Catholics For a Free Choice

Contact data:	1436 U Street NW, Suite 301 Washington, DC 20009 United States Tel: + 1 202 986 6093 Fax: + 1 202 332 7995 Website: www.catholicsforchoice.org
Year established:	1973
No. Staff:	1
Main contact:	Serra Sippel (international@catholicsforchoice.org)
Membership No:	2118

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Organisation aims and activities: CFFC is a NGO with special consultative status with the UN Economic and Social Council. Since 2002, CFFC has partnered with national-level child rights organisations to produce and submit shadow reports on clergy sexual abuse of minors to the Committee on the Rights of the Child. Reports have been submitted for Canada, Germany, France, Austria, the Philippines and Australia.

Further details: Through discourse, education and advocacy, CFFC works in the US and internationally to infuse these values into public policy, community life, feminist analysis and Catholic social thinking and teaching. Since 2002, CFFC has partnered with national-level child rights organisations to produce and submit shadow reports to the Committee on the Rights of the Child for the examinations of periodic reports submitted by Canada, Germany, France, Austria, the Philippines and Australia.

Operational level: International

Organisation type: NGO - non governmental organisation

Organisation mandate: Lobby governments and the United Nations

Areas of expertise: Reporting to and monitoring the CRC

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