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Contents:

1. Editorial
2. New resources
3. Links

1. Editorial:

As mentioned in the previous newsletter (May-June 2010), the 54th session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child took place from 25 May to 11 June 2010 in Geneva. Eight countries had their State reports on the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child reviewed: Argentina, Belgium, FYR of Macedonia, Grenada, Guatemala, Japan, Nigeria and Tunisia.

A the end of the session, the Interagency Panel on Juvenile Justice (IPJJ) and Defence for Children International (DCI) both published a report on juvenile justice issues.

These documents are available to download below.

Besides the Annual Meeting of the IPJJ took place on 24 and 25 June 2010 in Sion, Switzerland. Panel members agreed on the importance of promoting comprehensive juvenile justice reform in compliance with the Convention on the Rights of the Child and discussed options and strategies for joint action.

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2. Selected new resources on the Panel website:

Resources relating to the 54th session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child, 25 May – 11 June 2010, Geneva:

Extracts from CRC Concluding Observations – Recommendations relevant to Juvenile Justice
Interagency Panel on Juvenile Justice (IPJJ)
June 2010 (EN)

CRC 54th session: Information Notes on Juvenile Justice
Defence for Children International (DCI)
June 2010 (EN)

Other resources:

Report of IPJJ Meeting during the 12th Crime Congress in Salvador, Brazil, April 2010
Interagency Panel on Juvenile Justice (IPJJ)
April 2010 (EN)

Tunis Declaration
ECOSOC/International Association of Youth and Family Judges and Magistrates (IAYFJM)
May 2010 (EN)

I. Children in conflict with the law:

Good Practices in Juvenile Justice in the CEE/CIS Region
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
2010 (EN)

Juvenile Justice Newsletter Nr. 21
Defence for Children International (DCI)
June 2010 (EN)

CRC General Comment Nr. 10 - Fact Sheet Nr. 8: Aftercare
Defence for Children International (DCI)
June 2010 (EN, FR, ESP)

CRC General Comment Nr. 10 – Fact Sheet Nr. 9: The Right to Be Heard
Defence for Children International (DCI)
June 2010 (EN, FR, ESP)

Detention Bulletin
Defence for Children International – Palestine (DCI Palestine)
June 2010 (EN)

Guidelines of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on Child-friendly Justice
Group of Specialists on Child-friendly Justice (CJ-S-CH)
June 2010 (EN)

II. Child victims and witnesses of crime

Handbook on Justice in Matters Involving Child Victims and Witnesses of Crime
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
2010 (ARABIC)

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3. New links from our website:

The Better Care Network Toolkit:  http://bettercaretoolkit.org/bcn/toolkit/

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The Newsletter Team.

About the Newsletter:
English and French editions: Joëlle Saugy, Communications Assistant, IPJJ
Spanish translation: Mercedes Carnerero Rodríguez
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