Substantive issues Arbitrary interference with family Protection of family unit Protection of minors

Protection of families taking care of minors 292 309 68

President of the Association for the Protection of Minors in Lebanon (founded in 1939), which provides care for delinquent or potentially delinquent minors

For its part, Iraq had enacted legislation for the protection of children, in particular relating to minors, social protection, compulsory education and the protection of adolescents.

In Mexico there are several legal instruments affording protection to minors. These include

quot Detained minors shall be subject to a special system of custody, protection and education quot .

The law shall determine the supports for the protection of minors in the charge of public institutions.

177. There is also specific protection for employed minors aged between 14 and 18

54. This legislation, approved by Decree Law No. 26102 of 24 December 1992, has been a major step forward in the protection of minors and of women as the mothers of minors and adolescents.

1. The Constitution of Ukraine and the Ukrainian Law on Minors apos Matters and Special Institutions for Minors determine the legal basis of the activities of the special institutions for minors, which are charged with social protection and prevention of offences among persons under the age of 18.

In 1995, Estonia upgraded its Criminal Code. The new Criminal Code contains tough laws for the protection of minors.

Shelters for minors have been established according to the needs of each region with a view to providing temporary accommodation of minors aged from 3 to 18 who require social protection by the State.

A normative framework had been established for the protection of witnesses, including special measures for the protection of minors, and the law also punished legal entities facilitating prostitution.

The Compulsory Education Act, the Protection of Minors Act and the Protection of the Disabled Act and the work undertaken by the Help the Disabled Movement are noted.

Priority will also be given to the protection of and assistance for unaccompanied minors, and to the issue of child soldiers.

It sanctions the establishment of youth detention centres and the substitution of rehabilitation, protection and aid for minors for sentences of imprisonment.

Protection of families taking care of minors In order to provide more comprehensive protection and assistance to families whose duty is to take care of minors, these families are provided social insurance and social assistance services and special norms prescribed by legal acts regulating labour relations are applied to these families.

116. The Committee is concerned about the insufficient legal protection and the lack of adequate procedures for refugee children, especially unaccompanied minors.

543. The Committee is concerned about the insufficient legal protection and the lack of adequate procedures for refugee children, especially unaccompanied minors.

Criminal Code (relevant articles) Code of Criminal Procedure (relevant articles) Protection of Minors Act Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency Act Maternal and Child Health Act

A. Violence against refugee minors, including unaccompanied minors, in situations of armed conflict

Minors

In order to prevent non imputable minors from being committed to adult prisons, and pending legislation on the subject, article 12 of Decree No. 2531 dated 24 December 1928 as amended, approving the regulations on the protection of minors, has been repealed.

Involvement of Minors in Prostitution

The Committee is concerned about trafficking in minors, especially indigenous minors.

The recently adopted Family Code, which entered into force on 3 January 1995, recognizes equality in family relations and provides for the protection of minors.

Nine of the victims were minors.

Among the Arab education system, the gap between the genders was also in favor of the male minors, although the dropout rates of Arab female minors exceeded those of Jewish female minors.

The Committee notes with concern reported incidences where unaccompanied minors arriving in the State party have not been afforded adequate assistance and protection.

Defendants Sentenced Minors

Current figures indicate that 10 12 of the female minors in the care of the Service for Women and female minors of the Ministry of Social Affairs engage in prostitution, (approximately 45 female minors).

This law is in discrepancy with the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and removes legal protection for minors aged between 15 and 18.

The All China Youth Federation published Spreading the wings of life A self protection manual for primary and middle school students and a Self protection primer for youth, while the Beijing Youth Federation edited and published A self protection reader for minors and the Starlight self protection school students manual.

Legal and Social Problems of Minors, 1989

(c) Education or re education of minors

The major rehabilitation program for female minors is the Service for female minors in Distress of the Ministry of Social Affairs.

Finally, he noted that the evaluation apos s recommendations would form the blueprint for enhancing the mainstreaming into UNHCR operations of issues relating to protection and assistance of minors.

Current data shows that the number of female minors and male minors defined as active athletes (meaning participation in 18 games in group sports and participation in 3 4 recognized competitions in personal sports) is almost equal (9,641 female minors to 9,710 male minors) in all areas of sports.

Female minors' entitlement to a matriculation degree was also higher and stood at 63 , compared with 49.5 of the male minors.

With a view to protecting the rights of minors of employable age, brochures were distributed describing the rights and duties of minors as workers.

Assistance to unaccompanied refugee minors

Or do you employ minors?

Assistance to unaccompanied refugee minors

The curriculum is identical for female minors and male minors, yet some schools conduct the lessons separately.

This includes minors who are without any adult care, minors who are entirely on their own, minors who are with minor siblings but who, as a group, are unsupported by any adult responsible for them, and minors who are with informal foster families.