Canadian Social Research Newsletter
January 24, 2010
Welcome to the weekly Canadian Social Research Newsletter,
a listing of the new links added to the Canadian Social Research
Links website in the past week.
The e-mail version of this week's
issue of the newsletter is going out to 2,203 subscribers.
Haiti Earthquake
(Canadian Red Cross)
Powerful earthquake hits Haiti – Urgent help needed
On January 12, 2010 a 7.0 magnitude earthquake,
followed by several powerful aftershocks,
struck off the western coast
of Haiti, causing buildings to collapse in Port au Prince and chaos
as
people fled the damage. Hundreds of thousands of people are dead or
homeless. Haiti needs our help.
The Canadian Red Cross is accepting donations to
support Red Cross relief efforts in Haiti.
Please give what you can.
* Donate
online (secure site)
* Call toll-free 1-800-418-1111
* Visit a Red Cross
office near you to donate in person.
* Other
ways to donate (regular mail, planned legacy)
Source:
Canadian Red Cross
Canadian content
1. Release of
The Fiscal Monitor for November 2009 (Department of Finance
Canada) - January 22
2. Government transfer payments to persons (Statistics Canada)
3. Federal Cabinet Shuffle - January 19
4. New Ontario Cabinet Announced - January 18
5. Analysis and critique of New Brunswick's poverty reduction plan
(Common Front for Social Justice Inc.) - January 2010
6. What's New in The Daily [Statistics Canada]:
--- Employment Insurance, November 2009 - January 22
--- The changing cyclical behaviour of labour productivity -
January 21
--- Consumer Price Index, December 2009 - January 20
--- Leading indicators, December 2009 - January 19
7. What's new from the Childcare Resource and
Research Unit (Toronto) - January 24
International content
8. Poverty Dispatch: U.S. media coverage of social
issues and programs (Institute for Research on Poverty - U. of
Wisconsin-Madison)
9. [United States] Who Are America's Poor
Children? The Official Story (National Center for Children in
Poverty) - January 2010
10. World Report 2010 (Human Rights
Watch) - January 20
11. Australian Policy Online - recent content
12. CRINMAIL (children's rights newsletter)
Have a great week!
Gilles
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Gilles Séguin
Canadian Social Research Links
http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net
| 1. Release of The
Fiscal Monitor for November 2009 - January
22 (Department of Finance Canada) |
Release of The Fiscal Monitor
January 22, 2010
The Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, today released The
Fiscal Monitor for November 2009.
Highlights:
November 2009: budgetary deficit of $4.4 billion
April to November 2009: budgetary deficit of $36.3 billion
Related document:
* The Fiscal Monitor for November 2009
[ earlier issues of The Fiscal Monitor ]
Source:
Department of Finance Canada
- Go to the Federal Government Department Links (Agriculture to Finance) page: http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/fedbkmrk.htm
| 2. Government transfer
payments to persons (Statistics Canada) |
Looking for information on Canadian government
expenditures on welfare? Old Age Security? Canada Pension Plan?
Employment Insurance?
Look no further.
Government
transfer payments to persons
On this one table, you'll find the latest five years' worth of
information on national expenditures (provincial stats available for a
small fee) in the area of transfers to persons, which includes (among
other programs):
* Family and youth allowances * Child tax benefit or credit * Pensions
- First and Second World Wars * War veterans' allowances * Grants to
aboriginal persons and organizations * Goods and services tax credit *
Employment insurance benefits * Old Age Security Fund payments *
Provincial Social assistance, income maintenance * Social assistance,
other * Workers compensation benefits * Canada and Quebec Pension Plans.
NOTE: In case you're interested in province-level stats, click the
"384-0009" link under 'Source' at the bottom of the table. There you
can obtain more specialized CANSIM tables, including provincial tables,
for a few dollars each. The "Find information related to this table"
link (which is also at the bottom of the StatCan table) contains
methodological notes and other related StatCan products, many of which
are free of charge.
Source:
Statistics
Canada
- Go to the Social Statistics Links page:
http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/stats.htm
- Go to the Key Provincial/Territorial Welfare Links page: http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/welfare.htm
| 3. Federal Cabinet Shuffle - January 19 |
PM announces changes to the Ministry
19 January 2010
Ottawa, Ontario
Prime Minister Stephen Harper today announced changes to the Ministry
in preparation for a Speech from the Throne and the implementation of
Phase II of Canada’s Economic Action Plan.
* The Canadian
Ministry (PDF)
* Biographies
* Cabinet
Committee Mandates and Membership (PDF)
Related links:
From The Toronto Star:
Hébert:
No change of course in Tory shuffle
January 20, 2010
A s far as recalibrating a government goes, this week's cabinet shuffle
does not justify closing Parliament down for most of the winter. It was
a pit stop, not a major tune-up.
Musical
chairs in Ottawa
January 20
First, he prorogued Parliament. Now, he's shuffled his cabinet. While
Stephen Harper has yet to admit his miscalculation in shutting down
Parliament, his actions yesterday suggest a Prime Minister who
understands damage control.
PM
makes Stockwell Day chief cost-cutter
January 20
Right-wing stalwart Stockwell Day was anointed as the Conservatives'
"Dr. No" Tuesday in a cabinet shuffle that sets the stage for a
concerted attack on federal spending that could impact services and
programs used by Canadians of every stripe.
From The Globe and Mail:
PM
taps Day to put a lid on spending
Stephen Harper uses cabinet shuffle to signal a
tightening of deficit spending
January 20
Federal
cabinet shuffle to focus on economy
January 19
Prime Minister Stephen Harper is moving a few big-name members of his
cabinet this morning as part of a shuffle that aims to highlight the
Conservatives' focus on the economy, government officials say.
- Go to the Federal Government Department Links (Fisheries and Oceans to Veterans Affairs) page: http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/fedbkmrk2.htm
| 4. Ontario Cabinet Shuffle - January 18 |
New Decade, New Challenges, New Cabinet
McGuinty Government Continues To Drive Forward On Priorities
January 18, 2010
Premier McGuinty today announced major changes to his Cabinet to drive
the government's economic, education and green energy agenda. The
changes will see 12 ministers in new responsibilities and three new
women appointed to Cabinet.
- incl. list of Ministers and portfolios
Source:
Office of the Premier
[ Government of Ontario ]
Related links:
From The Toronto Star:
Dalton
McGuinty orders a transfusion
Premier promotes four backbenchers, fires three veterans,
shifts key portfolios
January 19
Shuffle
question marks
The provincial cabinet has a fresher face today, but is it
better?
January 19
McGuinty
reveals revamped cabinet
Former aboriginal affairs minister Brad Duguid promoted to
energy and infrastructure post
January 18
From The Globe and Mail:
McGuinty
creates cabinet to convince
January 18, 2010
Although cabinet shuffle changed leadership at nearly
half the province's ministries, Dalton McGuinty is more in charge than
ever
Dalton
McGuinty shuffles cabinet
Four new faces promoted to cabinet, three veterans dropped Monday
January 18
[ Thanks to Jennefer Laidley of the Income Security Advocacy Centre in Toronto for suggesting some of these links. ]
- Go to the Ontario Government Links page: http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/onbkmrk.htm
| 5. Analysis and
critique of New Brunswick's poverty reduction plan - January 2010 (Common Front for Social Justice Inc.) |
New Brunswick:
Recent releases from
The Common Front for Social Justice Inc.:
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Recherchistes
francophones:
Sur la version française du site Web du
Front commun pour la
justice sociale du Nouveau-Brunswick,
...vous trouverez les liens vers la version française de chacun
des textes ci-dessous ainsi qu'à d'autres textes du Front commun.
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Reading between the lines of “Overcoming
Poverty Together –
The New Brunswick Economic and Social Inclusion Plan” (PDF -
373K, 11 pages)
January 2010
Complete
report (PDF - 373K, 11 pages)
Summary
(PDF - 241K, 5 pages)
The purpose of this document is to express the concerns that the CFSJ
has regarding the released document entitled Overcoming Poverty
Together – The New Brunswick Economic and Social Inclusion Plan
(hereafter called the Plan). Our analysis will address the following
issues:
1) Who was left out of the plan?;
2) Limits to employability not considered;
3) Delivery structure and possible consequences;
4) Financial support towards the Plan, and
5) Missing elements.
---
"Overcoming
Poverty Together
- NB Economic and Social Inclusion Plan"
Some of its Shortcomings (PDF - 902K, 16 pages)
Powerpoint presentation
January 2010
---
Front
for Social Justice applauds
minimum wage hike, argues more needs to be done
NB Media Co-op
January 8, 2010
---
Comparison
of New Brunswick's minimum wage with the Atlantic average
(PDF - 32K, 1 page)
January 2010
As of April 1, 2011*, assuming the
other Atlantic provinces stay the same, NB workers will make 11¢
per hour more than the average minimum wage of all Atlantic provinces.
[*the PDF file says April 2010 but
this is incorrect. The French
version of this PDF file has the correct date.]
[ One of the elements of the provincial poverty reduction plan (see
below) is to raise the minimum wage to the Atlantic average by
September 1st, 2011 and adjust for inflation annually thereafter. The
Common Front argues that this is a good thing for full-time workers,
but many of New Brunswick's poor households work part-time, thus
reducing the impact of the increase on the target population. ]
---
Poverty
in 2009 - The real picture
December 2009
- evaluation of nine crucial issues that have a direct impact on people
living in poverty
Source:
Common Front for
Social Justice Inc. (CFSJ)
The Common Front for Social Justice is fighting to build a more human
society based on the respect and dignity of all. We want a New
Brunswick without poverty. We want a society which give each and
everyone a decent living, in particular by having a minimum wage and
social income on which citizens can to live on and not just exist.
---
Related links:
Overcoming
Poverty Together:
The New Brunswick Economic and Social Inclusion Plan (PDF - 100K, 5 pages)
PDF file dated November 17, 2009
By 2015, New Brunswick will have reduced income poverty by 25% and deep
income poverty by 50%, and will have made significant progress in
achieving sustained economic and social inclusion.
Source:
Government of New Brunswick
---
Poverty
levels not improving: advocacy group
January 16, 2010
By Greg Mulock
With a new year underway, a provincial advocacy group says the poor in
New Brunswick are possibly worse off than they were at the outset of
2009. "The Common Front for Social Justice analyzed different actions
taken in 2009 to reduce poverty," said a news release. "It realized the
situation for people living in poverty has not changed. On some level
it even deteriorated, especially for recipients on social assistance."
Source:
Telegraph-Journal
(New Brunswick)
- Go to the Anti-poverty Strategies and
Campaigns page:
http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/antipoverty.htm
- Go to the New Brunswick Links page:
http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/nbkmrk.htm
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6. What's New in The Daily
[Statistics Canada]: |
Selected content from
The Daily [Statistics Canada]:
January 22, 2010
Employment
Insurance, November 2009
The number of people receiving regular Employment Insurance
benefits declined 7,300 to 795,900 in November, with Quebec and British
Columbia recording the largest decreases.
- incl. the following tables (at the bottom of the page):
* Employment Insurance: Statistics by province and territory
* Beneficiaries receiving regular benefits by age group, sex, province
and territory
* Beneficiaries receiving regular benefits by census metropolitan areas
See also:
* Tables
by subject: Employment insurance, social assistance and other transfers
* Employment
Insurance Statistics Maps
Related subjects
o Labour
o Employment
insurance, social assistance and other transfers
o Non-wage
benefits
Related link from
The Progressive Economics Forum:
EI:
Fewer Recipients, More Claims
By Erin Weir
January 22, 2010
The number of Canadians receiving regular Employment Insurance (EI)
benefits declined by 7,300 in November. As always, we do not know
whether these workers found jobs or simply ran out of benefits. The
Labour Force Survey indicated higher employment and slightly lower
unemployment that month, which supports a positive
interpretation.Following these declines in recipients and in
unemployment, the proportion of officially unemployed workers receiving
benefits was 50.6%. The EI program is still allowing about half of
unemployed Canadians to fall through the cracks.
---
January 21, 2010
The
changing cyclical behaviour of labour productivity
by Philip Cross
As the economy slumped in 2008 and 2009, labour productivity in Canada
fell slightly as the combined reductions in employment and the average
workweek did not match the drop in output. This marks a departure from
recent recessions in Canada and the US, when labour productivity
increased during recessions.
Source:
Canadian
Economic Observer - January 2010 edition
[ earlier
editions of the Canadian Economic Observer ]
[ Canadian
Economic Observer main page ]
---
January 20, 2010
Consumer
Price Index, December 2009
Consumer prices rose 1.3% in the 12 months to December,
following a 1.0% increase in November. On a seasonally adjusted monthly
basis, consumer prices fell 0.1% from November to December.
TIP: scroll to the bottom of the page for three CPI tables.
[ Related link : December
2009 issue of The Consumer Price Index (PDF - 527K, 68 pages)
Related subjects:
o Prices
and price indexes
o Consumer
price indexes
---
January 19, 2010
Leading
indicators, December 2009
The composite leading index rose 1.5% in December, its seventh straight
increase and matching February 1983 for the largest monthly advance
since September 1958. For a second straight month, growth was
widespread as none of the 10 components fell. The largest gains
continued to originate in household spending and the stock market.
[Scroll to the bottom of the page for a link to a table of leading
indicators for each month from July to December 2009.]
Related subjects
o Economic
accounts
o Leading
indicators
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The
Daily Archives
- select a month and click on a date for that day's Daily
Source:
The Daily
[Statistics
Canada]
- Go to the Federal Government Department
Links (Fisheries and Oceans to Veterans Affairs) page: http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/fedbkmrk2.htm
- Go to the Employment Insurance Links page : http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/ei.htm
- Go to the Social Statistics Links page:
http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/stats.htm
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7. What's
new from the Childcare Resource and Research Unit (Toronto) - January 24
|
What's new from the
Childcare Resource and Research Unit (CRRU):
January 24, 2010
What's new online
This section archives documents that have been featured on the CRRU
homepage. Items are in chronological order by posting date from the most
recent to the least recent. Follow the title link for details.
Overcoming
poverty together: The New Brunswick economic and social inclusion plan
20 Jan 10
- New Brunswick poverty reduction plan promises expansion of child care
spaces and introduction of an Early Learning and Child Care Act.
Implementation
of early learning program and Toronto's child care funding risks and
pressures
20 Jan 10
- Staff report to the City of Toronto's Community Development Committee
outlines issues surrounding Ontario's new full-day early learning
program and offers strategies to address them.
Keep
the aspirations flying
20 Jan 10
- Video from Teachers.tv shows how an English primary school
transformed their outdoor space from barren concrete to a thriving
garden for play and learning.
Children
and cities: Planning to grow together
20 Jan 10
- Report from the Vanier Institute of the Family discusses the current
and possible roles of children in urban planning.
child care in the news
· Fighting
poverty with new child care
[CA] 20 Jan 10
· Harper
changing way we talk, think about Canada
[CA] 20 Jan 10
· The
good mother, and modern politician
[DE] 17 Jan 10
· Sensible
changes for kindergarten
[CA-ON] 16 Jan 10
· In
Germany, a tradition falls, and women rise
[DE] 16 Jan 10
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Links to child
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- briefing notes, factsheets, occasional papers and other publications
ISSUE files
- theme pages, each filled with contextual information and links to
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Source:
Childcare Resource and
Research Unit (CRRU)
The Childcare Resource and Research Unit (CRRU) is a policy and
research oriented facility that focuses on early childhood education
and child care (ECEC) and family policy in Canada and internationally.
- Go to the Non-Governmental Early Learning and Child Care Links page: http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/ecd2.htm
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8. Poverty
Dispatch: U.S. media coverage of social issues and programs
(Institute for Research on Poverty - University of Wisconsin-Madison) |
Poverty Dispatch
(U.S.)
- the content of this link changes several times a week
- scan of U.S. web-based news items dealing with topics such as
poverty, welfare reform, child welfare, education, health, hunger,
Medicare and Medicaid, etc.
Latest issues of Poverty Dispatch:
January 22:
Report: Poverty in Ohio
December 2009 Unemployment Rate
Haiti Earthquake
State Health Insurance Plan - Wisconsin
January 21:
Educational Opportunity Report - California
Kids Count Report - New Jersey
US Urban and Suburban Poverty Rates
January 20:
US Urban and Suburban Poverty Rates
Financial Crisis and Education in Poor Nations
State Budget and Medicaid - Kentucky
The World’s Poor and Access to Banking
January 19:
Medicaid Reimbursement Rates - California, Utah
Unemployment Benefit System - California
Hybrid Welfare System - Indiana
Charter School Performance - Georgia, Washington DC
Enrollment in Assistance Programs - Idaho
Past
Poverty Dispatches
- links to dispatches back to June 2006
---
To subscribe to this email list, send an email to:
povdispatch-request@ssc.wisc.edu?subject=subscribe
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Source:
Institute for Research on Poverty
(IRP)
[ University of Wisconsin-Madison ]
- Go to the Links to American
Government Social Research page:
http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/us.htm
- Go to the Links to American Non-Governmental Social Research (A-J)
page: http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/us2.htm
- Go to the Links to American Non-Governmental Social Research (M-Z)
page: http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/us3.htm
- Go to the Poverty Measures - International Resources page: http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/poverty2.htm
| 9. [United States] Who Are America's Poor Children? The Official Story - January 2010 (National Center for Children in Poverty) |
Who Are America's Poor Children?
The Official Story
By Vanessa R. Wight, Michelle Chau, and Yumiko Aratani
January 2010
HTML version
PDF version
(463K, 8 pages)
More than 13 million American children live in families with incomes
below the federal poverty level, which is $22,050 a year for a family
of four. The number of children living in poverty increased by 21
percent between 2000 and 2008. There are 2.5 million more children
living in poverty today than in 2000. Not only are these numbers
troubling, the official poverty measure tells only part of the story.
Research consistently shows that, on average, families need an income
of about twice the federal poverty level to make ends meet. Children
living in families with incomes below this level – for 2009, $44,100
for a family of four – are referred to as low income. Forty-one percent
of the nation’s children – more than 29 million in 2008 – live in
low-income families. Nonetheless, eligibility for many public benefits
is based on the official poverty measure. This fact sheet – the first
in a series focusing on economic and material hardship – details some
of the characteristics of American children who are considered poor by
the official standard.
Source:
National Center for Children in Poverty
(NCCP)
NCCP is the nation’s leading public policy center dedicated to
promoting the economic security, health, and well-being of America’s
low-income families and children. NCCP uses research to inform policy
and practice with the goal of ensuring positive outcomes for the next
generation. We promote family-oriented solutions at the state and
national levels.
Related NCCP links:
Low-income
Children in the United States
National and State Trend Data, 1998-2008 (PDF - 930K, 60
pages)
By Michelle Chau
November 2009
After nearly a decade of decline, the number of children living in
low-income families has increased significantly since 2000. This data
book provides national and 50-state trend data on the characteristics
of low-income children over the past decade: parental education,
parental employment, marital status, family structure, race and
ethnicity, age distribution, parental nativity, home ownership,
residential mobility, type of residential area, and region of residence.
The most current year of data can also be accessed at www.nccp.org—see NCCP’s 50-State Demographic Profiles or build custom tables using NCCP’s 50-State Demographics Wizard. For a discussion of these data and selected policy implications, see NCCP’s fact sheets on low-income children, which are updated annually.
More NCCP resources on the topic of poverty
Ten Important Questions About Child Poverty and Family Economic Hardship
- Go to the International Children, Families
and Youth Links page:
http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/chn2.htm
- Go to the Government Social Research Links in Other Countries page: http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/internat.htm
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10.
World Report 2010 - January 20
(Human Rights Watch) |
New from
Human Rights Watch:
World
Report: Abusers Target Human Rights Messengers
Rights-Respecting Governments Should Speak Up to Protect Defenders
January 20, 2010
News Release
Washington, DC - Governments responsible for serious human rights
violations have over the past year intensified attacks against human
rights defenders and organizations that document abuse, Human Rights
Watch said today in issuing its World Report 2010. The 612-page report,
the organization's 20th annual review of human rights practices around
the globe, summarizes major human rights trends in more than 90
nations and territories worldwide*,
reflecting the extensive investigative work carried out in 2009 by
Human Rights Watch staff.
-----
* more than 90 nations and
territories worldwide, including the U.S. --- but
not Canada.
Hey - wassup with THAT?
... "attacks against human rights defenders and organizations that
document abuse" sounds like something that's been happening here in
Canada, what with the increasing amount of media slagging in the past
few years about human rights bodies and even respected individuals,
like Louise
Arbour, former Supreme Court Justice and UN High Commissioner for Human
Rights.
The only Canada coverage in the Human Rights Watch
site is the following:
Canada: Human Rights Watch
- incl, links to * News Releases * Reports * Commentaries * Letters
Complete report:
World
Report 2010 (PDF - 3.7MB, 624 pages)
Introduction to World Report 2010:
The
Abusers’ Reaction: Intensifying Attacks on
Human Rights Defenders, Organizations, and Institutions
By Kenneth Roth, executive director of Human Rights Watch
Country Chapters - links to individual reports for 90 countries , including the U.S. --- but not Canada.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch is one of the world’s leading independent
organizations dedicated to defending and protecting human rights. By
focusing international attention where human rights are violated, we
give voice to the oppressed and hold oppressors accountable for their
crimes.
Related links:
* Canadian Human Rights
Commission
***** Links
- over 120 links to related resources
* United Nations
Association in Canada
***** Canada
and Human Rights
* List of Provincial Human Rights Commissions
Newfoundland and Labrador: http://www.justice.gov.nl.ca/hrc/
Prince Edward Island:
http://www.gov.pe.ca/humanrights/index.php3?number=72187&lang=E
Nova Scotia: http://www.gov.ns.ca/humanrights/
New Brunswick: http://www.gnb.ca/hrc-cdp/index-e.asp
Quebec: http://142.213.87.17/en/home.asp
Ontario: http://www.ohrc.on.ca
Manitoba: http://www.gov.mb.ca/hrc
Saskatchewan: http://www.shrc.gov.sk.ca/
Alberta: http://www.albertahumanrights.ab.ca/
British Columbia: http://www.bchrt.bc.ca/
Google News
Search results:
"Canada, human rights" - 2,495 results
- Go to the Human Rights Links page: http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/rights.htm
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11.
Australian Policy Online - recent content
|
Australian
Policy Online (APO)
APO is a news service and library specialising in Australian public
policy reports and articles from academic research centres, think
tanks, government and non-government organisations. The site features
opinion and commentary pieces, video, audio and web resources focussed
on the policy issues facing Australia. [ About APO ]
NOTE : includes links to the latest APO research; the five most popular
downloads of the week
appear in a dark box in the top right-hand corner of each page, and the
downloads vary depending on the topic you select.
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New Research : Social
Policy | Poverty
- topics include:
* Community * Cultural diversity * Families & households * Gender
& sexuality * Immigration & refugees * Population * Poverty *
Religion & faith * Social problems * Welfare * Youth
- Go to the Social Research Links in Other Countries (Non-Government) page: http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/internatngo.htm
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12. CRINMAIL
(Child Rights Information Network - CRIN) |
From the Child Rights Information Network (CRIN)
Latest issue of CRINMAIL (children's rights newsletter):
21
January 2010 - CRINMAIL 1141
* GLOBAL: Human Rights Watch World Report 2010 [publication]
* UGANDA: UN human rights chief urges Uganda to shelve “draconian” law
on homosexuality [news]
* EDUCATION FOR ALL: Global Monitoring Report 2010 [publication]
* NEW ZEALAND: Monitoring Places of Detention [publication
* PAKISTAN: Expedite Domestic Violence Legislation [news]
* AFGHANISTAN: 2009 Annual Report on the Protection of Civilians in
Armed Conflict in Afghanistan [publication]
* CRIN NOTICEBOARD
**NEWS IN BRIEF**
19
January 2010 - CRINMAIL 1140
* HAITI: Special protection measures needed for Haiti’s
children, says the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child [news]
* AFRICA: 2nd Civil Society Organisation Forum on the African Charter
on the Rights and Welfare of the Child [publication]
* MAURITANIA: Fatwa bans female genital mutilation [news]
* CHILD SURVIVAL: Unicef child-death campaign in Africa 'failed' [news]
* CRIN NOTICEBOARD
* RESOURCES: ARC Resource Pack and Voices of Youth online discussion
forum
* EMPLOYMENT: UNICEF and Save the Children UK
**NEWS IN BRIEF**
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