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Rights of the child -----------------------------

Content:

01	UN Instruments on the Rights of the Child
02	Latest Status of ratifications
03	Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) - Monitoring children's rights
04	Other Conventions
05	World Summit for Children
06	United Nations Security Council ‘s Resolution for Children and Armed Conflict
07	Annual reports on the State of the World Children by UNICEF
08	Reports of the UN special rapporteur
09	Other UN Documents
10	Publications
	a. Child Rights General
	b. Child Labour
	c. Girl Child
	d. Child Rights and Media
	e. Chid Poverty
	f. Child Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation
	g. Children and Conflict
	h. Children with Disability
	i. Children and HIV/AIDS
	j. Violence against children
11	Resource Centres

		UN INSTRUMENTS ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD
		Geneva Declaration of the Rights of the Child of 1924, adopted Sept. 26, 1924, League of Nations O.J. Spec. Supp. 21, at 43 (1924) Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery, the Slave Trade, and Institutions and Practices Similar to Slavery, 226 U.N.T.S. 3, entered into force April 30, 1957 Protocol amending the Slavery Convention, 182 U.N.T.S. 51, entered into force December 7, 1953 Declaration of the Rights of the Child - Proclaimed by General Assembly resolution 1386(XIV) of 20 November 1959 United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child - Adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution 44/25 of 20 November 1989, entry into force 2 September 1990, in accordance with article 49 Two Optional Protocols were adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 25 May 2000 - Providing legal protection for children against the worst forms of exploitation: i. Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography - Adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution A/RES/54/263 of 25 May 2000 entered into force on 18 January 2002 ii. Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict - Adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution A/RES/54/263 of 25 May 2000 entry into force 12 February 2002 Current reporting status of States parties to the Convention on the Rights of the Child
		LATEST STATUS OF RATIFICATIONS
		Convention on the Rights of the Child Amendment to article 43 (2) of the Convention on the Rights of the Child Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography
		COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD (CRC)
		Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) - Monitoring children's rights Members of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) Days of General Discussion - Committee on the Rights of the Child The CRC holds a day of general discussion each year. The discussion day is a public meeting, which takes place at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Palais Wilson, Geneva. Past discussions year-wise : 2004 Implementing child rights in early childhood 2003 The rights of indigenous children 2002 The private sector as a service provider 2001 Violence against children within the family and in school 2000 State violence against children 1999 10th Anniversary: General measures of implementation 1998 HIV/AIDS 1997 Children with disabilities 1996 The child and the media 1995 Juvenile justice 1995 The girl child 1994 Role of the family 1993 Economic exploitation 1992 Children in armed conflict NGO Alternative Reports submitted to the Committee on the Rights of the Child
		OTHER CONVENTIONS
		ILO Convention182, concerning the prohibition and immediate action for the elimination of the worst forms of child labour The Hague Convention on the Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption Slavery, Servitude, Forced Labour and similar Institutions and Practices Convention of 1926 (Slavery Convention of 1926) Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, ILO, 1999 SAARC CONVENTIONS a. SAARC Convention on Regional arrangements for the Promotion of Child Welfare in South Asia b. Declaration- XIth SAARC Convention on Preventing and Combating Trafficking in Women and Children for Prostitution on January 5, 2002 c. Comments on SAARC Convention on Preventing and Combating Trafficking in Women and Children for Prostitution, 2002 UN Security Council Resolutions d. Proposed amendments of the SARRC Convention on Preventing and Combating Trafficking in Women and Children for Prostitution e. Kathmandu Understanding - Investing in Children in South Asia - 2001 f. SAARC Year of Girl Child : 5th SAARC Summit - Male , November 23, 1990 - h. SAARC convention on regional arrangements for the promotion of child welfare in South Asia SAARC DECADES 1991-2000      SAARC Decade of the Girl Child 2000             Review of a decade of programming : Rights Of The Girl Child - SAARC Decade of the Girl Child (April 2000) 2001-2010      SAARC Decade of the Rights of the Child African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, 1990
		World Summit for Children
		World Declaration on the Survival, Protection and Development of Children : Agreed to at the World Summit for Children on 30 September 1990 Plan of Action for Implementing the World Declaration on the Survival, Protection and Development of Children in the 1990s Goals for Children and Development in the 1990s Progress at mid-decade on the implementation of General Assembly resolution 45/217 on the World Summit for Children United Nations Special Session on Children - A review of the progress made for children in the decade since the 1990 World Summit for Children and the World Declaration and Plan of Action We the Children: End-Decade Review of the Follow-Up to the World Summit For Children Global Movement for Children - Say Yes now! from 2005
		United Nations Security Council ‘s Resolution for Children and Armed Conflict
		United Nations Security Council - Resolution 1539 (2004) Adopted by the Security Council at its 4948th meeting, on 22 April 2004 United Nations Security Council Resolution 1460 (2003) Adopted by the Security Council at its 4695th meeting, on 30 January, 2003 United Nations Security Council Resolution 1379 (2001) Adopted by the Security Council at its 4423rd meeting, on 20-November 2001 United Nations Security Council Resolution 1314 (2000) Adopted by the Security Council at its 4185th meeting, on 11-August 2000 United Nations Security Council Resolution 1261 (1999) Adopted by the Security Council at its 4037th meeting, on 25 August 1999 Report of the Special Representative of the Secretary- General for Children and Armed Conflict
		Annual reports on the State of the World Children by UNICEF
		Each year, UNICEF's flagship publication, The State of the World's Children, closely examines a key issue affecting children. The report includes supporting data and statistics and is available in French and Spanish language versions. State of the World's Children 2005 The State of the World's Children 2004 - Girls, education and development The State of the World's Children 2003 - Child participation The State of the World's Children 2002 - Leadership The State of the World's Children 2001 - Early childhood The State of the World's Children 2000 The State of the World's Children 1999 - Education The State of the World's Children 1998 - Nutrition The State of the World's Children 1997 - Child labour The State of the World's Children 1996 - Children in war
		Reports of the UN Special Rapporteur
		Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography Year-wise reports of the Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography: 2005 Child pornography on the Internet 2004 Prevention of child sexual exploitation 2003 Legal consequences of the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, and particularly on the criminalisation of child victims and recent national policy and legislative developments to address these concerns 2002 HIV/AIDS and sexual exploitation of children 2001 The business sector and child exploitation 2000 Domestic violence 1999 Sale and trafficking of children 1998 The media and education 1997 National and international initiatives to combat the sale and commercial sexual exploitation of children 1996 National and international developments 1995 Rights of the child, including: report of the Special Rapporteur on the sale of children 1994 Rights of the Child: Sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography
		OTHER UN DOCUMENTS
		United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice - Beijing Rules United Nations Rules for the Protection of Juveniles deprived of their Liberty United Nations Guidelines for the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency Security Council Meeting on Children and Armed Conflict 23 February 2005 - ‘Era of Application' Instituting a Compliance and Enforcement Regime for CAAC Children's Human Rights Caucus - At the 58th Session of the UN Commission on Human Rights 18 March – 26 April 2002 The United Nations Study on Violence against Children Violence against Children in Conflict with the Law: NGO Advisory Panel for the UN Study on Violence Against Children Poverty and Exclusion among Urban Children Progress report on the Secretary General's study on Violence Against Children Progress For Children: A Report Card on Gender Parity and Primary Education Progress For Children: A Child Survival Report Card (Volume 1, 2004) Girls, HIV/AIDS and Education Child Protection: A Handbook for Parliamentarians The United Nations Study on Violence against Children One in Five Injured by Landmines is a Child- UNICEF Children and Landmines - United Nations mine action: a strategy for 2001-2005 The UNICEF Mine Action Strategy: 2002-2005 International Mine Action Standards – IMAS Profiting from Abuse: An investigation into sexual exploitation of our children Child Protection: A Handbook for Parliamentarians
		PUBLICATIONS
		Child Rights General
		Fact Sheet No.10 : Vienna Declaration And Programme Of Action(Part 1, Para.21), Adopted by the World Conference on Human Rights, Vienna , 25 June 1993, (A/CONF. 157/24 (Part 1), Chap. 111). Fact Sheet: UN Convention on the Rights of the Child : Fact Sheet Displaced, uprooted and refugee children: Back from the margins Child Rights : A Perspective on International and National Law Children in South Asia : Securing their future Child Rights in India The rights of children: a suggested approach for early childhood care and education in Australia A last resort? National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention - Australia Children's rights in Australia Mechanisms to Protect the Human Rights of Children in Immigration Detention Indicators for global monitoring of child rights World Fit for Children campaign - Global Movement for Children A Critical Review of the Government of India 's Report Submitted to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child Discrimination against Indigenous Children in India The status of children in India – 2003 Final Declaration and Recommendations of the International Summit on Children, Poverty and Violence – Canada 4th World Congress on Family Law and Children's Rights Who's looking after the Children? Global Movement of Children -- A report on the 2nd year of follow-up to the UN General Assembly Special Session on Children, Produced by the Convening Committee of the Global Movement for Children in partnership with the NGO Group on the Convention on the Rights of the Child Monitoring progress toward the goals of the world summit for children ­a practical handbook for multiple-indicator surveys Children, Rights, and the Law Child Justice in Africa : a guide to good practice The African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child: an assessment of the legal value of its substantive provisions by means of a direct comparison to the Convention on the Rights of the Child African Children's Charter: a welcome step to securing the rights of Africa 's children Juvenile justice: an overview Every Child Matters: Change for Children in the Criminal Justice System Seen and heard: priority for children in the legal process - Report of the National Inquiry into Children and the Legal Process in Australia Mandatory detention laws in Australia : Submission by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission to the inquiry by the Senate Legal and Constitutional Legislation Committee into the Human Rights (Mandatory Sentencing of Juvenile Offenders) Bill 1999 Human Rights Brief No. 1: The Best Interests of the Child - Australia Human Rights Brief No. 2 : Sentencing Juvenile Offenders - Australia Rural and Remote Education Inquiry - Australia The Juvenile Justice System in India : From Welfare to Rights From Welfare to Rights: Combatting Juvenile Justice Problems in India The Impact of Juvenile Justice Reforms in India The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2001 - Impact in the context of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children ) Act, 2000 : India Convention on the Rights of the Child - India 's First periodic Report – 2001 India 's National Charter for Children, 2003 India 's National Commission for Children Bill, 2001 Guidelines on Justice in matters involving child victims and witnesses of crime adopted by ECOSOC on 22 July 2005
		Child Labour
		Child labour laws from around the world South Asia strategy against Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children and Child Sexual Abuse Resolution on South Asian Labour Rights Charter Children of the Looms : Rescuing the 'carpet kids' of Nepal , India and Pakistan Survey shows 1.06m working children in Frontier in Pakistan Frequently Asked Questions about Convention No. 182 and Recommendation No. 190 on the Worst Forms of Child Labour Child Labour in India : Causes, Governmental Policies and the role of Education Child Labour: India profile Distribution of Human Development, Child Labour and Poverty in India ILO: 'Child labour prevents development Child Rights and Child Poverty in Developing Countries Governments' Initiatives Against Child Labour in South Asia
		Girl Child
		Every Girl Counts: Development Justice and Gender Beijing Plus Ten: 1995-2005 : The Girl Child's Report - India What has changed for girls in India in the decade since Beijing and Cairo? All Rights for All Children: UNICEF in Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States Early Marriage: A Harmful Traditional Practice Violence against girls: statistical highlights The Voices of Girl Child Soldiers Girls, HIV/AIDS and Education Keeping Girls in School, Keeping Girls Safe - South Africa Factsheets : Canada and the United Nations General Assembly: Special Session: Beijing +5: The Girl Child
		Child Rights and Media
		The Media and Children's Rights - challenging new handbook for journalists All Sides of the Story, Reporting on Children: A Journalist's Handbook Media Wise: Children make a difference Children: Dying to make the news: An analysis of children's coverage in the South African news media Children's rights and the media: A resource for journalists Children and Media - A Global Concern : An overview of issues, contacts and resources Children, Youth and Media Around the World: An Overview of Trends & Issues - 4th World Summit on Media for Children and Adolescents Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, April 2004
		Child Poverty
		Child Poverty in the Developing World Ten steps to a society free of child poverty Measuring Child Poverty and Health - a New International Study  Child Poverty in Australia : link between unemployment and child poverty International Longitudinal Research on Childhood Poverty: Practical Guidelines and Lessons Learned from Young Lives Comparative Perspectives on Child Poverty: A Review of Poverty Measures
		Child Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation
		Child Trafficking Definitions Tomorrow's Children: Australia 's National Plan of Action Against the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children Advocacy leaflet on SAARC convention on preventing and combating trafficking in women and children for prostitution 'No child of mine...!' Opening the world's eyes to the sexual exploitation of children Child trafficking continues to threaten young women in India An Overview of Relevant Legislation, Policy and Research Concerning the Victimisation of Children in Cyberspace Making schools a safe horizon for girls: a Training Manual on preventing sexual violence against girls in schools South Asia region: report calls for law reform to end legalised violence against children Fact Sheet: Child Sex Tourism – Canada
		Children and Conflict
		Children in Armed Conflict: Peace building Operational Framework Guide to the Optional Protocol on the involvement of children in armed conflict Child Soldiers Global Report Children and Peace building: Experiences and Perspectives War in my back yard? issues and action around children and armed conflict International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-violence for the Children of the World (2001-2010) Preparation of the Mid-Term Report on the International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World (2001-2010) Children and Armed Conflict – International standards for Action The Use of Children as Soldiers in Africa - A country analysis of child recruitment and participation in armed conflict Survey of Canadian Programming, Advocacy and Research on Children and Armed Conflict Sri Lanka : Tamil Tigers Forcibly Recruit Child Soldiers Living in Fear : Child Soldiers and the Tamil Tigers in Sri Lanka Child soldiers: one of the worst abuses of child labour Fact Sheet: The Optional Protocol to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict Fact Sheet on Child Soldiers in Sri Lanka
		Children with Disability
		Children with Disabilities - A fact sheet Disabled Children's Rights - A practical guide CD-ROM for Disabled Children's Rights On this CD-ROM information was collected from over 70 countries around the world. These provide examples of both violations and good practice in the implementation of disabled children's rights and provide a snapshot of what is happening around the world Children's Literature & Disability - Resources You Can Use Examples from Disability-Inclusive Early Childhood Public Education Campaign in the Maldives Rights of Children with Disabilities - CRC General Discussion Disabled Children's Rights - A practical guide International norms and standards relating to disability – Rights of the special group
		Children and HIV/AIDS
		Scaling up Civil Society Role by Reducing the Impact of HIV/AIDS on Orphans in Kilimanjaro Region , Tanzania Future Forsaken : Abuses Against Children Affected by HIV/AIDS in India In the shadow of death: HIV/AIDS and Children's Rights in Kenya AIDS orphans - the facts Intersecting risks: HIV/AIDS and child labour Making a difference for children affected by AIDS: baseline findings from operations research in Uganda Children on the brink: strategies to support children isolated by HIV/AIDS The rights of children and youth infected and affected by HIV/AIDS in South Africa The Impact of HIV and AIDS on Children, Families and Communities: Risks and Realities of Childhood during the HIV Epidemic Findings - HIV/AIDS: What about very young children?
		Violence against children
		Easy Targets: Violence against Children Worldwide Violence against Children in Schools Guidelines for Police Training on Violence Against Women and Child Sexual Abuse by the Commonwealth Secretariat (UK) Violence against children: International Criminal Justice Norms and Strategies
		Resource Centres
		Alphabetical list
		A G African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child Girl Child Network AFXB's Global Action for Orphans of HIV/AIDS and Other Vulnerable Children Global Fund for Children AIDS Consortium , South Africa Global March Against Child Labour Alliance for the Rights of Children (ARC), Canada Government of Canada's War-Affected Children Website: Education and Conflict Amnesty International H Anti-Slavery International Human Rights Watch: Children's Rights Armed Groups Project, based at UBC, Canada Human Rights Watch Website: Children's Rights, Stop the Use of Child Soldiers Association for Children with a Disability, Australia I Australian Coalition to stop the use of Child Soldiers India - National Human Rights Commission Australian Human Rights & Equal Opportunity Commission International Bureau for Children's Rights (IBCR)   International Institute for Child Rights & Development (IICRD) C International Institute for Strategic Studies, UK Campaign 2000 – End Child Poverty in Canada International Labour Organisation Campaign against child poverty, Canada International Save the Children Alliance Canadian Centre on Disability Studies N Canadian Human Rights Commission No War Zone - youth network for peace and human rights Canada's National Plan of Action for Children Website O Canada's website on Children and Armed Conflict OHCHR - Committee on the Rights of the Child Cartoons for Children's rights Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict Coalition to stop the use of Child Soldiers S Consortium for Street Children (CSC) South Asian Coalition on Child Servitude Child Labour Legislative Database - University of Iowa Center for Human Rights Social Sciences Research Council: Children and Armed Conflict Child Poverty Action Group Study on Violence Against Children Child-rights.org Special Rapporteur on sale of children CRIN: Child Rights Information Network SRSG for children & armed conflict Childnet International U Children in war UNICEF Children & Armed Conflict: Impact, Protection and Rehabilitation Research Project UN Website: Impact of Armed Conflict on Children, Special Concerns, Child Soldiers: An Affront to Humanity Children and Armed Conflict Unit - a joint project of the Children's Legal Centre and the Human Rights Centre at the University of Essex, UK United Nations Secretary General's Study on Violence Against Children Children and Armed Conflict Working Group, Canada UN Cyberschoolbus Children's Legal Centre UN Special Session on Children Children's Right to Child Care – Canada UN General Assembly on Children D W Defence for Children International (DCI) Watchlist on children and armed conflict Disability Rights Advocates Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund World Health Organisation E Y End Child Poverty Young Lives: an international study of Child Poverty F   Fiji Human Rights Commission   Free the Children
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