Child Rights

	Child Well-Being in the U.S.: Developing a Measurement Tool for Understanding and Tracking Progress” American society and investments in both the public and private sectors show a concern for young children and their well-being, a concern that has resulted in some very hopeful advances.... read more Posted on 01-20-2010

	CRIN UN Child Rights Map Source: http://www.crin.org/Law/map/index.asp read more Posted on 11-24-2009

	The Participation Rights of Children in the EU: A Comparative Analysis on the Involvement in Decision-Making of Children at Home, School and the Community This thesis was written by Charlotte Geerdink at Maastricht University and discusses children's right to participation in Europe. It explores the following question: “Do children want to participate in decision-making... read more Posted on 11-23-2009

	Children: The Silenced Citizens In November 2004, the Senate Human Rights Committee embarked on a study of Canada’s international obligations in relation to the rights and freedoms of children, filing an Interim Report, entitled... read more Posted on 11-22-2009

	UNICEF: The State of the World's Children 2009 In commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child on 20 November 2009, the most recent UNICEF publication is devoted to child rights. The State... read more Posted on 11-20-2009

	Nov 20th: 20 years of the CRC November 20th, 2009 marks the 20th anniversary of the Convention of the Rights of the Child, an international human rights document signed and ratified by UN member countries in 1989. The... read more Posted on 11-20-2009

	The Right of Children to be Heard: Children's Rights to Have Their Views Taken into Account and to Participate in Legal and Administrative Proceedings This paper addresses the right of children to be heard in any judicial or administrative proceeding affecting them. It introduces the subject based on examples from the laws and practices... read more Posted on 11-18-2009

	Overview and implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child This article provides a summary of a 3-year study on the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) undertaken by the UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre. The... read more Posted on 11-18-2009

	Marta Mauras on 20 years of the CRC Marta Maurás is a member of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC), elected by States Party to the Convention on the Rights of the Child... read more Posted on 11-11-2009

	Children’s Rights: Welfare, Workforce and Systemic Issues Children’s Rights is a New York City based advocacy organization working to reform the ailing national child welfare system behalf of abused and neglected children who depend on them for... read more Posted on 06-16-2009

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Children’s Rights
In 1989, the Convention on the Rights of the Child came into effect to provide children - in both rich and poor countries - the right to a childhood in which they can learn, play, be healthy, and develop. However, 15...