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UNICEF, Children’s Rights and Journalism Practice-Student Guide, (2007)
Available at
http://www.unicef.org/honduras/UNICEF_Master_FEB_2008_BON.pdf
(last accessed 18 December 2014).
This guide explains the rights of the child and the ethics involved when journalists report on events concerning children. The guide also explains the importance of publishing child friendly materials.
Unicef and Dublin Institute of Technology, Children’s rights and journalism, a rights-based perspective
Available at
http://elearning-events.dit.ie/unicef/index.htm
(last accessed 18 December 2014).
This is a useful online module that goes over the basic principals of human rights and children’s rights. Although the module has a focus on children’s rights as related to journalism and the media, aspects of it could be useful for non journalism professions
The Triangle, Training Resources, Questioning Children and Young People for Legal Purposes
Available at
http://www.triangle.org.uk/training/questioning-children-and-young-people-for-legal-purposes
(last accessed 3 March 2015).
This website briefly describes a training program carried out by the triangle.org.
The Scottish Government, The Children’s Hearing System in Scotland-Training Resource Volumes 1 & 2 (2013)
Available at
http://www.gov.scot/Resource/0041/00419222.pdf
and
http://www.gov.scot/Resource/0041/00419420.pdf
(last accessed 3 March 2015).
This manual contains some information on children’s rights and additional support needs. Volume 2 contains more general information than Volume 1.
Mariane Schulze, Understanding the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Handicap International (July 2010)
Available at
(last accessed 18 December 2014).
The document explains the CRPD, its drafting history and its place among other international human rights laws and treaties.
School Advocacy Hamilton, Basic Advocacy Skills, Involving Your Child in Decisions
Available at
http://www.schooladvocacy.ca/left_level2/child_decisions.html
(last accessed 18 December 2014).
This website was designed for use by parent advocates in the Canadian school system. This page however has good information on the importance of involving children in their education decision and education processes.
Puls Foundation, Training
Available at
http://pulsfoundation.org/en/training
(last accesed 4 March 2015).
This website provides a brief amount of information about the training that Puls provides that is related to preventing violence against children.
Participation Works Partnership, Listening to Young Children-The Mosaic approach
Available at
http://www.participationworks.org.uk/resources/listening-to-young-children-the-mosaic-approach
(last accessed 4 March 2015).
This website describes a training program on how to listen to young children.
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Cooperation with the International Bar Association, Human Rights in the Administration of Justice- A Manual on Human Rights for Judges, Prosecutors and Lawyers, Geneva (September 2002)
Available at
http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/monitoring/hradmin.html
(last accessed 18 December 2014).
This manual is designed to train legal professionals on human rights and how they may integrate human rights into the administration of justice.
Nuala Mole and Catharina Harby, The right to a fair trial-a guide to the implementation of Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights, Council of Europe: Human Rights Handbooks Series, No. 3 (2006)
Available at
http://www.echr.coe.int/LibraryDocs/DG2/HRHAND/DG2-EN-HRHAND-03(2006).pdf
(last accessed 18 December 2014).
A useful overview of obligations under Article 6 as well as basic legal principals related to a fair trial. Would be a useful source for non-legal professionals.
Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic and Prevention Pays, Early Intervention system, IPACY Presentation, Stockholm (5-7 May 2010)
Available at
(last accessed 5 March 2015).
This presentation describes an early intervention strategy used for at risk youth in the Czech Republic.
Mencap, Your guide to Communicating with people with a learning disability
Available at
https://www.mencap.org.uk/sites/default/files/documents/Communicating%20with%20people_updated.pdf
(last accessed 8 October 2014).
This is a very simple guide on communicating with people with learning disabilities with some tips. It is not a guide on easy-to-read materials.
See also
which gives guidelines on communicating with people who are non-verbal.
Polly McConnell and Jenny Talbot, Mental health and learning disabilities in the criminal court-Information for magistrates, district judges and court staff, Rethink Mental Illness and The Prison Reform Trust, (September 2013)
Available at
http://www.mhldcc.org.uk/media/493/RMI_PRT_MHLDCC_Sept2013.pdf
(last accessed 3 March 2015).
This manual was written for court staff, magistrates and judges in order to give them the necessary information about mental health conditions, intellectual disabilities and autism and the barriers such people with mental health conditions, intellectual disabilities and autism may encounter in the court system
Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commissions, Autism Awareness Lesson Plan and Supporting Material (2013)
Available at
(last accessed 18 December 2014).
This resource includes a powerpoint, lesson plan and handouts. It is written largely from a medical model perspective but may be a good starting point in training law enforcement officers about how to recognize and respond to people with autism in their work.
Janet E. Lord and Allison deFranco Human Rights. Yes! Action and Advocacy on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2nd ed., One Billion Strong and Minnesota Human Rights Resource Center (2012)
This is a training tool that explains the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. It includes chapters on Access to Justice as well as information on guidelines and information.
Perpetua Kirby, Claire Lanyon, Kathleen Cronin, & Ruth Sinclair, Building a Culture of Participation- involving children and young people in policy, service planning, delivery and evaluation, UK Department for education and skills, (2003)
Available at
(last accessed 18 December 2014).
This is a useful resource that examines participation of children in a variety of contexts. The document explains how to develop a culture of participation in different types of organization and how that participation works in practice. The document is from the UK so there are parts that focus on how participation of children relates to UK law, but it remains a guideline that would be relevant in multiple countries.
International Federation of Social Workers Europe, Standards in Social Work Practice meeting Human Rights
Available at
http://ifsw.org/publications/standards-in-social-work-practice-meeting-human-rights/
(last accessed 18 December 2014).
This document looks at how social workers are responsible for furthering human rights principles and also includes a common framework for social work practices across Europe.
Intellectual Disability Rights Service, Fact Sheet For lawyers acting for clients with intellectual disability (2014)
(last accessed 18 December 2014).
This resource is from Australia and is a simple guide for lawyers working with people with intellectual disabilities. It contains some Australia-specific information. It however contains good practical tips on representing clients with intellectual disabilities.
Inclusion Europe, Project ‘Justice, Rights and Inclusion for People with Intellectual Disabilities’ European Training Package, (2004).*
Available at
http://inclusion-europe.org/en/projects/past-projects/justice-rights-inclusion
(last accessed 5 February 2014).
These materials set out the results from a project on Access to Justice for People with Intellectual disabilities and contain information on legal capacity and access to justice that may be useful.
Pauline Harris and Harry Manatakis, Children’s Voices- A principled framework for children and young people’s participation as valued citizens and learners, Government of South Australia (2013)
Available at
http://www.everychild.sa.gov.au/docs/Childrens_Voices_booklet_web.pdf-
(accessed last 3 November 2014).
Australian document on encouraging and incorporating participation of the child into work. Very tied to Canadian law but may be useful in terms of ideas on how to facilitate inclusion and in enhancing understanding of the importance of inclusion. It explains what is meant by the voice of the child and explains how adults must interpret that voice in context. (see also below)
Thomas Hammarberg, Children and juvenile justice: Proposals for improvements, CommDH/IssuePaper(2009)1. (19 June 2009)
Available at
https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc.jsp?id=1460021
(last accessed 18 December 2014).
This report looks at all stages of a criminal justice proceeding and makes recommendations on changes that are neededin order to bring child and juvenile justices proceedings more into line with the Convention on the Rights of the Child, UN Guiding documents on Juvenile Justice, UN Guidance on Detention, Council of Europe Rules on Sanctions and Measures and Council of Europe Guidance on the Prevention of Delinquency.
FONPC,Project <>
Available at
http://www.fonpc.ro/images/programe/audis-gb.pdf
(last accessed 3 March 2014).
This PowerPoint describes a multidisciplinary training session on child friendly juvenile justice proceedings.
ÉFOÉSZ, Newsletter, ÉFOÉSZ KIM and Joint Police Training
Available at
http://www.efoesz.hu/index.php?m=text&id=137
(last accessed 4 March 2015).
This newsletter describes a training carried out in Hungary with police, the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice and an advocacy organization for people with intellectual disabilities.
Council of Europe and SOS Children’s Villages International, Securing Children’s Rights- A guide for professionals working in alternative care, (December 2013)
Available at
http://www.coe.int/t/dg3/children/childrenincare/SecuringChildrensRights_GBR.pdf
(last accessed 18 December 2014).
This is a guide for social care professionals on how they can better integrate child rights practices into alternative care. It has a useful overview for non legal professionals of the different legal instruments that protect children in Europe It has material on how to listen to the voice of the child and ensure that they are able to have a say in their proceedings.
Committee of Irish Legal and Criminal Justice Professionals, Good Practice Guidelines for persons involved in video recording interviews with complainants under 14 years of age (or with intellectual disability) for evidential purposes in accordance with Section 16(1)(B) of the Criminal Evidence Act, 1992 in cases involving sexual or violent offences, (July 2003)
This guide provides guidelines on using video recordings for victims with intellectual disabilities or children.
Children’s Rights Alliance, A Guide to Children’s EU Rights in Ireland (December 2013)
Available at
(last accessed 18 December 2014).
This clear and concise resource outlines the rights of children that are protected at the EU level. The guide also goes through how violations of such rights can be reported and remedied using the EU system.
Child Rights International Network, Child-Friendly Justice and Children’s Rights, CRIN
Available at
https://www.crin.org/en/library/publications/child-friendly-justice-and-childrens-rights
(last accessed 18 December 2014).
This looks at child friendly justice at all perspectives (witness, victim, offender and complainant). Draws on a rights of a child perspective and gives examples of good practice of child-friendly justice.
Child Rights International Network, Guide- Legal Assistance for Children
Available at
https://www.crin.org/en/guides/legal/legal-assistance-toolkit/legal-assistance-children
(last accessed 18 December 2014).
This toolkit provides information on how legal assistance ay be provided to children. It looks at legal assistance to children as witnesses, children as complainants, children as victims and children as defendants or alleged offenders. The resource also lists resources or legal assistance for children.
CHANGE, training services, Hate Crime Training
http://www.changepeople.org/training-services/hate_crime_training_power_changers/
(last accessed 3 March 2015).
This website provides information on CHANGE, a learning disability DPO, and their hate crime training program.
Center for Human Rights, Human Rights and Social Work- A Manual for Schools of Social Work and the Social Work Profession, Professional Training Series No. 1, (1994).
http://www.ohchr.org/documents/publications/training1en.pdf
(last accessed 18 December 2014).
Although this document is slightly outdated and does not include the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, it is useful in teaching human rights to non-legal professionals.
Rhonda Bessner, The Voice of the Child in Divorce, Custody and Access Proceedings, Department of Justice Canada (2002)
Available at
http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/rp-pr/fl-lf/famil/2002_1/pdf/2002_1.pdf
(accessed last 3 November 2014).
This is a Canadian document on encouraging and incorporating participation of the child into work. The document is very tied to Canadian law but it may be useful in terms of ideas on how to facilitate inclusion and in enhancing an understanding of the importance of inclusion.
Be My Parent, Ways to deal with attachment issues: Helping your child build trust
Available at
(last accessed 4 March 2015).
This website gives ideas on how to build trust with children.
Australian Commissioner for Children and Young People, Are you listening? Guidelines for making complaints systems accessible and responsive to children and young people, (June 2013),
Available at
(last accessed 18 December 2014).
Again, although written for an Australian context, this document contains useful guidelines for making complaints procedures and complaints mechanisms accessible to children and young people.
Amnesty International, A Whole School Approach to Human Rights Education (2012)
Available at
(last accessed 18 December 2014).
This resource explains how the rights of the child and human rights can be integrated into a whole school and its administration in order to ensure that the voice of the child is heard and respected.
Amnesty International, Fair Trial Manual2nd. Ed., (2014)
Available at
http://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/Amnesty_Fair_Trial_Manual_2ndEd.pdf
(last accessed 18 December 2014).
This manual sets out the components of a fair trial in pre, post and during trial stage. The manual also sets out a separate section on fair proceedings for children.