO) and NGO Working Group on Human Rights Education and Learning:

  • “The Right to Education in Places of Detention” - Side-event in parallel to the 11th session of the Human Rights Council, 4 June 2009, 13:00 -15:00, Room IX, Palais des Nations, United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland (flyer)

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2. Selected new resources on the Panel website:

Family Protection Department of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan/ United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC):

  • Training Manual on Juvenile Justice for the Police (2008) (ARABIC)

Judicial Institute of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan/ UNODC:

  • Training Manual on Juvenile Justice for Lawyers (2008) (ARABIC)

Ministry of Justice (MoJ) of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan/ UNODC:

  • Training Manual on Juvenile Justice for the Judiciary (2008) (ARABIC)

Ministry of Social Development of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan/ UNODC:

  • Training Manual on Juvenile Justice for Social Workers (2008) (ARABIC)
Daniel O’Donnell/ UNICEF Innocenti Research Center (UNICEF IRC):
  • “The Right of Children to Be Heard: Children’s Right to Have their Views Taken into Account and to Participate in Legal and Administrative Proceedings” - Innocenti Working Paper (April 2009) (EN)
Dr. Patrick O’Leary, University of Bath - UK, University of South Australia - Australia/ Jason Squire, Terre des hommes Foundation (Tdh):
  • “Case Management: Systems and Accountability. Social Work in Child Protection Projects” (October 2008) (EN)
  • “Field and Research Capitalisations on Child Protection” (December 2008) (EN)
HAQ: Centre for Child Rights - India:
  • “Still Out of Focus: Status of India’s Children” - Executive Summary (2008) (EN)
International Institute Casa Alianza Honduras (Instituto Internacional Casa Alianza Honduras)/ Central American Coalition for the Prevention of Juvenile Violence (Coalición Centroamericana para la Prevención de la Violencia Juvenil - CCPVJ):
  • Analysis of Extrajudicial Executions and/or Violent Deaths of Children and Young People in Honduras, March - April 2009 ("Análisis de Ejecuciones y/o Muertes Violentas de Niños/as y Jóvenes en Honduras, Marzo - Abril 2009”) (May 2009) (ES)
International Social Service - International Reference Centre for the Rights of Children Deprived of their Family (ISS/IRC):
  • Special Series - “Draft UN Guidelines for the Appropriate Use and Conditions of Alternative Care for Children: Implementation of the Principle of the Child’s Right to Participate in the Context of Alternative Care” - ISS/IRC Monthly Review, Nr. 1, 2009 (2009) (EN, FR, ES)
Professor Sir Albert Aynsley-Green, Children’s Commissioner for England:
  • “The Arrest and Detention of Children Subject to Immigration Control: a Report following the Children’s Commissioner for England’s Visit to Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre” (April 2009) (EN)
Terre des hommes Foundation (Tdh)/ Union of European Football Associations (UEFA):
  • Capitalization Report - MOVE Romania: Psychosocial Development of Children Through Play and Sport (“Rapport de capitalisation - MOVE Roumanie: développement psychosocial des enfants à travers les jeux et le sport”) (March 2009) (FR)
UNODC/ UNICEF:
  • “Justice in Matters involving Child Victims and Witnesses of Crime: Model Law and Related Commentary” (2009) (EN)
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3. Forthcoming Panel member events:

To view the Calendar of events: www.juvenilejusticepanel.org/events/

Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC):

  • 51st session, 25 May  - 12 June 2009, Palais Wilson, Geneva, Switzerland

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4. New links from our website:

NGOs:

To view other NGOs links, please click here

Governmental and intergovernmental:

To view other governmental and intergovernmental links, please click here

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5. Feed-back request:

Thank you in advance for sending us your feed-back on the newsletter, including: your input on the information included; its relevance to your work; what types of amendments you would suggest; and any technical problems that you may have encountered in reading the newsletter or accessing our website.


Yours sincerely,

The Newsletter Team.

About the Newsletter:
English edition: Davinia Ovett, Secretariat Coordinator, IPJJ
French edition: Michaël Milliard, Communication Assistant, IPJJ
Spanish translation: Vera Winkelried
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