A definition of slavery first appeared in an international agreement in the League of Nations
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State violence against children
Quite simply, State violence is violence enacted by the State or its subsidiary bodies , for example, police and security forces, or care institutions
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Forms of violence: State neglect
Article 19 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child requires States to protect the child against “all forms of physical or mental violence, injury or abuse, neglec
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What is child trafficking?
The UN Study on Violence Against Children estimates that 8.4 million children are employed in the worst forms of child labour, and of these, 1.2 million are victims of
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Form of violence: Torture
What is torture?
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CRC article 37: Torture and deprivation of liberty
Text of the article 37
States Parties shall ensure that:
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Children in vulnerable situation
What are the rights of children in vulnerable situations? Why are they important?
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Violence Against Children at work
What do we mean by violence at work?
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What are children’s rights regarding freedom from violence?
Being able to lead a life free from all forms of violence determines whether a child, and indeed any person, can fully enj
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Labour rights: Child labour and protecting working children
Not all working children perform activities that can be defined as child labour; yet there is a dominant view that all child work is somehow problematic.