IPJJ Newsletter, Nr. 17, April 2009

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 Interagency Panel on Juvenile Justice (IPJJ)
Newsletter
 
Nr. 17, April 2009 

Contents:

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

1. Editorial:

In this edition of the newsletter, we would like to highlight the work undertaken by Panel members to raise child justice issues at the 18th session of the United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ) in Vienna, Austria, from 16-24 April 2009.

On 21 April, the Panel Secretariat, in collaboration with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Defence for Children International (DCI) and Penal Reform International (PRI) held a side-event on “Crime Prevention for Children: Developments and Good Practices”. The discussion aimed to encourage collaboration between governments, civil society and criminal justice agencies to prevent children from coming into conflict with the law. Speakers provided examples of programmes, underlining lessons learned and good practices that uphold child rights. A full report is available below.

The Panel Secretariat also delivered an oral statement on child justice on behalf of nine Panel members, regarding coordination in technical advice and assistance, reform issues for the 12th Crime Congress in 2010 and input to the thematic debate on prison overcrowding. Read the statement below.

We would also like to highlight the report of the United Nations Secretary General on child justice reform that provides an overview of the work of the Panel and its members. See the report below.

Finally, we encourage Member States to adopt the CCPCJ’s resolution on this theme at the next session of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) (see the resolution).

Below are some selected resources/events on these issues:

Interagency Panel on Juvenile Justice (IPJJ):

  • Report of the Panel side-event on “Crime Prevention for Children: Developments and Good Practices” at the 18th session of the CCPCJ (April 2009) (EN)
  • Panel Member Oral Statement on Child Justice at the 18th session of the CCPCJ (April 2009) (EN)

United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC):

  • Report of the Secretary General on “Support of national efforts for child justice reform, in particular through technical assistance and improved United Nations system-wide coordination” (March 2009) (EN, FR, ES, Arabic, Chinese, Russian)

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2. Selected new resources on the Panel website:

Council of Europe/ Ministry of Justice of the Kingdom of Spain:

  • Conclusions of the conference on “The Protection of Children in European Justice Systems”, 12-13 March 2009, Toledo, Spain (March 2009) (EN)

Defence for Children International (DCI):

  • Advocacy Strategies Training Manual: General Comment No. 10: Children’s Rights in Juvenile Justice (2009) (EN)

DCI Albania:

  • Universal Periodic Review - Albania (April 2009) (EN)

DCI France:

  • “Rights of the Child in France: Back to the Wall” - Extracts of the Alternative Report to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child (October 2008) (EN, Full Report in FR)

DCI Sierra Leone:

  • Child-Friendly Newsletter, 1st edition (March 2009) (EN)
  • Report of the National Conference on “Juvenile Justice: A Practical Approach” (2009) (EN)

Dr Willie McCarney:

  • “The Principles of Child-Friendly Justice” - Presentation to the Council of Europe Conference on “The Protection of Children in European Justice Systems”, 12-13 March 2009, Toledo, Spain (March 2009) (EN)

European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA):

  • Developing Indicators for the Protection, Respect and Promotion of the Rights of the Child in the European Union: Summary Report (March 2009) (EN)

Save the Children UK:

  • The Child Development Index: Holding Governments to Account for Children’s Wellbeing (December 2008) (EN)

Terre des hommes (Tdh) Foundation Kosovo/ United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)/ European Commission Liaison Office to Kosovo/ Swiss Cooperation Office in Kosovo:

  • Capitalization Report: Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency in Kosovo - Psychosocial Intervention Review (2008) (EN)

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Moldova:

  • Press release on the situation of children deprived of liberty in Moldova (April 2009) (EN)

World Alliance of YMCAs:

  • "Human Rights Council Listen Up! Parallel Event on Youth Justice" - Report of the side-event held at the 10th session of the Human Rights Council on “Education and Psycho-social Support as Tools for the Genuine Reintegration of Children and Youth in Conflict with the Law” (March 2009) (EN)

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3. Forthcoming Panel member events:

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

Interagency Panel on Juvenile Justice (IPJJ):

  • Panel Annual Meeting, 17-18 May 2009, Amman, Jordan

UNICEF/ UNODC:

  • Training Workshop on "Indicators: Establishing Juvenile Justice Information Systems", using the UNICEF/ UNODC Manual for the Measurement of Juvenile Justice Indicators, 11-14 May 2009, Amman, Jordan
Committee on the Rights of the Child
  • 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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