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Asylum law and access to services in Cyprus major concern for CoE...
The long and often unnecessary detention of migrants is a major issue that Cyprus must address, the Council of Europe (CoE) Commissioner for Human Rights, Nils Muižnieks told the Cyprus Mail on...
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Justice ministry failing children caught up in custody battles, MPs hear
Two committees set up by the justice ministry have failed to provide recommendations on bringing family law up to speed to resolve problems scores of children suffer in divorce custody battles, the...
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‘No longer acceptable by today’s norms’
THE head of the Animal Party Kyriacos Kyriacou said on Wednesday they had launched an investigation into reports of the alleged abuse of a pig after photos taken at an event organised by the Klavdia...
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Call for volunteer teachers to help tutor needy kids
The Pancyprian Volunteerism Coordinative Council (PVCC) announced on Tuesday it was accepting expressions of interest from teachers who would like to donate some of their free time to tutor needy...
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Children’s festival for peace at H4C this weekend
On May 14 a festival will bring together children and their parents from all over the island in the buffer zone. The festival ‘Peace works’ is being organised by the Home for Cooperation, UNFICYP,...
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A third of children under three cared for only by parents
IN Cyprus, only 32 per cent of children under the age of three were cared for solely by their parents in 2014, one of the lowest percentages in Europe, according to a Eurostat report published on...
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Top 10 places to entertain and educate children
School might be almost out but there are plenty of places around the island to both entertain and educate children of all ages. Annette Chrysostomou picks ten of the best Santa Marina Retreat, Limassol...
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Leaders will meet informally on Thursday at bi-communal event
President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci are due to meet informally on Thursday for the first time since Monday’s furore over the latter’s presence at an international UN...
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Ten children fall ill at camp
Ten children were hospitalized after falling ill while at an education ministry camp at Prodromos, on the Troodos mountain, it emerged on Thursday. Primary education director Elpidoforos Neocleous said...
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Health ministry denies policy exists to remove parents when children being...
THE health ministry said on Thursday there was no policy of removing a child’s parents or guardians from examination rooms during certain medical procedures. The ministry was responding to a petition,...
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Ministry insists summer camp has a clean bill of health
All nine children and one teacher who fell ill last week at an education ministry camp in Prodromos, Troodos were suffering from symptoms of gastroenteritis but have now fully recovered, an...
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Children’s mosaics depict Pygmalion and Paphos
A SERIES of mosaics depicting scenes from Pygmalion have been created by young children in Paphos to celebrate the town’s winning bid for Culture Capital 2017. With the help of renowned Paphos based...
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Turkish Cypriot woman absconds with grandchildren
Police were on Sunday trying to locate a Turkish Cypriot woman, 56, who appeared to have absconded with her grandchildren aged five and six, according to the Cyprus News Agency. According to the...
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Fourteen dead, mostly children, in Russian boating accident (Updated)
Fourteen people, mostly children, have died after boats capsized in stormy weather during an outing on a lake in the Republic of Karelia in north-west Russia, the local Emergencies Ministry said in a...
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Calls to change the ways children are examined in hospitals
Parents should be allowed to be by the side of their children during routine medical examinations in public hospitals, Children’s Rights Commissioner Leda Koursoumba said on Monday. Koursoumba was...
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Improved children’s psychiatric care in Paphos
The newly inaugurated children’s and teenagers’ mental health department of the Paphos general hospital, was “a dream” come true, the hospital’s chief Spyros Georgiou said on Monday. The department...
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The shoes that grow for the children who need them
Two Cypriot friends are personally delivering 60 pairs of rather special shoes to a Tanzanian school Thirty-two-year-old Giorgos Tsikkos and 30-year-old Socrates Rossides arrived in the Tanzanian...
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Police warn of internet dangers, leaving cameras turned on
Police on Sunday issued advice to parents on how to protect their children from online risks. “The dangers lurking on the Internet are many and often very big,” a written statement from police said....
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Turkey summons Austria charge d’affaires over Vienna airport ticker on...
Turkey summoned Austria’s charge d’affaires in Ankara late on Saturday over what it said was “indecent report” about Turkey on a news ticker at Vienna airport, a foreign ministry official said. “Turkey...
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Authorities to check children’s clothing shops for hidden dangers
The competition and consumer protection service announced on Friday the launch of a campaign to identify and remove dangerous children’s clothing from the market. Officials of the service will check...
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