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FEATURED ARTICLE *** Child begging a significant problem Kilian Doyle, The Irish Times News, 30
Nov 2006 www.oijj.org/news_ficha.php?cod=6&total=21&tampag=10&vis=C&pags=1&consultahecha=0&nuevoDiaActual= 30&nuevoMesActual=11&nuevoAnioActual=2006 [accessed 1 June 2011] According to a study by the Leanbh programme of the Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (ISPCC), there were 756 sightings of children begging in the past 12 months, a drop of 3.4 per cent over the incidences recorded in the previous year. Leanbh said today it is also seriously concerned at the number of children from immigrant communities who have gone missing. It says it has worked with a number of children who have been trafficked into Ireland from other countries. ***
ARCHIVES *** Runaways
- Where To Turn For Help Before You Are Homeless Rebeccas Community -- This is for anyone
aged up to 13 years old who is thinking about running away www.homeless.org.au/runaways.htm [accessed 1 June 2011] Here are the best phone numbers to
call …They are Confidential - which means they won't tell anyone about your
call unless you want them to talk to somebody for you, or you are in
danger. They are open 24 Hours - it
doesn't matter what time you call. In UNICEF – www.unicef.org/infobycountry/ireland_statistics.html [accessed 1 June 2011] Human Rights Reports » 2005
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2005/61654.htm [accessed 14 February 2011] CHILDREN - The government was strongly
committed to children's rights and welfare; it amply funded systems of public
education and health care. Education is free and compulsory for children from
age 6 to 15. The Department of Education reported that approximately 99
percent of children between the ages of 5 and 16 attended school. Most
children completed secondary education. Concluding Observations of the Committee on the Rights of
the Child (CRC) [DOC] UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, 29 September
2006 [accessed 14 February 2011] [16] The Committee notes the progress made in the
collection of statistical data, in particular through the research functions
of NCO within the National Children’s Strategy, and notes with appreciation
the commissioned National Longitudinal Study on Children which will explore
the lives of children in [58] The Committee welcomes the State party’s efforts
to develop and strengthen the legal and policy framework for the right to
education. The Committee is, however, concerned that the “de facto” cost of
education and materials in public primary schools is in some instances the
responsibility of parents; the views and specific needs of children are not always
adequately taken into account; and that particularly high dropout rates exist
among children belonging to the Traveller community
and children with disabilities. Concluding Observations of the Committee on the Rights of
the Child (CRC) UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, 23 January 1998 www1.umn.edu/humanrts/crc/ireland1998.html [accessed 28 February 2011] [21] While acknowledging the
existence of a National Anti-Poverty Strategy, the Committee is particularly
concerned about the incidence of child poverty and homeless children in the
State party and encourages it to strengthen measures and programs for the
protection of the rights of the most vulnerable children. [22] The Committee is concerned
about the situation of children who are excluded from schools because of
sanctions imposed by teachers and the adverse effect generated which may
sometimes impact on drop-out rates and school attendance. Child begging a significant problem Kilian Doyle, The Irish Times News, 30
Nov 2006 www.oijj.org/news_ficha.php?cod=6&total=21&tampag=10&vis=C&pags=1&consultahecha=0&nuevoDiaActual= 30&nuevoMesActual=11&nuevoAnioActual=2006 [accessed 1 June 2011] According to a study by the Leanbh programme of the Irish
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (ISPCC), there were 756
sightings of children begging in the past 12 months, a drop of 3.4 per cent
over the incidences recorded in the previous year. Leanbh said today it is also seriously
concerned at the number of children from immigrant communities who have gone
missing. It says it has worked with a number of children who have been
trafficked into Ireland from other countries. Leanbh - Protecting Begging Children The Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Children ISPCC Services At one time this article had been archived and may
possibly still be accessible [here] [accessed 24 September 2011] THE DANGERS OF BEGGING - · Children who are abandoned to beg or forced to beg with parents (sometimes from early infancy) represent a clear-cut child protection issue.· Such children are often deprived of their constitutional right to education. They are exploited, demeaned and have their human dignity assaulted. They are out in all kinds of weather placing their health, physical, emotional and psychological development at risk. Clampdown
On Parents Of Child Beggars Niall Murray, The Irish Examiner, July 21, 2001 www.irishexaminer.com/archives/2001/0721/ireland/clampdown-on-parents-of-child-beggarsbr-8517.html [accessed 1 June 2011] A CLAMPDOWN on child begging will
help tackle the growing number of foreign nationals asking for money on the
streets. Number
of child beggars falls by 37% Paul O’Brien, The Irish Examiner, December 09, 2004 www.irishexaminer.com/archives/2004/1209/ireland/number-of-child-beggars-falls-by-37-260614305.html [accessed 1 June 2011] THE number of sightings of
children begging has fallen significantly, a report to be published today
says. Some 973 sightings were
reporting to gardaí, health boards and child
welfare groups in the 12-month period to October. In contrast, 1,556 sightings were reported
in the same period in 2002/2003 - a difference of 37%. All material used herein
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