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- Abandoned to the State - An international report by the Human Rights Watch on the status of children in Russian orphanages.
www.hrw.org/hrw/reports98/russia2
- About.com's Guide to Children's Rights - News and information about children's rights including links to UN treaties and international efforts on behalf children.
humanrights.about.com/culture/issuescauses/humanrights/msub29.htm
- American Bar Association Juvenile Justice Center - Working in partnership with other ABA entities, bar associations, and local and state advocacy groups to monitor and influence juvenile justice policy and practice.
www.abanet.org/crimjust/juvjus
- Boes.org - Multilingual human and children's rights across the world.
boes.org/index.shtml
- Child Rights Information Network - Promotes children's rights to survival, growth and development, protection and participation through information exchange and database building.
www.crin.org
- Children & Development - A study from the International Development Information Center on child poverty in developing countries.
www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/xpress/dex/dex9609.htm
- Children in the U.S. - Analysis of the United States policy that establishes the USA as being one of only two countries in the world that have not ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
www.hrw.org/about/projects/crd/child-usa.htm
- Children's Commissioner for Wales - Information on children and their rights and the responsibility and authority of the Commissioner's Office.
www.childcom.org.uk
- Children's House - The site is an interactive resource center for the exchange of information on the well being of children including children's rights world wide.
www.child-abuse.com/childhouse
- Deepalaya - Information on the services and activities of a New Delhi based NGO working on behalf of the rights and wellbeing of more than 35000 children and their families living in slums and villages in India.
www.deepalaya.org
- Department of State - 1999 Country Reports on human rights practices by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, U.S. Department of State.
www.state.gov/www/global/human_rights/1999_hrp_report/99hrp_eur.html
- Free The Children International - Description of programs dedicated toward eliminating the exploitation of children around the world, by encouraging children to volunteer in and create programs and activities that relieve the plight of underprivileged children.
www.freethechildren.org/main/index.html
- Global ChildNet - An internet resource offering a range of accessible, child health related, on-line services to include: databases and other information on issues related to the well-being of the children worldwide.
edie.cprost.sfu.ca/gcnet/gcnb_p.html
- Human Rights Watch - Children's Rights Division - Comprehensive information and reports on human rights violations against children around the world.
www.hrw.org/about/projects/children.html
- Illusion of Freedom - Site with information and advocacy for parents who believe their children have been improperly removed from them by the government.
www.illusionoffreedom.org
- Inhaling Misery - A photographic essay on the street children of Guatemala and Nicaragua as they inhale toxic fumes of glue and paint solvents.
www.startribune.com/stonline/html/special/glue_abuse/photos21.htm
- International Fund of Social Programs "Childhood Without Borders" - Non-profit organization advocating for children's rights, assisting in international adoption in Russia, providing aid to Russian orphanages and educational institutions, and organizing youth and family tourism.
www.childhood.com-us.com
- Iranian Children's Rights Society - Dedicated to helping the children of Iran.
www.iranianchildren.org
- Jubilee Campaign - A UK human rights group lobbying to protect children's rights and the persecuted church with a very extensive links page on human rights.
www.jubileecampaign.co.uk
- Know Your Rights - Everything you need to know about the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
www.knowyourrights.csp.net
- Magna Carta Plus - Extensive documents and declarations on human rights including the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
magnacartaplus.org/uno-docs/ch-rights.htm
- National Independent Living Association - Information on NILA, a national network of public and private organizations, individuals, youth and foster parents committed to independent living and transitional living services for older at-risk youth and their families.
www.nilausa.org
- National Youth In Care Network - A non-profit, charitable organization run by and for young people, aged 14 to 24, who are or have been in the care of child welfare authorities across Canada.
www.youthincare.ca
- Neverland - This site promotes the rights of the child with UNICEF photographs illustrating the UN Declaration on children's rights.
www.slu.edu.ph/Publications/CRC/home.htm
- Ongoing Search for Solutions to Problems of Children - This site observes that many children are unloved and unwanted with millions living in poverty and many others die prematurely each year.
www.watchtower.org/library/g/2000/12/8/article_01.htm
- PLAN International - A child-focused, non-profit development organization aiding deprived children in developing countries.
www.plan-international.org
- PLAN International - East Timor Appeal - Working to rebuild East Timor and protect children by building communities through self directed initiatives.
www.helpeasttimor.com
- Save America's Children First - The site presents the Convention on the Rights of the Child, FAQ and opinion on its relevance to children in United States.
www.theodora.com/teddy/unicef.html
- Speak Out for Kids - A child and family advocacy site covering child care, health care, and other areas of children's and family's rights
www.speakoutforkids.com
- Tenderness Without Borders - A private initiative to promote children's rights and welfare the world over.
www.angelfire.com/az/Xsmas2000
- The Children of Eastern Europe - Northstar Gallery - A photographic documentary on children living in orphanages, psychiatric hospitals of Russia, Moldova and the underground of Bucharest Romania.
northstargallery.com/pages/RussiaHome.htm
- The Children's Parliament - A virtual Children's Parliament, by children, for children, with information, links and discussion forums on issues concerning the survival, protection, development and rights of children.
www.visimpact.com.au/childnet
- The Global Willowbrook - New York Times article and photographs of the Mental Disability Rights International investigation of children and adults living in Mexican institutions.
www.mdri.org/whatsnew/mdri-nyt.htm
- The Natural Child Project - Working toward creating a World where all children are treated with dignity, respect, understanding and compassion.
www.naturalchild.org
- The War Through My Eyes - Children's Drawings of Chechnya - Information on the children of Chechnya who survive in freezing and dark basements while warplanes bomb the capital.
www.hrw.org/campaigns/russia/chechnya/children
- UK Committee For UNICEF - The United Nations Children's Fund is dedicated to improving the lives of children, their families and communities World wide.
www.unicef.org.uk
- UNICEF - Working to establish children's rights as enduring ethical principles and international standards of behaviour.
www.unicef.org
- United Nations - Children's Rights Report - An overview of the child rights violations worldwide.
www.un.org/rights/dpi1765e.htm
- United Nations - Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights - Extensive information on the promotion and protection of human rights, children's rights and fundamental freedoms including reports, documents, treaties and policy.
www.unhchr.ch
- War Child - A network of independent organizations working across the world to help children affected by war.
www.warchild.org
- War Child Expo - A photographic essay about the children of Mostar, Bosnia by Dutch actor/photographer Thom Hoffman.
www.warchild.org/artists/expo/hoffman.html
- War-Affected Children - Information on the issues, dangers and challenges facing children who live in zones of conflict, from Sierra Leone and Angola to South Asia to Central America.
cfp-pec.gc.ca/NationalForum/nati-e.htm
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