With the effective implementation the world over of the Conventions on the Rights of the Child and of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, there can be a paradigm shift in the way the human rights of children with disabilities are promoted, protected and fulfilled. This shift is urgently needed!
Indeed, the life of children with disabilities is surrounded by stigma, discrimination, cultural prejudices, ill- perceptions and shocking...
The world comes together on June 12 to rally efforts in the fight against child labour, and to bring to an end the plight of the more than 215 million children worldwide who are victims of this serious violation of their rights.
The exploitation of children through labour, in particular its worst forms, is a major obstacle to realizing the dream of a world where violence against children has no place. The United Nations Study on...
We live in a globalizing world, in constant change. The search for better economic opportunities and for a better lifestyle, on the one hand; and political instability and armed conflicts, violence and discrimination, climate change and natural disasters, on the other, are some of the reasons behind international and internal migration flows – from South to North, and more significantly, across and within countries in the South.
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Artículo de opinión de la Dra. Marta Santos Pais, Representante Especial del Secretario General de Naciones Unidas sobre la violencia en contra de la Niñez, publicado en el diario paraguayo Última Hora el 28 de abril de 2011.
En América Latina y el Caribe viven 108 millones de adolescentes entre 10 y 19 años, el 19% de la población total de la región; muchos de ellos carecen de acceso a una educación de buena calidad; a la...
The protection of children from all forms of violence is a fundamental right, which the international community has solemnly pledged to safeguard for all children, everywhere and at all times. Unfortunately, violence remains a harsh reality for millions of children around the world. Violence hampers a child’s development, learning abilities and school performance. It inhibits positive relationships, provokes low self-esteem, emotional...
