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FEATURED ARTICLE *** Housing Policy In
The EU Member States Directorate General
for Research, Working Document, Social Affairs Series W 14 www.europarl.europa.eu/workingpapers/soci/w14/text2_en.htm [accessed 11 July
2011] 3.9 The Portuguese
housing shortage is not merely cyclical but persistent, structural in its
nature. The numerous shanty-towns, particularly in the metropolitan areas of
Lisbon and Oporto where there are more then 42,000 barracas (huts) affecting about 162,000 people,
are its most obvious manifestation. Significant and persistent migration from
low-employment regions of the "interior" and from the former
Portuguese African colonies has added to urban housing pressures.
"Street children" and roofless families are evident in the streets
of the two main cities, ***
ARCHIVES *** Human Rights
Reports » 2005 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices 2009-2017.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/2005/61669.htm [accessed 10
February 2020] CHILDREN
- The
government was strongly committed to children's rights and welfare. Nine
years of compulsory, free, and universal education was provided for children
through the age of 15. The majority of children attended school; however 45
percent dropped out before completing high school. The government also
provided preschool education for children age four and older upon entry into
primary school. The government
provided free or low cost health care for all children until the age of 15;
girls and boys had equal access. SECTION
6 WORKER RIGHTS
– [d] There were reports that Romanian minors were often used for street
begging. Concluding
Observations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) UN Convention on the
Rights of the Child, 12 October 2001 www1.umn.edu/humanrts/crc/portugal2001.html [accessed 5 March
2011] [48] In the light
of its 1995 concluding observations [below], the Committee remains concerned
at the number of street children in the State party's main cities. [54] Noting the
State party's policies targeting the specific needs of children of some
minorities, the Committee remains concerned at the difficult social situation
of Roma children and their insufficient access to the education system. Concluding Observations
of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) - 1995 UN Convention on the
Rights of the Child, 27 November 1995 www1.umn.edu/humanrts/crc/crc-Portugal95.htm [accessed 11 July 2011] [17] The Committee
is concerned by the increasing number of children living in the streets of
the main cities and the lack of information in this area. [24] The Committee
recommends that measures be taken to give appropriate support to all children
living at risk, especially children living on the streets. The Committee
suggests that a comprehensive study be undertaken by the authorities so that
they may be in a position to promote and implement policies and programs. UN Committee On
Economic, Social And Cultural Rights – Press Release UN Committee on
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, 24th session, 15 November 2000 www.unhchr.ch/huricane/huricane.nsf/0/7C1EC6E55B452064C1256999002C4A95?opendocument [accessed 11 July
2011] DISCUSSION - A Session At The
European Parliament...Words From The Street Words From The
Street - Call for Policy At one time this
article had been archived and may possibly still be accessible [here] [accessed 11 July
2011] [scroll down] MADAME
MATILDE SIRGADO, INSTITUTO DE APOYO A CRIANÇA, PORTUGAL - It was in 1989 that
street work was born in Lisbon, with the backing of the European program to
fight poverty: the number of street children had increased so much that it
could no longer be denied. Street work
includes three types of action: (a) The rescue of
children in the street, especially those who are confronted with
exploitation; (b) The acquisition
of personal and social skills leading to the autonomy of the community which
the children belong to; (c) The bringing
back of values in order to change attitudes and policies in this field; the
revalorization of children, through a preventive approach, interventions in
the families and community-based actions. All
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