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1. Editorial
2. New resources
3. Future events

1. Editorial:

In May and June 2010, two important events at the international level will address issues related children’s rights and juvenile justice:

The 14th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council will take place in Geneva from 31 May to 18 June. Two reports on human rights in the administration of justice, including juvenile justice, written by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and the UN Secretary-General will be discussed. These reports follow-up on the recommendations in resolution 10/2 on "Human rights in the administration of justice, in particular juvenile justice” that was adopted during the 10th session of the Human Rights Council in March 2009.

The 54th session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child is also taking place in Geneva from 25 May to 11 June. The State reports of Argentina, Belgium, Macedonia, Grenada, Guatemala, Japan, Nigeria and Tunisia concerning the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child will be reviewed. Alternative reports from NGO coalitions in each country are also available, providing further information on the situation of children's rights. The reports from Argentina, Belgium, Guatemala and Japan include a focus on juvenile justice.

These documents are available to download below.

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2. Selected new resources on the Panel website:

I. Resources related to the 14th session of the Human Rights Council, 31 May – 18 June 2010, Geneva:

Resolution 10/2 on Human rights in the administration of justice, including juvenile justice
Human Rights Council (HRC), 10th session
March 2009 (EN)

Report of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on "Human rights in the administration of justice, in particular juvenile justice"
Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
April 2010 (EN)

Report of the UN Secretary-General on "Human rights in the administration of justice, including juvenile justice
OHCHR
April 2010 (EN)

II. Resources related to the 54th session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child, 25 May – 11 June 2010, Geneva

Reports from NGO’s:

Non-governmental Report on the Application of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in Argentina
Argentine Association for the Rights of Childhood and Adolescence
2010 (EN, SP)

Alternative Report by the NGO’s on the Implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in Belgium
Coordination des ONG pour les Droits de l’Enfant (CODE)/Kinderrechtencoalitie Vlaanderen (KIRECO)
March 2010 (EN)

Third Independent Report on the Implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in Guatemala
Social Movement for the Rights of the Child, Adolescents and Youth in Guatemala / Institutional Coordinator for the Promotion of the Rights of Children and Adolescents in Guatemala (CIPRODENI)
2010 (EN, SP)

NGO Report on the Convention on the Rights of the Child: The Implementation of the Convention in Japan and the Problems of the Japan’s Third Periodic Report
Committee for NGO Reporting on the CRC
January 2010 (EN)

III. Other resources:

Compilation of Extracts of United Nations Human Rights Treaty Body Recommendations Relating to Juvenile Justice, Volume I: Children in Conflict with the Law, 2007-2009
Interagency Panel on Juvenile Justice (IPJJ) – Secretariat
May 2010 (EN)

Compilation of Extracts of United Nations Human Rights Treaty Body Recommendations Relating to Juvenile Justice, Volume II: Child Victims and Witnesses of Crimes, 2007-2009
Interagency Panel on Juvenile Justice (IPJJ) – Secretariat
May 2010 (EN)

Tunis Declaration
International Association of Youth and Family Judges and Magistrates (IAYFJM)/ Tunisian Association for the Child's Rights (ATUDE)
April 2010 (FR)

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3. Forthcoming Panel member events:

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

IPJJ Annual Meeting (internal meeting)
International Institute for the Rights of the Child (IDE), Sion, Switzerland
24-25 June 2010

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