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CAUTION: The following links
and accompanying text have been culled from the web to illuminate the
situation in HOW TO USE THIS WEBPAGE Students If you are looking for
material to use in a term-paper, you are advised to scan the postings on this
page and others to see which aspect(s) of street life are of particular
interest to you. You might be
interested in exploring how children got there, how they survive, and how
some manage to leave the street.
Perhaps your paper could focus on how some street children abuse the
public and how they are abused by the public … and how they abuse each
other. Would you like to write about
market children? homeless children? Sexual and labor exploitation? begging? violence? addiction? hunger? neglect? etc. There is a lot to the subject of Street
Children. Scan other countries as well
as this one. Draw comparisons between
activity in adjacent countries and/or regions. Meanwhile, check out some of the Term-Paper resources
that are available on-line. Teachers Check out some of
the Resources
for Teachers attached to this website. ***
FEATURED ARTICLE *** Child begging a
significant problem Kilian Doyle, The
Irish Times News, 30 Nov 2006 www.oijj.org/news_ficha.php?cod=6&total=21&tampag=10&vis=C&pags=1&consultahecha=0&nuevoDiaActual= 30&nuevoMesActual=11&nuevoAnioActual=2006 [accessed 1 June
2011] www.irishtimes.com/news/child-begging-a-significant-problem-1.800106 [accessed 18
December 2016] According to a study by the Leanbh programme of the Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (ISPCC), there were 756 sightings of children begging in the past 12 months, a drop of 3.4 per cent over the incidences recorded in the previous year. Leanbh said today it is also seriously concerned at the number of children from immigrant communities who have gone missing. It says it has worked with a number of children who have been trafficked into Ireland from other countries. ***
ARCHIVES *** Runaways
- Where To Turn For Help Before You Are Homeless Rebeccas Community -- This
is for anyone aged up to 13 years old who is thinking about running away www.homeless.org.au/runaways.htm [accessed 1 June
2011] Here are the best
phone numbers to call …They are Confidential - which means they won't tell
anyone about your call unless you want them to talk to somebody for you, or
you are in danger. They are open 24 Hours
- it doesn't matter what time you call.
In Human Rights
Reports » 2005 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices 2009-2017.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/2005/61654.htm [accessed 9 February
2020] CHILDREN
- The
government was strongly committed to children's rights and welfare; it amply
funded systems of public education and health care. Education is free and compulsory
for children from age 6 to 15. The Department of Education reported that
approximately 99 percent of children between the ages of 5 and 16 attended
school. Most children completed secondary education. Concluding
Observations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) [DOC] UN Convention on the
Rights of the Child, 29 September 2006 www.unhchr.ch/tbs/doc.nsf/898586b1dc7b4043c1256a450044f331/8d69692f4788b109c125725d002ff0c6/$FILE/G0645074.doc [accessed 14
February 2011] [16] The Committee notes
the progress made in the collection of statistical data, in particular
through the research functions of NCO within the National Children’s
Strategy, and notes with appreciation the commissioned National Longitudinal
Study on Children which will explore the lives of children in [58] The Committee
welcomes the State party’s efforts to develop and strengthen the legal and
policy framework for the right to education. The Committee is, however,
concerned that the “de facto” cost of education and materials in public
primary schools is in some instances the responsibility of parents; the views
and specific needs of children are not always adequately taken into account;
and that particularly high dropout rates exist among children belonging to
the Traveller community and children with
disabilities. Concluding
Observations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) UN Convention on the
Rights of the Child, 23 January 1998 www1.umn.edu/humanrts/crc/ireland1998.html [accessed 28
February 2011] [21] While
acknowledging the existence of a National Anti-Poverty Strategy, the
Committee is particularly concerned about the incidence of child poverty and
homeless children in the State party and encourages it to strengthen measures
and programs for the protection of the rights of the most vulnerable
children. [22] The Committee
is concerned about the situation of children who are excluded from schools
because of sanctions imposed by teachers and the adverse effect generated
which may sometimes impact on drop-out rates and school attendance. Leanbh - Protecting
Begging Children The Irish Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children ISPCC Services At one time this
article had been archived and may possibly still be accessible [here] [accessed 24
September 2011] THE DANGERS OF BEGGING - · Children who are abandoned to beg or forced to beg with parents (sometimes from early infancy) represent a clear-cut child protection issue.· Such children are often deprived of their constitutional right to education. They are exploited, demeaned and have their human dignity assaulted. They are out in all kinds of weather placing their health, physical, emotional and psychological development at risk. Clampdown
On Parents Of Child Beggars Niall Murray, The
Irish Examiner, July 21, 2001 www.irishexaminer.com/archives/2001/0721/ireland/clampdown-on-parents-of-child-beggarsbr-8517.html [accessed 1 June
2011] www.irishexaminer.com/archives/2001/0721/ireland/clampdown-on-parents-of-child-beggarsbr-8517.html [accessed 18
December 2016] A CLAMPDOWN on
child begging will help tackle the growing number of foreign nationals asking
for money on the streets. Number
of child beggars falls by 37% Paul O’Brien, The
Irish Examiner, December 09, 2004 www.irishexaminer.com/archives/2004/1209/ireland/number-of-child-beggars-falls-by-37-260614305.html [accessed 1 June
2011] THE number of
sightings of children begging has fallen significantly, a report to be
published today says. Some 973
sightings were reporting to gardaí, health boards
and child welfare groups in the 12-month period to October. In contrast, 1,556 sightings were reported
in the same period in 2002/2003 - a difference of 37%. All
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