IPJJ Newsletter, Nr. 3, February 2008
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Interagency Panel on Juvenile Justice (IPJJ)
Newsletter
Nr. 3, February 2008
Contents:
1. Editorial
2. Internet tools
3. New resources
4. Future events
5. Links
1. Editorial:
In this edition of the Panel Secretariat newsletter, we would like to encourage juvenile justice actors to use international human rights mechanisms to support child rights advocacy and reform efforts.
At the 47th Session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child which ended early this month, the Committee considered the reports of the Dominican Republic and Timor Leste. In its Concluding Observations, the Committee made strong recommendations on the administration of juvenile justice and encouraged State parties to seek technical assistance from the Panel. We encourage actors working in these countries to follow-up on the Committee’s recommendations and use them as tools for reform.
In the coming weeks, the 7th session of the Human Rights Council, from 7-23 March 2008, will present new opportunities for advocacy work on juvenile justice at the international level. We encourage governments and advocates to seize this opportunity to mainstream children’s rights at the Council and give a higher profile to the plight of children in conflict with the law.
At the 47th Session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child which ended early this month, the Committee considered the reports of the Dominican Republic and Timor Leste. In its Concluding Observations, the Committee made strong recommendations on the administration of juvenile justice and encouraged State parties to seek technical assistance from the Panel. We encourage actors working in these countries to follow-up on the Committee’s recommendations and use them as tools for reform.
In the coming weeks, the 7th session of the Human Rights Council, from 7-23 March 2008, will present new opportunities for advocacy work on juvenile justice at the international level. We encourage governments and advocates to seize this opportunity to mainstream children’s rights at the Council and give a higher profile to the plight of children in conflict with the law.
Below are some selected resources/events on these issues:
Defence for Children International (DCI)
2. Internet tools:
The French version of the Panel website is now completed and available from the following link: http://www.juvenilejusticepanel.org/fr/
Contents
3. Selected new resources on the Panel website:
Defence for Children International (DCI) – Bolivia
4. Forthcoming Panel member events:
To view the Calendar of events: www.juvenilejusticepanel.org/events/
Terre des hommes Foundation/ Supreme Court of Nicaragua
International Juvenile Justice Observatory (IJJO)/ Institute Don Calabria/ Department of Criminology of the University of Greifswald/ Foundation Diagrama
5. New links from our website:
NGOs:
Professional Organisations:
To view other links to professional organisations, please click here
Intergovernmental/ Governmental websites:
Contents
AS AN EXCHANGE OF RESOURCES CAN ONLY SUCCEED WITH YOUR INPUT, WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO SEND US INFORMATION ON JUVENILE JUSTICE ISSUES (reports, events, best practices, lessons learned, etc).
Yours sincerely,
The Newsletter Team
About the Newsletter:
Editorial in English: Davinia Ovett, Secretariat Coordinator, IPJJ
Editorial in French: Evelyne Monnay, Communications Assistant, IPJJ
Translation into Spanish: Vera Winkelried
Please send us your comments to: newsletter@juvenilejusticepanel.org
Address:
Interagency Panel on Juvenile Justice, Secretariat, 1, rue de Varembé, CP 88, CH-1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland, Tel: +41 (0) 22 734 05 58, Fax: +41 (0) 22 740 11 45
http://www.juvenilejusticepanel.org
Defence for Children International (DCI)
- 47th Session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child, Information Notes on Juvenile Justice (February 2008) (EN, FR, ES)
- Extracts from the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) Concluding Observations: Technical assistance recommendations referring to the ‘Interagency Panel on Juvenile Justice’ (February 2008) (EN)
- Building a Human Rights Council that Gives Priority to the Rights of the Child, Joint Written Submission, 7th Session of the Human Rights Council (February 2008) (EN)
- “Child rights mainstreaming at the Human Rights Council”, organised by the Republic of Slovenia in collaboration with the NGO Working Group on the Human Rights Council, 20 March 2008, from 13:00 – 15:00 p.m. at the Palais des Nations, Geneva.
2. Internet tools:
The French version of the Panel website is now completed and available from the following link: http://www.juvenilejusticepanel.org/fr/
Contents
3. Selected new resources on the Panel website:
Defence for Children International (DCI) – Bolivia
- Proyecto regional “Justicia Penal Juvenil”: la experiencia de trabajo durante el periodo de ejecución del proyecto 2004-2007 (2007) (ES)
- Concern over Arab Charter, Press Release (February 2008) (EN)
- Children’s Rights and the Death Penalty in Arab States (January 2008) (EN)
- Justicia Juvenil. Tendencias internacionales: hacia la Justicia restaurativa (April 2007) (ES)
- Reporting on violence against children: A thematic guide for non-governmental organisations reporting to the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) (2008) (EN)
- “Justicia para Crecer”, Specialised Review on Restorative Juvenile Justice, Nr. 9, (January - March 2008) (ES)
- Hamilton, Azerbaijan: the Position of Children in Conflict with the Law (2006) (EN)
- Hamilton, Analysis of the Juvenile Justice System in Georgia (2007) (EN)
- UNODC/ Al-Tarawneh, Specialized Manual on the role of the Judiciary in Juvenile Justice (2008) (Arabic)
- Signature of MoU on coordination and flow and sharing of information on juvenile justice, UNODC Press Release (February 2008) (EN)
- Country Reports: Honduras, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Togo, UK and Ireland (2007) (EN)
- Campaign: Report (EN, ES) and Summary (EN, FR, ES) (2006)
4. Forthcoming Panel member events:
To view the Calendar of events: www.juvenilejusticepanel.org/events/
Terre des hommes Foundation/ Supreme Court of Nicaragua
- Third international seminar on Restorative Juvenile Justice, 10 March 2008, Managua, Nicaragua.
Speakers include:
Dr. Jean Zermatten, Member of the Committee on the Rights of the Child, Switzerland;
Dr. Atilio Álvarez – Public Defender of Minors, Republic of Argentina (Defensor Público de Menores de la República de Argentina);
Dr. Víctor Herrero – Chief of Alternative Measures of La Rioja, Ministry of the Interior, Spain (Jefe de Medidas Alternativas en La Rioja – Ministerio del Interior – España).
Dr. Jean Zermatten, Member of the Committee on the Rights of the Child, Switzerland;
Dr. Atilio Álvarez – Public Defender of Minors, Republic of Argentina (Defensor Público de Menores de la República de Argentina);
Dr. Víctor Herrero – Chief of Alternative Measures of La Rioja, Ministry of the Interior, Spain (Jefe de Medidas Alternativas en La Rioja – Ministerio del Interior – España).
International Juvenile Justice Observatory (IJJO)/ Institute Don Calabria/ Department of Criminology of the University of Greifswald/ Foundation Diagrama
- Second Conference on "Juvenile justice systems in Europe - current situation, reform developments and good practices" 13-16 March 2008, Verona, Italy.
5. New links from our website:
NGOs:
- International Juvenile Justice Observatory (IJJO) Campaign “Legal Assistance for Children in Conflict with the Law”
- NGO Center on “Judicial and Legal Reform”, website in Russian (Russian Federation)
- Southern Poverty Law Center (USA)
- Y Care International, Youth Justice in Action Campaign
Professional Organisations:
To view other links to professional organisations, please click here
Intergovernmental/ Governmental websites:
- Ahdath, website in Arabic on children in conflict with the law and children victims and witnesses of crimes (Lebanon)
- Juvenile Justice in Russia (UNDP/ Russian Federation)
- Youth Justice Agency of Northern Ireland (UK)
- Central Department for Juvenile Education and Rehabilitation (Afghanistan)
Contents
AS AN EXCHANGE OF RESOURCES CAN ONLY SUCCEED WITH YOUR INPUT, WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO SEND US INFORMATION ON JUVENILE JUSTICE ISSUES (reports, events, best practices, lessons learned, etc).
Yours sincerely,
The Newsletter Team
About the Newsletter:
Editorial in English: Davinia Ovett, Secretariat Coordinator, IPJJ
Editorial in French: Evelyne Monnay, Communications Assistant, IPJJ
Translation into Spanish: Vera Winkelried
Please send us your comments to: newsletter@juvenilejusticepanel.org
Address:
Interagency Panel on Juvenile Justice, Secretariat, 1, rue de Varembé, CP 88, CH-1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland, Tel: +41 (0) 22 734 05 58, Fax: +41 (0) 22 740 11 45
http://www.juvenilejusticepanel.org
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