22 January 2010 12:00:00 GMT And again. Children abused at home commit a terrible act. 21st Century but still we need the myth of evil child monster to keep us going http://www.youth-rights-uk.org/archive/news122.shtml 02 September 2009 12:00:00 GMT School students beware. Don't write down anything silly about blowing up your school in an essay or your diary. And, for God's sake don't call it 'Project Rainbow' http://www.youth-rights-uk.org/archive/news117.shtml 12 June 2009 12:00:00 GMT A vivid description of one Youth Worker's problems with a youth service. Shows how the bureacratic and controlling need for 'accredited outcomes', rigid behaviour control etc is killing youth work http://community.cypnow.co.uk/forums/p/1219/3104.aspx 24 May 2009 12:00:00 GMT Another case of banal cruelty in the US court system http://www.youth-rights-uk.org/archive/news114.shtml 01 January 2009 12:00:00 GMT The High Court has ruled that keeping someone on the sex offenders register for life may breach their Human Rights. One of the test cases concerned a 16 year old boy who offended at the age of 11 http://www.youth-rights-uk.org/archive/news108.shtml 03 December 2008 12:00:00 GMT Parliament has passed legislation to allow money from dormant bank accounts to be pinched by the state and used for youth services. We call for real long-term funding instead. http://www.youth-rights-uk.org/archive/news106.shtml 01 December 2008 12:00:00 GMT The government has ordered 10,000 brightly coloured bibs to identify people doing community service to the public. http://www.youth-rights-uk.org/archive/news105.shtml 05 November 2008 12:00:00 GMT The Howard League has published a report called 'Punishing Children' which compares the punitive approach to youth justice in the UK with a more welfare centric approach which is a) enjoined by International treaties and b) practised in much the rest of Europe. The report blames the media for encouraging a climate in which more punitive approaches to youth justice are favoured despite little substantial evidence of a rise in youth crime. The report notes how under New Labour there has been a distrubing blend of 'support' and 'punishment' - which probably reaches its apogee in the new Youth Crime Action plan from the Home Office which talks of 'non-negotiable support'. http://www.howardleague.org 17 October 2008 12:00:00 GMT The European Commissioner for human rights has critisized the UK's regime of custody for children and specifically expressed concern about restraint. http://uk.news.yahoo.com/18/20081017/tuk-rights-expert-raps-britain-over-repr-a7ad41d.html 27 September 2008 12:00:00 GMT NICE uses research showing ineffectiveness of stimulant drugging to increase the scope of its ADHD empire http://www.youth-rights-uk.org/archive/news104.shtml 26 August 2008 12:00:00 GMT Report by Centre for Crime and Justice studies: widening the net; are more people being 'brought to justice' or are people especially children being unnecessarily criminalised? http://www.youth-rights-uk.org/archive/news103.shtml 26 August 2008 12:00:00 GMT New Labour's triumph against the underclass http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/more-than-1000-children-jailed-for-breaching-asbos-907793.html 19 August 2008 12:00:00 GMT Newark and Sherwood Council to fine children for playing footie http://www.youth-rights-uk.org/archive/news102.shtml 28 July 2008 12:00:00 GMT The Appeals Court has ruled that the government's attempt to allow physical restraint in any circumstances in STCs is unlawful http://www.youth-rights-uk.org/archive/news101.shtml 09 June 2008 12:00:00 GMT A critical report of New Labour's locking up children http://www.youth-rights-uk.org/archive/news100.shtml 21 March 2008 12:00:00 GMT A new scheme to spend millions targetting naughty children is launched by government ministers http://www.youth-rights-uk.org/archive/news45.shtml 04 December 2007 12:00:00 GMT Inquest is involved in a juidicial review test case to challenge the government's changes to the rules governing restraint in STCs http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7125602.stm 19 October 2007 12:00:00 GMT The judge is blind to the sins of the adults yet sees the wrong-doing of the children perfectly. Victorian attitudes still prevail . http://www.youth-rights-uk.org/archive/news36.shtml 12 September 2007 12:00:00 GMT A project in Preston where young people in 'juries' give others ABCs is just starting http://www.youth-rights-uk.org/archive/news38.shtml 04 September 2007 12:00:00 GMT New powers in the 2006 Education Act relating to parents being obliged to prevent excluded students being seen in public come into force today. http://www.youth-rights-uk.org/archive/news37.shtml