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FEATURED ARTICLE *** Street children remain a common sight in Greece Deutsche Presse-Agentur (German
Press Agency) DPA, This article has been archived by World Street Children
News and may possibly still be accessible [here] [accessed 19 September 2011] Carrying a bag full of lighters,
key chains and other trinkets, 11-year-old Marenella
walks through the cafe-lined streets of Two streets away, Iliana, 10, and her younger sister Christina roam from one table to another in a bid to sell flowers and tissues. "I went to school today and I am sent out every afternoon to help bring in money. My sister is always with me and together we help support our younger brothers and sisters," says Iliana. Children of the Stoplights Discarded Lies, January 14, 2005 www.windsofchange.net/archives/006160.html [accessed 7 February 2011] In ***
ARCHIVES *** Human Rights Reports » 2005
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2005/61651.htm [accessed 7 February 2011] CHILDREN - The law provides for free and
compulsory education for a minimum of nine years. According to the 2001
census, 99.4 percent of school‑age children attended school, and most
children completed secondary education. However, noncompliance with the
compulsory education requirement was a significant problem in the Romani community. Research conducted by the Aghlaia Kyriakou state hospital
showed that 63 percent of Romani children did not
attend school. Violence against children
occurred, particularly against street
children. The law prohibits the mistreatment of children and sets penalties
for violators, and the government generally enforced these provisions
effectively. According to the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) and local NGOs, the
majority of street children
(often indigenous Roma or Albanian Roma) were exploited by family members who
forced them to work in the streets,
usually begging or selling small items. Concluding Observations Of The Committee On The Rights Of
The Child (CRC) - 2002 UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, 1 February 2002 www1.umn.edu/humanrts/crc/greece2002.html [accessed 7 February 2011] [72] The Committee is concerned: (a) At the number of children
working and/or living on the street, and the numbers of Roma children in
particular; (b) At the lack of access of these
children to education and health services; (c) That young children illegally
in the State party are expelled from the country without a process to examine
what action would be in their best interests. Street children remain a common sight in Greece Deutsche Presse-Agentur (German
Press Agency) DPA, This article has been archived by World Street Children
News and may possibly still be accessible [here] [accessed 19 September 2011] Carrying a bag full of lighters,
key chains and other trinkets, 11-year-old Marenella
walks through the cafe-lined streets of Two streets away, Iliana, 10, and her younger sister Christina roam from
one table to another in a bid to sell flowers and tissues. "I went to school today and I am sent
out every afternoon to help bring in money. My sister is always with me and
together we help support our younger brothers and sisters," says Iliana. Children of the Stoplights Discarded Lies, January 14, 2005 www.windsofchange.net/archives/006160.html [accessed 7 February 2011] In CRC Concludes Consideration Of
Initial Report Of UN Convention on the Rights of the Child CRC, 29th
session, 16 January 2002 www.unhchr.ch/huricane/huricane.nsf/0/9D22473B8A46585BC1256B440034C35C?opendocument [accessed 18 May 2011] The delegation said that the
situation of street children was a new phenomenon in Committee
On The Rights Of The Child - Summary Record Of The 754th Meeting UN Convention on the Rights of the Child CRC, Twenty-ninth
session, 16 January 2002 www.unhchr.ch/tbs/doc.nsf/0/081658a351152d34c1256b7c004fe879?Opendocument [accessed 18 May 2011] [48] It was regrettable that child
beggars over 12 years of age were referred to the courts, since it was the
whole phenomenon of begging that needed to be addressed. It was also regrettable that street
children who had entered The
Disappearance Of International Secretariat of The World Organisation Against Torture
OMCT, January 24, 2005 www.terrelibere.it/terrediconfine/index.php?x=completa&riga=0584 [accessed 18 May 2011] 502 Albanian 'street children'
have disappeared in The Risk Group of Unaccompanied Minor Migrants Dr. Eugenia M. Markova,
University of At one time this article had been archived and may
possibly still be accessible [here] [accessed 18 May 2011] In a UNICEF Report (2001), the
life story of an 11-year-old Albanian boy, begging on the streets of Comments on Greek Helsinki Monitor GHM, Minority Rights Group - www.greekhelsinki.gr/bhr/english/articles/comments_on_gr_re_cecsr.doc [accessed 18 May 2011] The assertion that the problem of
street children is decreasing is puzzling because there appear to be no
accurate statistics as to the number of street children in Street
Children in Contemporary Panagiotis Altanis
& Jim Goddard, "Children & Society" Volume 18, Number 4,
September 2004 , pp. 299-311(13), [John Wiley &
Sons, Ltd.] www.ingentaconnect.com/content/jws/chi/2004/00000018/00000004/art00006 [accessed 18 May 2011] [Abstract] Overview of the problem of street children
in Special Rapporteur
Visits Jean-Miguel Petit, Special Rapporteur,
Press Release 11/17/2005 www.crin.org/violence/search/closeup.asp?infoID=6577 [accessed 18 May 2011] The situation of Roma and Roma
children is a concern. I visited a Roma settlement in which housing
conditions and sanitation are just not acceptable. Access to health and
education is limited or lacking and social programs are not providing
assistance to the community. The State should take specific measures to
improve the living conditions and the possibilities of development of Roma
communities to give to Roma children alternatives other than street work or
prostitution as survival strategies for them and their families. All material used herein
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