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A quiz on Canadian youth rights – presented by the Human Rights Youth Internet Center. Check through the rest of the site for some really useful informationOther links about Children's Rights
CRIN
http://www.crin.org/The Child Rights Information Network (CRIN) is a global network that disseminates information about the Convention on the Rights of the Child and child rights amongst non-governmental organisations (NGOs), United Nations agencies, inter-governmental organisation (IGOs), educational institutions, and other child rights experts. The Coordinating Unit is based in London, UK.
Human Rights Watch
http://www.hrw.org/
Human Rights Watch established the Children's Rights Division in 1994 to monitor human rights abuses against children around the world and to campaign to end them. We take on abuses carried out or tolerated by governments and when appropriate, the division also deals with abuses carried out by armed opposition groups.
The Children's Rights Division sends fact-finding missions to places where abuses are occurring-interviewing child victims, parents, human rights activists, lawyers, child care workers, government officials, and others, working closely with local human rights groups to identify specific abuses and strategies for change. We then write objective, factual reports and present them to governments, international organizations (such as the United Nations, the European Union, the Organization of American States, the Organization of African Unity), non-governmental organizations, policy makers, and the media. We devise campaigns and work in coalition with other groups to expose abuses of children's rights and to put a stop to them.
Free the Children
http://www.freethechildren.org/The organization dedicated to freeing children in slavery around the world started by Craig Keilburger
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
http://www.unhchr.chSince its inauguration on Human Rights Day 1996, this site has been the crown jewel of human rights on the Internet. The UNHCHR website contains a large part of the material produced by the different UN human rights bodies. Here you can find resolutions and reports by the UN Commission and Subcommission, the special rapporteurs and working groups and the treaty monitoring bodies (few documents earlier than 1993 are available however). You can also find the state party reports to the treaty bodies, which allows a glance at how countries see their own human rights situation. The website also contains the latest press releases by the UNHCHR and other human rights bodies and information on the structure of the UN system of human rights protection. You can also find the most important UN declarations and covenants on human rights and copies of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights in many languages.
Children's Defense Fund (CDF)
http://childrensdefense.orgCDF is a private nonprofit organization which, since 1973, has been working to educate the nation about the needs of children and encourage preventive investment in children before they get sick, drop out of school, suffer family breakdown, or get into trouble. CDF pays particular attention to the needs of poor, minority, and disabled children. The CDF homepage contains a newsletter, program information, legislative updates, and action alerts.
Mailing Lists on Children's Rights Issues
Human Rights Watch Children's Rights Action Network provides news and updates on the rights of children around the world. This is a read-only list.
To subscribe Human Rights Watch Children's Rights Action Network, send a blank message to:
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Street Kid: Discussions on issues related to street children
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