Giving juvenile detainees the right to education in Moldova
CHISINAU, Moldova - 20 January 2009 – With support from the Swedish International Development Agency, UNICEF has recently launched basic education programmes for children at four preventive detention facilities in Moldova.

Juvenile justice topic of the first regional conference of the judges and prosecutors in South East Europe
SKOPJE, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 28 November 2008 - The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Representative, Mr. Sheldon Yett and Deputy Minister of Justice, Mr. Ibrahim Ibrahimi today opened the conference.

“Justice for Children” report calls for commitment and action against rising juvenile crimes in Kosovo
PRISTINA, UN Administered Province of Kosovo, 14 July 2008 – UNICEF and partners recently launched “Justice for Children”, a report focusing on the extent of juvenile crimes in Kosovo.

New protocol underlines alternative sentencing other than imprisonment for child offenders
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzatan, 14 July 2008 - In May 2008, a Protocol on Mutual Understanding and Cooperation was signed between the Government and UNICEF, underlining the reform of the juvenile justice system in Kyrgyzstan.

Juvenile Justice Reform Picks up Pace in Azerbaijan
Baku, Azerbaijan, 1 May 2008

UNICEF statement to 28th Conference of European Ministers of Justice, Lanzarote, Spain
25 October 2007 - Statement by Shahnaz Kianian-Firouzgar, Deputy Regional Director, CEE/CIS.

Children’s centres provide an alternative approach to juvenile justice in Tajikistan
July 2007 - If Abdul lived in a different part of the country or had committed the theft a few years ago, it is likely that the Commission on Minors would have sent him to a closed detention centre.

Australia National Committee for UNICEF contributes US$100,000 to help reform the juvenile justice system in Kyrgyzstan
3 July 2007 - Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

The Embassy of the Kingdom of Netherlands and UNICEF sign an agreement to support reform of the juvenile justice system in Georgia
29 June 2007 - Tbilisi, Georgia

Juvenile Justice system in Kosovo kicks off
22 March 2007 - Pristina, UN Administered Province of Kosovo. Joint press release of European Agency for Reconstruction (EAR) and UNICEF.

Justice system in Moldova has become more youth-friendly and closer to international standards
26 February 2007 - Chisinau, Moldova

Juvenile Justice – a way to help to children in conflict with the law
October 2, 2006 - Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Supporting juvenile justice in Albania
In late 1990s, Albania’s pre-trial centres and prisons were notorious for mistreating children and ignoring their status as minors. To protect the rights of children, UNICEF has assisted in developing a comprehensive juvenile justice system in Albania.

Serving time in a Ukrainian youth detention centre
Across Ukraine, young people continue to be detained in closed institutions such as at Berezhany juvenile detention facility in the west of the country. There are currently about 180 boys serving sentences here.

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