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Contents:

1. Editorial
2. New resources
3. Future events
4. Links

1. Editorial:

On 12th August 2010, the United Nations launched the International Year of Youth in accordance with a resolution adopted by the General Assembly in December 2009. After a first edition on the theme of Participation, Development and Peace in 1985, the 2010 edition will focus on Dialogue and Mutual Understanding.

The objective of this International Year of Youth is to:

• Support investment and commitment in youth;
• Encourage youth participation in decision-making processes and political projects ;
• Increase recognition of youth contribution to social development, including the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) ;
• Better understand young people’s expectations and needs.

Many events, conferences and workshops will take place all year long and around the world in order to promote dialogue and exchanges between cultures and generations.

If we think about juvenile justice in a perspective of participation, we realise that many efforts can still be made so that children in conflict with the law and child victims and witnesses of crimes are considered as full actors in the judicial procedures. The right to be heard but also the rights to be understood and to be treated with dignity must imperatively be respected.

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2. Selected new resources on the Panel website:

I. Resources relating to child participation:

Child Participation and Juvenile Justice – Symposium Report
Defence for Children International (DCI)
2009 (EN)

II. Other resources:

All Children Have Rights - Children under anti-terrorism legislation in Turkey
Amnesty International
2010 (EN)

Justicia para Crecer Nr. 16
Terre des hommes (Tdh) / Encuentros Casa de la Juventud
January – March 2010 (SP)

Court in the Act – Issue 48
The Youth Court of New Zealand
August 2010 (EN)

Child Victims and Witnesses of Crimes:

The Ability of Suspected Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse to give Evidence
Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology/G. Gudjonsson
February 2010 (EN)

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3. Forthcoming Panel member events:

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

4th IJJO International Conference
International Juvenile Justice Observatory (IJJO)
Rome, Italy
9-10 November 2010

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4. New links from our website:

International Year of Youth Official Website:
http://social.un.org/youthyear

Youth Justice Learning Centre (New Zealand):
http://youthjustice.co.nz

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