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FEATURED ARTICLE *** Neglected Children Konrad Kiedrzyński,
finanse.wp.pl/kat,47674,title,Neglected-children,wid,10648474,wiadomosc.html?ticaid=1ca49 [accessed 11 July 2011] Increasing numbers of children are neglected in The decay of family
bonds is the main cause for such behavior, according to UwB’s
Winiarska. The problem is further aggravated by
factors like poor receational infrastructure she
added. ***
ARCHIVES *** ECPAT Global Monitoring Report on the
status of action against commercial exploitation of children - POLAND [PDF] ECPAT International, 2006 www.ecpat.net/A4A_2005/PDF/Europe/Global_Monitoring_Report-POLAND.pdf [accessed 11 July 2011] SEXUAL EXPLOITATION
OF BOYS
- September 2002 saw a major police operation against the sexual exploitation
of boys that was taking place in Human Rights
Reports » 2005 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2005/61668.htm [accessed 19 December 2010] CHILDREN
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Education is universal and mandatory until age 18, and public schools are
free. According to the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), 98 percent of school-age
children attended school. Most students continued their studies to the
postsecondary level. Concluding Observations Of The Committee On
The Rights Of The Child (CRC) UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, 4
October 2002 www1.umn.edu/humanrts/crc/poland2002.html [accessed 19 December 2010] [27] The Committee
notes with concern that the principle of non-discrimination is not adequately
implemented with respect to certain vulnerable groups of children, including
children of the Roma and other ethnic minorities, children living in
institutions, children with disabilities, children of poor families and
children with HIV/AIDS. In particular, the Committee is concerned about their
limited access to adequate health, education and other social services and
about reports of racially motivated violence in which police have failed to
protect the victims. [36] The Committee
is concerned at the large number of children in the State party living in
institutions, a significant proportion of whom are "social" rather
than natural orphans. [52] The Committee
is concerned that, despite pilot programs aimed at improving the situation of
the Roma in certain provinces, they still suffer from widespread
discrimination which has in some instances impeded Romani children's right to
education, health and social welfare. Neglected Children Konrad Kiedrzyński,
finanse.wp.pl/kat,47674,title,Neglected-children,wid,10648474,wiadomosc.html?ticaid=1ca49 [accessed 11 July 2011] Increasing numbers of children are neglected in The decay of family
bonds is the main cause for such behavior, according to UwB’s
Winiarska. The problem is further aggravated by
factors like poor receational infrastructure she
added. ROPE - Relief for Oppressed People
Everywhere www.rope.org.uk/countries.php?country=Poland [Last access date unavailable] Despite its recent
successes, 17% of We give essential
aid to widows and refugees, provide regular financial support for orphans and
street children, and rescue girls in danger of prostitution. [2006 website posting] Country Information
www.child-hood.com/index.php?id=723&type=6&type=6 [Last access date unavailable] STATE
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Children also suffer under domestic violence and neglect. One effect of this
is the large number of street children. Volatile Substance Abuse Among Young People
In Council of At one time this article had been archived
and may possibly still be accessible [here] [accessed 11 July 2011] 10.3 SPECIAL GROUPS - There are a
number of groups that are likely to be more at risk of drug and volatile
substance use than others. These include children in difficult family
circumstances, children whose parents misuse alcohol or drugs, 'street
children' and - possibly - members of minority groups such as Roma. It is
also important that groups who may be thought unlikely to misuse drug or
volatile substances are not neglected, for even among such groups there is
likely to be some substance misuse. For example, among rural and small town
folk or among more 'middle-class' young people. I attempted to find examples
of work with street children, but there did not appear to be any projects
that focused on this group. I met with a
representative of the refugee council, Polska Akcja Humanitarna, who said
that there was not a problem of volatile substance misuse among the refugees
she dealt with. In many people's minds, the problem of street children in
Poland is associated with refugees and immigrants from poorer countries of
Central and Eastern Europe. But these are not the only groups on the street. All
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