Resource from Chab Dai about Child Participation
Child Domestic Work (Innocenti Digest)
Only recently have campaigners against child labour begun to focus their attention on what is probably the largest group of child workers in the world: child domestics. In industrialized countries and in some emerging economies, there has been a steadyRead more…
Your Rights Under the UNCRC
A short pamphlet explaining children’s rights.
The Evolving capacities of the child
For the first time in an international human rights treaty, the Convention on the Rights of the Child introduces the concept of the ‘evolving capacities’ of the child. Article 5 of the Convention states that direction and guidance, provided byRead more…
Strengths and Secondary Trauma in Family Violence
This article explores the utility of the strengths perspective as a conceptual framework for research in a qualitative study of secondary trauma with counselors ofbattered women.
On the Margins of Profit
Business activity around the world has a profound effect on people’s lives andlivelihoods, but international debates about business conduct frequently neglect tofully consider the many ways that businesses can advance or impede the enjoymentof human rights.
Sexual Abuse of Boys : Current Perspectives
Boys may be equally at risk for sexual victimization as girls, yet they are a unique clinical group whose needs have not addressed significantly.
Global Report on Child Soldiers
At any one time, more than 300,000 children under 18 = girls and boys – are fighting as soldiers with government armed forces and armed opposition groups in more than 30 countries worldwide. In more than 85 countries, hundreds ofRead more…
Critical Issues: Landmine Awareness
The following are the key concepts which are addressed in this module.1. Children as a group are seriously endangered by mines and UXO.2. UNHCR has a legal mandate to protect refugees – including children andadolescents – from danger, such asRead more…
Critical Issues: Child Soldiers
The fact that the large numbers of children and adolecents are fighting in today’s conflicts is now well known. This recognition has itself tended to make the use of “child soldiers” seem an inevitable part oof these conflicts. The beginningsRead more…