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A Comprehensive Portal on Child Rights in Asia from AHRC

ACR Weekly Newsletter Vol.02, No.20 (14 MAY 2003)

Thailand: Research to Focus on Cycle of Child Crime
Recognizing the dropping age of juvenile offenders and growing crime rates among juveniles, the Thailand government has decided to set up a national child protection system. The objective of the syste...

Indonesia: Economic Crisis Results in Increase Increase in Infant Deaths [News]
Indonesia is witnessing an increase in infant mortality rates amid the lingering economic crisis. Infant mortality rates in the country have risen from 47 deaths per 1,000 births in 1997 to 51 deaths ...

Bangladesh: Bangladesh Court bails Minors out of Major Crisis
Concerned about the growing number of children languishing in the country's prisons, the Bangladesh High Court asked the government to immediately transfer over 1,200 juveniles to correction centers. ...

Iraq: EU Promises air bridge for Sick Iraqi Kids
Athens - The European Commission said Thursday it had begun preparations to set up an "air bridge" in collaboration with the Red Cross to fly wounded Iraqi children to hospitals in Europe as soon as p...

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