Child Rights

	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

	Child Labor - Addressing the Immediate, Underlying and Root Causes In this paper, the authors want to take a step back from the conventional examinations and explanations of child labor. They look at the root causes of child labor rather... read more Posted on 02-25-2009

	One Hundred and Fifty Nations Ratify Child Labour Convention One hundred and fifty nations have now ratified ILO Convention No. 182 on the Worst Forms of Child Labour. This is the fastest ratification pace for any ILO Convention, and... read more Posted on 05-30-2009

	Measuring Capabilities Through Child Poverty: Human Rights Foundation and Practical Methods Amartya Sen’s work on poverty can be classified in three categories. One aspect deals with the refinement and accurate description of income poverty. His path breaking contributions regarding the axioms... read more Posted on 05-30-2009

	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... read more Posted on 05-30-2009

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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...