Comment: The 'BBC' reports that Italy's parliament approved a law criminalising illegal immigration while those who knowingly house illegal migrants will also face up to three years in prison. It also requires parents registering a birth to present documents proving that they are legal residents.

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Chisinau, Moldova: "There are a lot of children in my country of origin, Moldova, that do not attend school as they have to work or they become victims of trafficking", Patricia Kopatchinskaja says. "In favour of them, I choose to be a Goodwill Ambassador to Terre des hommes since Tdh offers children a happier childhood", mentioned the international violinist. Her official visit to Moldova started on Thursday, 25th of June, with a visit to FACT (Fii Ajutor Copiilor Tarii – Help Children of the Country) field project implemented in 6 rural communities of Soroca district.

On 26th of June, 2009, Patricia Kopachinskaja teaches a Master Class to students of the music lyceum Ciprian Porumbescu in the National Philharmonic. Then, a great Gala of the international competition "Eugen Coca" takes place organized by the music lyceum. The admirers of classical music will have the opportunity to appreciate talented students of "Porumbescu" lyceum and of course to enjoy the virtuosity of the distinguished violinist. A party for mass media representatives concluded this remarkable day.

Tirana, Albania: This is not childhood, forbid my exploitation! is the message of this year anti-child exploitation campaign of the  Albanian Coalition  "All Together against Child Trafficking". On the occasion of the International Day Against Child Labor, BKTF and UNICEF launched the third annual awareness raising campaign. This year campaign addresses the public with messages to fight child exploitation and to calls the public to Say Yes to Childhood! Exploitation of children for labor, especially earning profits through begging, has long been an issue in Albania. A large number of children work in hazardous conditions. BKTF calls for putting an end to these damaging practices which halt the proper development of Albanian children.

Extract: the Panel Secretariat newsletter would like to highlight resources relating to the administrative and arbitrary deprivation of liberty of children. Migrant children, whether accompanied or unaccompanied, child victims of trafficking, children suspected of security-related offences, children with physical or mental health problems and other vulnerable children may find themselves administratively or arbitrarily deprived of liberty for long periods of time, without any possibility to challenge the lawfulness of their detention. Despite the fact that article 37(b) of the Convention on the Rights of the Child requires that deprivation of liberty must be in conformity with the law, a measure of last resort and for the shortest possible period of time, the best interests of the child are often ignored and set aside in favour of immigration, security or public order concerns.