Documentation Materials

Children’s Education and Cultural rights

Access to quality education and the ability to learn about and enjoy one’s own culture are...

Education: Civil and Political Rights in Schools

"Children do not lose their human rights by virtue of passing through the school gates....", the...

What are children’s economic rights

Poverty can have a severely negative impact on a child’s development. Their health and education...

Children and freedom of expression

"Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold...

Children’s rights regarding family and alternative care

The family is a very important social structure. All different types of family structures can...

Gangs: an important factor in violence among and against children

According to the UN Study on Violence Against Children, “gangs are an important factor in violence...

The General Principles of the Convention on the Rights of the Child

All rights in the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) are linked and must be considered as...

Violence Against Children: Honour Killings

Honour killings describe the murder of a female family member because she is believed to have...

Children's rights and HIV and AIDS

The headline news of UNAIDS latest report reveals that the global AIDS epidemic is on the wane. The...

Children’s Right to Health and Welfare

Over six million children under the age of five died in 2012, and more than half of these deaths...

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