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  KidsRights Index 2018 now available - improved methodology!

  KidsRights Index
  
  The KidsRights Index boasts improved methodology in 2018, specifically in the domain of Education, which traditionally suffered from data gaps within various key indicators. From 2018 onwards the Education domain is based on the indicator ‘Expected years of schooling’. Moreover, 17 countries that previously were not included in the KidsRights Index due to a lack of data were added to the Index in 2018, including the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Fiji, San Marino and Sudan.
  
  

  Additional content for: UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
  
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  May 2017

  Children´s and young people´s rights in the digital age

  a series of articles in the SAGE journal; Vol 19, Issue 5, 2017
  SAGE Journal, SAGE Journal
  
  In Vol 19, Issue 5, 2017 of the SAGE Journal in the New Media & Society category, there are a number of contributions to children's rights in the digital age.
  
  

  Additional content for: Accessibility | Digital Parenting | Vulnerable Children | Internet Governance | Internet Policy | Youth Protection | Media Education | Media Usage | Privacy | Sexting | Social Media | UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
  
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Official documents

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  Recommendation of the Committee of Ministers on the rights of the child in the digital environment

  Council of Europe, Europarat
  
  How to better respect, protect and fulfil the rights of the child in the digital environment is at the core of the new Recommendation adopted today by the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers. Building on international and European legal instruments, the text provides comprehensive guidelines for action by European governments. The digital environment shapes children’s lives in many ways, creating opportunities and risks to their well-being and enjoyment of human rights. Governments are recommended to review their legislation, policies and practices to ensure that these adequately address the full range of the rights of the child. States should also ensure that business enterprises and other key partners meet their human rights responsibilities and are held accountable in case of abuses.
  
  

  Additional content for: Internet Governance | Internet Policy | UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
  
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