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Specific
Instruments |
Convention against Discrimination in Education |
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Date of adoption:
15/12/1960 |
Entry into
force:
22/5/1962 |
System of protection:
Universal |
Convention concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour |
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Date of adoption:
17/6/1999 |
Entry into
force:
19/11/2000 |
System of protection:
Universal |
Declaration on Social and Legal Principles relating to the Protection and Welfare of Children, with special reference to Foster Placement and Adoption Nationally and Internationally |
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Date of adoption:
3/12/1986 |
Entry into
force:
- |
System of protection:
Universal |
Declaration of the Rights of the Child |
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Date of adoption:
20/11/1959 |
Entry into
force:
- |
System of protection:
Universal |
United Nations Guidelines for the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency (The Riyadh Guidelines) |
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Date of adoption:
1990 |
Entry into
force:
- |
System of protection:
Universal |
United Nations Rules for the Protection of Juveniles Deprived of their Liberty (the Havana Rules) |
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Date of adoption:
14/12/1990 |
Entry into
force:
- |
System of protection:
Universal |
Geneva Declaration of the Rights of the Child of 1924 |
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Date of adoption:
26/9/1924 |
Entry into
force:
- |
System of protection:
Universal |
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child |
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Date of adoption:
11/7/1990 |
Entry into
force:
29/11/1999 |
System of protection:
Organization of African Unity |
Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime |
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Date of adoption:
2/11/2000 |
Entry into
force:
- |
System of protection:
Universal |
Inter-american Convention on the International Return of Children |
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Date of adoption:
15/7/1989 |
Entry into
force:
4/11/1994 |
System of protection:
Organization of American States |
Inter-american Convention on International Traffic in Minors |
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Date of adoption:
18/3/1994 |
Entry into
force:
15/8/1997 |
System of protection:
Organization of American States |
Inter-american Convention on Conflict of Laws Concerning the Adoption of Minors |
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Date of adoption:
24/5/1984 |
Entry into
force:
26/5/1988 |
System of protection:
Organization of American States |
Inter-american Convention on Support Obligations |
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Date of adoption:
15/7/1989 |
Entry into
force:
6/3/1996 |
System of protection:
Organization of American States |
European Convention on the Exercise of Children's Rights |
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Date of adoption:
25/1/1996 |
Entry into
force:
1/7/2000 |
System of protection:
Council of Europe |
European Convention on the Legal Status of Children born out of Wedlock |
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Date of adoption:
15/10/1975 |
Entry into
force:
11/8/1978 |
System of protection:
Council of Europe |
European Convention on the Adoption of Children |
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Date of adoption:
24/4/1967 |
Entry into
force:
26/4/1968 |
System of protection:
Council of Europe |
Additional Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights in the Area of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: "Protocol of San Salvador" |
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Date of adoption:
17/11/1988 |
Entry into
force:
16/11/1999 |
System of protection:
Organization of American States |
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict |
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Date of adoption:
25/5/2000 |
Entry into
force:
12/2/2002 |
System of protection:
Universal |
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography |
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Date of adoption:
25/5/2000 |
Entry into
force:
18/1/2002 |
System of protection:
Universal |
Convention on the Rights of the Child |
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Date of adoption:
20/11/1989 |
Entry into
force:
2/9/1990 |
System of protection:
Universal |
United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice ("The Beijing Rules") |
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Date of adoption:
29/10/1985 |
Entry into
force:
- |
System of protection:
Universal |
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General
Instruments |
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The Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam |
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Date of adoption:
5/8/1990 |
Entry into
force:
- |
System of protection:
Organization of the Islamic Conference |
Proclamation of Teheran |
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Date of adoption:
13/5/1968 |
Entry into
force:
- |
System of protection:
Universal |
Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action |
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Date of adoption:
25/6/1993 |
Entry into
force:
- |
System of protection:
Universal |
European Social Charter |
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Date of adoption:
18/10/1961 |
Entry into
force:
26/2/1965 |
System of protection:
Council of Europe |
European Social Charter (revised) |
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Date of adoption:
3/5/1996 |
Entry into
force:
1/7/1999 |
System of protection:
Council of Europe |
American Convention on Human Rights (Pact of San Jose, Costa Rica) |
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Date of adoption:
22/11/1969 |
Entry into
force:
18/7/1978 |
System of protection:
Organization of American States |
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) |
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Date of adoption:
16/12/1966 |
Entry into
force:
23/3/1976 |
System of protection:
Universal |
Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union |
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Date of adoption:
7/12/2000 |
Entry into
force:
- |
System of protection:
European Union |
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) |
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Date of adoption:
16/12/1966 |
Entry into
force:
3/1/1976 |
System of protection:
Universal |
Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) |
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Date of adoption:
10/12/1948 |
Entry into
force:
- |
System of protection:
Universal |
American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man |
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Date of adoption:
2/5/1948 |
Entry into
force:
- |
System of protection:
Organization of American States |
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Articles |
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La "construction" par le juge européen du droit au respect de la vie familiale |
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Frédéric SUDRE |
Latest update:
28/05/2003 |
First published:
2002 |
Reference:
Le droit au respect de la vie familiale au sens de la CEDH, Bruylant, 2002, pp. 11-59 |
In their concern of effectiveness and development of the rights guaranteed by the ECHR, the european judges have largely extended the concept of family life (art. 8 ECHR), maybe "sacrificing rigour for efficiency". |
The Optional Protocols to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child on Sex Trafficking and Child Soldiers |
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Cris REVAZ |
Latest update:
30/12/2002 |
First published:
2001 |
Reference:
Volume 9 Issue 1(2001) Human Rights Brief |
The principal provisions of Sex Trafficking Protocol and Child Soldiers Protocol are analysed Article by Article. |
Adoption internationale et respect de l'enfant |
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Isabelle COGLIATI |
Latest update:
30/12/2002 |
First published:
1999 |
Reference:
Les Cahiers Rémois, 1999, No. 1 |
Principles of assuring the respect for children's rights – Subsidiarity principle – Adoptability – Limits of international adoption – Trafficking – Relative universality of international adoption : Islamic exception. |
The Convention on the Rights of the Child After Ten Years: Success or Failure? |
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Natasha CONCEPCION |
Latest update:
30/10/2002 |
First published:
2000 |
Reference:
Human Rights Brief, Volume 7, Issue 2 (Winter 2000) |
Origins of the Convention - The Contents of the Convention - Success or Failure? |
Child Soldiers : An Analysis of the Violations of the Rights of the Child |
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Rajeev PUROHIT |
Latest update:
30/10/2002 |
First published:
1998 |
Reference:
Human Rights Brief, Volume 5, Issue 2 (Winter 1998) |
Societal Implication of Child Soldiers - Domestic Involvement - International Involvement - United States Resistance to the Optional Protocol. |
Protocole facultatif à la Convention relative aux droits de l'enfant concernant l'implication d'enfants dans les conflits armés : quel progrès pour la protection des droits de l'enfant ? |
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Joël MERMET |
Latest update:
28/10/2002 |
First published:
6/2002 |
Reference:
Actualité et Droit International |
The article speaks about the new legal instrument, the way it was adopted. Compares it with the existing law, analyses its positive side and weaknesses. |
Working Toward a Global Discourse on Children's Rights: The Problem of Unaccompanied Children and the International Response to Their Plight |
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Chrystal GATES |
Latest update:
09/08/2002 |
First published:
1999 |
Reference:
1999 Volume 7 Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies |
This paper examines the international community's response to the rise of children's rights and explores possible solutions to the problems of unaccompanied children. |
The best of both worlds for children's rights? Interpreting the European Convention On Human Rights in the light of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child |
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Ursula KILKENNY |
Latest update:
09/08/2002 |
First published:
2001 |
Reference:
HRQ, 2001, Volume 23, 2, p. 308 |
Evaluates the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights in the context of the rights of the child. |
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Websites |
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Amnesty International |
Languages:
Arabic English French Spanish |
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Country reports and the latest news releases, information on AI latest campaigns and appeals for action to help protect human rights. Section "Library": Research available by country / region / theme.
Links to hundreds of human rights websites. |
Child Rights Information Network (CRIN) |
Languages:
English |
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References to hundreds of reports, recent news and upcoming events, details of organisations working worldwide for children, NGO reports to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, and child rights issues. Email Listserve also available.
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Human Rights Watch - Defending Human Rights Worldwide |
Languages:
Arabic Chinese English French Portuguese Russian Spanish |
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The official site of Human Rights Watch - an independent NGO.
News releases - Current events - Publications - Info by country - Campaigns - Issues -Reports - Links... Search engine. A very informative site. |
Human Rights in China |
Languages:
Chinese English |
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The official site of an international non-governmental organization. Publications - Research reports - Reports on human rights conditions in China, Tibet, Hong Kong - Campaigns - Activities - News - Useful links... |
OHCHR - Children's Rights |
Languages:
English French Spanish |
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Documents - News - Instruments -
Committee on the Rights of the Child - Sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography - Children and armed conflict - Child labour -The World Summit for Children ( New York, September 1990) |
UNICEF: United Nations Children's Fund |
Languages:
Arabic Chinese English French Russian Spanish |
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Press releases, publications and topical sections that are updated and changed frequently. The search engine can help to get through the large amount of information and resources. |
UNESCO- Education for All (EFA) |
Languages:
English French |
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Website of the EFA movement - Much info about EFA and the Dakar Framework of Action - Assessments - Upcoming events - Reference materials. |
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Selected
Case Law |
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The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children Ireland Ltd v Grogan and others |
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Date:
4/10/1991 |
Decision-making body:
Court of Justice of the European Communities |
Legal reference:
ECJ, C 159/90 |
The Court, when requested to give a preliminary ruling, must provide the national court with all the elements of interpretation which are necessary in order to enable it to assess the compatibility of legislation with the fundamental rights. |
Mikulic v. Croatia |
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Date:
7/2/2002 |
Decision-making body:
European Court of Human Rights |
Legal reference:
ECHR, 7 February 2002, no. 53176/99 |
paternity suit - potential father denies DNA tests - more than 5 year-long proceedings - reasonable-time requirement - violation of art.6 §1 - law provides no means to determine paternity - violation of art.8 - violation of art 13 |
Marckx v. Belgium |
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Date:
13/6/1979 |
Decision-making body:
European Court of Human Rights |
Legal reference:
ECHR, 13 June 1979, A-231, n° 00006833/74. |
Single mother of a natural daughter - Affiliation has to be established by official recognition - Family bonds - Inheritance: limited patrimonial rights - Discrimination compared to a legitimate family - Violation of Arts. 8, 14, Art. 1 Prot. 1. |
Darwinia Rosa Mónaco de Gallicchio and Ximena Vicario v. Argentina |
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Date:
27/4/1995 |
Decision-making body:
Human Rights Committee |
Legal reference:
Communication No 400/1990 : Argentina. 27/04/95. CCPR/C/53/D/400/1990 |
Procedure of recognition of a minor - Violation of Article 24(1). |
Sandra Fei v. Colombia |
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Date:
26/4/1995 |
Decision-making body:
Human Rights Committee |
Legal reference:
Communication No 514/1992 : Colombia. 26/04/95. CCPR/C/53/D/514/1992 |
Failure to respect conditions of custody imposed by a judicial decision - Passivity of competent national authority - Violation of Articles 14(1) and 23(4) in conjunction with Article 17(1). |
Manuel Balaguer Santacana v. Spain |
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Date:
29/7/1994 |
Decision-making body:
Human Rights Committee |
Legal reference:
Communication No. 417/1990 : Spain. 29/07/94. CCPR/C/51/D/417/1990 |
Right of custody - Parents not married - Legislation allegedly discriminatory against the father of the child - No violation of Article 23 - Notion of family - No violation of Articles 24 and 26. |
Wim Hendriks, Sr. v. The Netherlands |
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Date:
12/8/1988 |
Decision-making body:
Human Rights Committee |
Legal reference:
Communication No. 201/1985 : Netherlands. 12/08/88. CCPR/C/33/D/201/1985 |
Exclusive custody awarded to the mother - Unilateral opposition by the mother to shared custody - No violation of Article 23 (1 and 4). |
A.S. v. Canada |
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Date:
31/3/1981 |
Decision-making body:
Human Rights Committee |
Legal reference:
CCPR/C/12/D/68/1980 |
Rejection of request for permanent residence in Canada made by the adoptive family of a Polish citizen following a voluntary separation 17 years earlier by the adoptive mother and her daughter - No violation of Articles 12, 17, 23 & 26. |
Villagran Morales et al. Case (No. 63) |
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Date:
19/11/1999 |
Decision-making body:
Inter-American Court of Human Rights |
Legal reference:
Villagrán Morales et al., Decision and Judgement. IACHR Series C. N° 63. November 19, 1999. (See also Nos. 32, 77). |
Execution of five minors ("street children") - Acts presumably committed by the police - Denial of justice - Violation of article 7 (Arbitrary detention), 4 (Life), 5 (Torture), 19 (Rights of the child), 8 and 25 (Judicial guarantees and protection). |
Villagrán Morales et al. Case (No. 32) |
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Date:
11/9/1997 |
Decision-making body:
Inter-American Court of Human Rights |
Legal reference:
Villagrán Morales et al., Preliminary Objections. IACHR Series C. N° 32. September 11, 1997. (See also Nos. 63, 77). |
Execution of five minors ("street children") - Acts presumably committed by the police - Denial of justice - Violation of article 7 (Arbitrary detention), 4 (Life), 5 (Torture), 19 (Rights of the child), 8 and 25 (Judicial guarantees and protection). |
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Case Law
Websites |
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Commonwealth Human Rights Case Law Database (The) |
Languages:
English |
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Allows you to browse or search for summaries of recent human rights decisions from national courts in Commonwealth jurisdictions. |
Council of Europe - Human Rights Web |
Languages:
English French |
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Search the case-law of the European Convention on Human Rights control bodies. |
International Human Rights Law Database (The) |
Languages:
English |
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A resource for those seeking summaries and commentaries on international human rights case law, the database allows searches by text, 47 subjects, 81 states, 9 treaties, 9 decisionmaking bodies, and date. A powerful and quick database. |
Repertorio de Jurisprudencia del Sistema Interamericano de Derechos Humanos |
Languages:
Spanish |
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Directory of the case law of the Inter-American Court 1980 - 1997. |
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Reports |
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Human rights in the administration of justice, in particular of children and juveniles in detention |
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Secrétaire général de l'ONU / UN General Secretary |
Date:
11/2/2002 |
Reference:
Distr. GENERAL, E/CN.4/2002/63, 11 February 2002 |
Source:
United Nations Commission on Human Rights |
A report session on practical measures for the implementation of the international standards in the field of human rights in the administration of justice, in particular regarding rebuilding and strengthening structures and capacities for the administration of justice in post-conflict situations, and in juvenile justice, as well as the role of technical assistance of the United Nations system in this regard. |
Children's Rights |
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Human Rights Watch |
Date:
2002 |
Reference:
World Report 2002 |
Source:
Human Rights Watch |
Annual Report by Human Rights Watch.
Violations of the Right to Education - HIV/AIDS and Children's Rights - Child Soldiers - Children in the Justice System - Refugee and Migrant Children - Child Labor - The Role of the International Community. |
Stamp out torture |
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Amnesty International |
Date:
26/2/2001 |
Reference:
ACT /2001 |
Source:
Amnesty International |
6 AI reports on torture: Launch Report - Children's Report - Stopping the Torture Trade Report - Women's Report - Crimes of hate, conspiracy of silence torture and ill-treatment based on sexual identity - Racism and the administration of justice
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For the Record 2001: The United Nations Human Rights System |
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Human Rights Internet |
Date:
2001 |
Reference:
Human Rights Internet, 2001 |
Source:
Human Rights Internet |
FTR is an electronic annual report that provides summaries of relevant human rights information generated within the UN system. An important reference tool for those active in national and international social justice movements, the report also aids in simplifying the human rights work of the UN for the uninitiated, members of national legislative assemblies, journalists, students, teachers and the general public.
Produced with the support of the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade since 1997, the report is organized thematically as well as by country and covers all relevant UN documentation over a full calendar year. These include: State reports prepared for the six human rights treaty bodies and the concluding observations of the experts who review those reports; documentation, resolutions and decisions by various UN system bodies. |
For the Record 2001: The European Human Rights System |
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Human Rights Internet & Netherlands Institute of Human Rights / Internet des droits humains et l' Institut néerlandais des droits de l'homme |
Date:
2001 |
Reference:
- |
Source:
Human Rights Internet & Netherlands Institute of Human Rights |
A review of the major human rights developments in the European human rights system (within the Council of Europe). Organized thematically and by country. Focuses on developments in the scope of: European Convention on Human Rights; European Social Charter; European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment and its protocols; Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities; and the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance.
A major distinguishing feature of FTR Europe is that it contains summaries of human rights case law. |
The Rights of the Child |
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HCDH / OHCHR |
Date:
15/10/1996 |
Reference:
Fact Sheet No. 10 (Rev.1) |
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights |
The human rights Fact Sheet Series is published by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Geneva. |
Harmful Traditional Practices Affecting |
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HCDH / OHCHR |
Date:
inconnue |
Reference:
Fact Sheet No. 23 |
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights |
The human rights Fact Sheet Series is published by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Geneva. |
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Books |
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The Convention on the Rights of the Child: International Law Support for Children |
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Glenn MOWER |
Reference:
Westport, CT, London, Greenwood Press, 1997 |
Languages:
English |
An examination of the background, text and potential significance of the Convention. Key principles and key human rights provisions - Implementation of the Convention's provisions - Prospects for the realization of the Convention's goal. |
A Commentary on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child |
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Sharon DETRICK |
Reference:
The Hague, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 1999 |
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An overview of the Convention - Commentary (Article by article, 1-41) - Concluding remarks - Appendices - Selected bibliography - Index. |
Monitoring Children's Rights |
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Eugeen Verhellen Ed. |
Reference:
The Hague, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 1996 |
Languages:
English |
The reporting system: what should be reported and who should report? - Self-executing force of the Convention - International and national monitoring procedures - Regional and national implementation - Role of NGOs - Particular Childrens' rights... |
Droits sociaux et droit européen : bilan et prospective de la protection normative |
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J.-F. Flauss Ed. - Jean-François FLAUSS |
Reference:
Bruxelles, Droit & Justice, Bruylant, 2002 |
Languages:
French |
In the Council of Europe and in the European Union, social rights are the object of a growing protection, both in quality and quantity. Questions raised : problems of coexistence and reciprocal influences - unicity of the standards of protection |
Les mesures relatives aux étrangers à l'épreuve de la Convention européenne des droits de l'homme |
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P. Lambert, C. Pettiti Ed. |
Reference:
Bruxelles, Droit & Justice, Bruylant, 2003 |
Languages:
French |
Collected papers from a 2003 seminar dedicated to the European Court of Human Rights' case-law related to the various situations that non-national foreigners are confronted with (non admission, asylum, deportation, "double punishment"). |
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Periodicals |
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Human Rights Tribune |
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Reference:
Ottawa, Human Rights Internet |
Contact:
hri@hri.ca |
http://www.hri.ca/cftribune/ |
Languages:
English |
A tri-yearly publication of HRI (Human Rights Internet). Addresses all areas of human rights from a non-governmental perspective world-wide. Articles about important events - NGO reports - Analysis of the work of human rights organizations. |
Revue trimestrielle des droits de l'homme |
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Reference:
Bruxelles, Nemesis |
Contact:
vf@lambert.be |
http://www.revtrdrh.be |
Languages:
French |
Specialized periodical. Articles on doctrine - Commentaries on the decisions of various courts - Extracts of new decisions - Bibliographies - News: conferences... Special issues. |
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Human Rights
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Aide Médicale Internationale à l'Enfance (AMIE) |
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http://www.amie.ca/ |
Type:NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) |
Founded in 1969, AMIE is an organization working for the welfare of children worldwide. |
Canadian Feed the Children () |
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http://www.canadianfeedthechildren.ca/ |
Type:NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) |
Organization for the healthy development of children. |
Casa Alianza (CA) |
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http://www.casa-alianza.org |
Type:NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) |
An independent, non profit organisation, dedicated to the rehabilitation and defense of street children in Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and Nicaragua. It is the Latin American branch of the New York-based Covenant House. Founded in Guatemala in 1981. |
Child Rights Centre () |
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http://yu.cpd.org.yu |
Type:NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) |
Non-political, non-profit and non-governmental organization. Its aim is the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. |
Child Rights Education-International (CRED-I) |
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http://www.childrightseducation.org/ |
Type:Research / Education |
An international distance learning project created to make the highest levels of knowledge, expertise, and critical thinking available worldwide to promote the human rights of the child. |
Child Rights Information Network (CRIN) |
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http://www.crin.org/ |
Type:Network |
UK-based global network that disseminates information about the Convention on the Rights of the Child and child rights. |
Childwatch International Research Network () |
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http://www.childwatch.uio.no |
Type:Network |
An international network aiming to initiate and coordinate research on children's development, children's living conditions and the implementation of children's rights, and to disseminate results and information from such projects. |
Committe on the Administration of Justice (CAJ) |
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http://www.caj.org.uk/ |
Type:NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) |
CAJ seeks to secure the highest standards in the administration of justice in Northern Ireland by ensuring that the government complies with its responsibilities in international human rights law. |
Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) |
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http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu2/isschild.htm |
Type:United Nations System |
Mission: Monitoring the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. |
Education International (EI) |
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http://www.ei-ie.org/ |
Type:NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) |
A world-wide trade union organisation seeking to promote for all peoples in all nations peace, democracy, social justice and equality through the development of quality public education for all. |
Elimu () |
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http://http://www.elimu.org/ |
Type:Network |
A network of independent citizens' groups in Africa, Asia and Latin America who are campaigning to ensure that all people have access to free, compulsory education of quality. |
Enfance et développement à Madagascar (AMADEA) |
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http://www.amadea.org |
Type:NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) |
NGO for the childhood, rural development and environmental protection in Madagascar. |
Global Campaign for Education (GCE) |
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http://www.campaignforeducation.org/ |
Type:NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) |
Promotes education as a basic human right, and mobilizes public pressure on governments and the International Community to fulfill their promises to provide free, compulsory public basic education for all people. |
Human Rights Trust of Southern Africa (SAHRIT) |
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http://www.sahrit.org/ |
Type:NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) |
Mainstreaming human rights within public institutions in the region, especially those charged with administering justice, enforcement of legal and human rights instruments, and promoting individual welfare. Special focus on child rights. |
Inter-American Children's Institute (IIN) |
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http://www.iin.org.uy |
Type:International or Regional Organization |
A specialized organization of the OAS in children issues, aims to protect the welfare of the region's children, having as a conceptual reference the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Juridical, social, health and education concerns. |
International Movement against All forms of Discrimination and Racism (IMADR) |
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http://www.imadr.org/ |
Type:NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) |
An international non-profit, human rights NGO devoted to eliminating all forms of discrimination around the world, forging international solidarity among discriminated minorities and advancing the international regime of human rights. |
International Society for Human Rights (ISHR) |
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http://www.ishr.org/ |
Type:NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) |
Represented in 24 countries by National Sections with 20,000 members altogether. It seeks to help those people who are in need and struggle non-violently for their rights. ICC - Human rights through force? -
children's rights - religious freedom. |
Jóvenes del Tercer Mundo () |
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http://www.jovenesdeltercermundo.org |
Type:NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) |
Spanish NGO for children and youth. |
The Centre for Europe's Children (CEC) |
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http://eurochild.gla.ac.uk/ |
Type:Network |
European document and information centre on children's welfare, policies and rights. On the site you can find full documents on children's rights and a link database with more than 500 websites. |
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