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• Topics / Children’s rights
Changes to the rules for entering institutes
26.03.2010
Despite calls from many civic institutions, the new Minister of Education has announced the introduction of a three-tier system which introduces much more scope for corruption
Semynozhenko: No entrance exams in institutes at present
25.03.2010
The Deputy Prime Minister on Humanitarian Affairs does, however, say that school leaving certificates will form a third of the assessment, which can in no way allay the concerns of those hoping for one external exam to ensure equal access to higher education
Supplementary tests and assessments provide openings for corruption
22.03.2010
If the model for entry proposed by the new Minister of Education is brought into effect, it will be impossible for the public to monitor the process for applying to institutes since it is impossible to monitor all stages of the process (independent testing, tests for institutes, marks in the school certificate)
Ukrainian Catholic University Appeal to the education community of Ukraine
18.03.2010
The Administration of the Ukrainian Catholic University is appealing to the education community in Ukraine to come out publicly about the situation in education following the appointment of Dmytro Tabachnyk as Minister of Education and Science
Concern over threat to external assessment
12.03.2010
OPORA and the Committee of Voters of Ukraine are outraged over statements made by the Deputy Prime Minister V. Semynozhenko on introducing double standards during the application period for getting into higher educational institutes this year
Will the education system slide back into old corrupt ways?
12.03.2010
The new government could already this year change the rules for entering Ukrainian higher educational institutes. Students will again be accepted according to the results of exams, certificates and testing. Civic organizations are clear in their opposition
History textbooks to present a balanced and people-based view
24.02.2010
The Institute of National Remembrance are creating a concept framework for school textbooks on Ukrainian history intended to provide a balanced account of history and encourage students to think, while reconciling different parts of the country
Shameful abuse
23.02.2010
The antics of various members of the rightwing party VO “Svoboda” have long made many of us wince, however the behaviour of one Lviv Regional Council member Iryna Farion at a kindergarten warrants more than just disgust, but very serious measures from the authorities.
Sexual Exploitation of Children: What is the Situation in Ukraine?
22.02.2010
The United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF) has presented the results of the study Comprehensive Assessment of Child Trafficking, Child Prostitution and Pornography in Ukraine
Fall in the number of street kids
11.02.2010
Over the first nine months of 2009 there were 8 thousand less street kids taken off the streets than in 2008. Reasons include migrant workers returning to Ukraine and the work of the social services with “problem” parents
More on the new law against child pornography
21.01.2010
Details on the actual amendments, as well as commentary from the President of the Internet Association of Ukraine, and a representative of the Service for the Protection of Children
Parliament passes a law aimed at fighting child pornography
20.01.2010
The Internet Association of Ukraine had earlier criticized this draft law for not-complying with European and international standards, and because of the technical impossibility of implementing its processions
Damning report on use of “child-linked funding”
30.11.2009
Ukraine’s Accounting Chamber notes that the Cabinet of Ministers and the Ministry for the Family, Youth and Sport did not ensure and timely and full implementation of measures to reform the system of social protection for orphans and children deprived of parent care through the principle of child-linked funding
Orphans are easy prey for crooks
27.11.2009
Lviv law enforcement agencies are to check cases where orphans and children deprived of parental care have become victims of flat swindlers
The Rights of the Child in Ukraine
23.11.2009
14 civic organizations have just presented their Alternative Report on the Implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child highlighting many problems inadequately addressed in the official report
Internet hotline to fight child pornography in Ukraine
19.11.2009
The Womens Human Rights Centre “La Strada – Ukraine” has begun an Internet hotline at www.internetbezpeka.org.ua as part of a number of measures within the programme “Understanding and acting together against the sexual exploitation of children”
More about the draft law on combating child pornography
04.11.2009
The second reading of the draft law “On amendments and additions to some legislative acts (on combating the spread of child pornography)” is likely in the near future. The Head of the Internet Association of Ukraine Tetyana Popova is, like many, critical of the bill
Internet Association of Ukraine: European approach needed in fighting child pornography
28.10.2009
Specialists point to serious flaws in the new draft law passed as a base due to major areas of non-compliance with norms of European and world legislation in this sphere, as well as the technical impossibility of implementing a number of its provisions
Journalist Ethics Commission slams media over “Artek” case
23.10.2009
The Commission on Journalist Ethics has issued a statement in which it strongly criticizes the media outlets that published names, photos and medical documents about alleged victims of sexual abuse.
Sludge Fest
23.10.2009
The child sex abuse scandal exploded onto the national scene on Oct. 13. The children involved were named by some media and exposed to public scrutiny. They became pawns in guerrilla political warfare that also possibly spoiled any criminal investigation.
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