Teachers still beat with stick

Helsinki Committee evaluates that Macedonia must make a transformation of the social model

"We insist on tougher sentences and even life imprisonment because we are convinced that Macedonia still does not have a reliable treatment for dealing with pedophiles while they serve the prison sentence, because after leaving the prison, most of them to repeat the crime."

Seventy years old paedophile last Sunday sexually abused two minor girls in age of nine and ten-years, which together with their grandmother were resting in Skopje recreation centre "Saraj".

Possible new pedophilia scandal in the Basic School “Partenija Zografski” in Kisela Voda. Two days ago, several second-grade students after the sports class were abused in the fitting room by a student of the Faculty of Physical Education. He forced the children to undress and made them touch each other.

Internet pornography and pedophilia

PAEDOPHILIA OR NOT - 15 CHILDREN claim “YES”, AUTHORITIES DENY

Twenty-seven years old habitant from Kumanovo, D.A. for the second time earned criminal charges because he raped 13-year-old girl, who lived with her in a conjugal union. Her mother, 43-years old U.M. will account for dereliction and harassment of her minor daughter because she allowed the minor to be "wife" of 27-year-old man.

About 750,000 permanent paedophiles continuously lurking on the Internet in order to establish contact with children, warned the United Nations (UN) in their last report.

Regarding your writ, in which you state that Sitel Television broadcasted a material (interview) with a juvenile child who spoke about the family violence over him, and during this no measures were undertaken for protection of the identity and the privacy of the child, we inform you that the Ombudsman approached the Council for Radio Diffusion.

МOI today filed criminal charges for murder against Suzana Dzanovikj (29), connected with the case of seven years old child S.Dz. who was beaten to death.

Regarding yesterday’s unpleasant event during which a seven years old boy was beaten to death, being hit with an object late yesterday evening in a house in Skopje’s neighborhood Drachevo, reaction arrived from the First Children's Embassy in the World Megjashi with calls for prompt and appropriate reactions by the Centers for Social Work which are necessary for protection of many victims of domestic violence, especially youth and helpless children’s destinies.

29 years old Suzana Dzhanovik from Dracevo near Skopje is suspected that yesterday beat to death her 7 years old son Selmir. The investigation shows that the child was hit with a hard object on the head and had bruises over the whole body. 

The mother who killed her child pregnant with twins

Subject: Writ 

Subject: Request for institutional accommodation 

To: The First Children’s Embassy “Megjashi” Kosta Novakovik 22a 1000 Skopje

Within the anticipated activities of the Action Plan on preventing and dealing with sexual abuse of children and paedophilia 2009-2012, adopted on 30 session of the Government of Republic of Macedonia on 18.11.2008, the First children's embassy in the world Megjashi on 07/07/2009 got the decision for the implementation of the Project opening of the National SOS line for children and young victims of sexual abuse and paedophilia.

Each year, the first week of October is dedicated to children under the motto Children’s Week. Children's Embassy Megjashi, as an organization whose main mission are the rights and protection of children, again this year organized activities to mark Children's Week (October 5th-11th, 2009). 

First Children’s Embassy in the World MEGJASHI as part of the project “Childhood without abuse – toward better child protection system in Eastern Europe” realized in cooperation with the Nobody`s Children Foundation conducted one desk research on the subject Evaluation form – Overview of the situation of child abuse in R.Macedonia.

Theme of the Local Training – Child rights and protection the child rights

The First Children`s Embassy in the World as part of the project Childhood without abuse – toward better system for child protection in Eastern Europe in November organized a supervision on the topic - Responsible parenting.

During the third training for children in Ohrid, it was agreed that the children will submit a letter of motivation-letter of interest for participation of children representatives in Geneva.

In the period from September 29th to October 2nd, 2009, in Hotel Alpina in Mavrovo, organized was the third training in the area of children's rights and monitoring of children's rights entitled

1. On October 24th, 2009, as a follow-up activity to the training on the rights of children in institutions, the First Children's Embassy in the World - Megjashi organized a workshop in the hotel “Car Samuil” in Banja Bansko. The whole professional team of the Children's Embassy attended the workshop, as well as children representing the following organizations (a total of 22 participants): Center for Civic Initiatives-Prilep, Porta-Strumica, Council for Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency-Kavadarci, HU Mother from Kumanovo, Antiko- Kicevo, Loja - Tetovo.

In the period between July 28th to 30th, 2009 in the Info Center of the European Union in Skopje, organized was the second training in the area of children's rights and monitoring of children's rights entitled Process of preparation of the Shadow Report and reporting to the bodies of the United Nations, targeting civil society organizations that are part of the National Coalition of civil society organizations for protection of children’s rights and that participate in the preparation of the Shadow Report towards the Convention on Children’s Rights of the UN.

As a remainder ... The Daily Center for children who do not go to school functions within the Children's Embassy since June 2007. In 2007, the Daily Center was only for six months financially supported by the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy of the Republic of Macedonia, and from 2008 until now it operates with support from the business sector and citizens.

In organization of the First children’s embassy in the world “Megjashi” , and within the project “Macedonia without Discrimination”, these days held a forum on the topic: “Educational inclusion of children that doesn’t go to school in the municipality of Aerodrom”. 

First Children's Embassy in the world Megjashi on August 26th, 2009, within the project "Macedonia without Discrimination" organized a forum on topic "Educational inclusion of the children that doesn’t go to schools in the municipality of Aerodrom.

On November 12, 2009 in the Journalists' Club in Skopje was promoted Nenad Vukosavljevik’s documentary movie "Broken Line", produced by the Center for Nonviolent Action Belgrade - Sarajevo, supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland and the Ministry of International Cooperation and Development - Germany, in partnership with the First Children's Embassy in the World Megjashi and Peace Action - Prilep.