Press releases
Edlington brothers receive indefinite sentence but will not be named
22 January 2010
In a move welcomed by children’s rights organisations, the 11 and 12 year-old brothers who were sentenced today for grave attacks on two boys in Edlington in April 2009 will not be named following the refusal by the judge in Sheffield Crown Court of a media application to lift reporting restrictions. However, the Children’s Rights Alliance for England believes the indefinite sentence passed on the two boys violates international legal requirements to make child custody a genuine last resort for the shortest possible period of time, and to prioritise rehabilitation when dealing with child offenders. The decision to place the young boys' names on the sex offenders' register is wholly inappropriate and unnecessary.
Over one million children fail to get legal advice every year
26 October 2009
Over one million children and young people annually are not getting the legal advice they need, warns a campaign launched today by four leading advice charities. As a result, children and young people are being denied their rights to liberty, security, shelter and education, warns the JustRights campaign, which brings together Children’s Rights Alliance for England, Howard League for Penal Reform, Law Centres Federation and Youth Access.
Votes at 16: What about England?
26 June 2009
CRAE has responded to the Youth Citizenship Commission final report on youth citizenship in the UK. We believe that the Government should listen to young people and lower the voting age to 16 in all UK elections.
Children’s human rights near-absent from the editorial agenda
15 June 2009
In an audit of ten tabloid and broadsheet newspapers over a six month period, CRAE found that articles about children’s rights and equality made up only 1.8% of all articles about children. Sensationalist stories about children as victims were most likely to dominate news coverage of children.
Ministers fail to protect children from unfair treatment
24 April 2009
Children’s charities today accuse the Government of failing to protect children from discrimination. The Equality Bill, a landmark piece of legislation, due to be published on Monday, will make it illegal to treat people unfairly in the provision of goods, facilities and services on the basis of age – unless they are under 18.
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