CRIN - Child Rights Information Network - Organisations - Amnesty International Children's Human Rights Network

Further details: The network aims to:

* Raise awareness about the plight of child victims of human rights abuses
* Draw attention to the particular vulnerability of children
* Draw attention to how certain patterns of human rights violations affect children
* Campaign on behalf of individual children.

Operational level: International

Organisation type: Ombudsmen / Independent human rights institutions

Organisation mandate: Lobby governments and the United Nations, Provide training or education on child rights, Research child rights, Undertake legal casework on behalf of children, Work in partnership with organisations, Work with media and press

Areas of expertise: Armed conflict, Child participation, Children living with HIV/AIDS, Children working and living on the street, Economic rights, Education and cultural rights, Family and alternative care, Gender and girls, Health and welfare, Individual cases of violations, Justice, Minority or indigenous children, Refugee and unaccompanied children, Reporting to and monitoring the CRC, Sexual exploitation and abuse, Violence

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CRIN does not accredit or validate any of the organisations listed in our directory. The views and activities of the listed organisations do not necessarily reflect the views or activities of CRIN's coordination team.