Resources

Global Initiative — Corporal Punishment

The Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children keeps track of the legal status of corporal punishment in all countries of the world, not only those in the United Nations. It has the support of UNICEF, members of the Committee on the Rights of the Child and key international human rights organisations. Explore the Global Initiative site via its Site Map.

Child Rights Information Network  ( CRIN )

Established in 1995, CRIN serves more than 2,000 organisations in 150 countries. Members of the network include NGOs, UN agencies, community based organisations, research institutions, IGOs and governmental organisations.

Languages:
http://www.crin.org/ - English
http://www.crin.org/francais/ - Français
http://www.crin.org/espanol/ - Español
http://www.crin.org/arabic/ - عر بية

Countries:
Select a country at: http://www.crin.org/reg/countries.asp – It will take you to a page with information about sessions of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child in which periodic reports from the country were evaluated. Also, the country page lists CRIN member organisations in that country and relevant laws.

Members:
Information about the organizations that are part of CRIN, with a Search Form: http://www.crin.org/organisations/

NGO Alternative Reports:
Parties to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child are expected to submit periodic reports to the Committee on the Rights of the Child. Non-Governmental Organizations also submit reports to the Committee, which can be found using this Search Form:
http://www.crin.org/NGOGroupforCRC/search.asp

Mailing list:
An online archive of news items from the mailing list – CRINMAIL – with a Search Form and a link to a Subsciption Form: http://www.crin.org/email/

News:
News items about children's rights can be displayed by type, by country, or by region:
http://www.crin.org/resources/news/

Site Map — http://www.crin.org/about/sitemap.asp

Human Rights Watch

A complete listing of documents on child-related issues:
http://www.hrw.org/news-all/669

World Vision

World Vision is one of the largest Christian relief and development organizations in the world, with a budget of more than 1.2 billion dollars. It has focused on children since 1950 — tackling the causes of poverty and injustice — and serves all people, regardless of religion. Of more than 40,000 staff, 97 percent work in their home countries or regions. World Vision works in support of children's legal rights.
http://www.worldvision.org/
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