CHILD Protection & Rights > Child Protection Issues.

Interesting links on violence against children and child abuse:

- CRIN. On violence: http://www.crin.org/violence/ , on sexual exploitation: http://www.crin.org/themes/ViewTheme.asp?id=9

- ECPAT. On commercial sexual exploitation:
http://www.ecpat.net/eng/CSEC/definitions/

- Human Rights Watch: http://hrw.org/children/violence.htm

- Inter-parliamentary Union. Female genital mutilation:
http://www.ipu.org/wmn-e/fgm.htm

- International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect. World Perspectives on Child
Abuse, 2006: http://www.ispcan.org

- PLAN: http://www.plan-international.org/action/violence/

- Save the Children. International Alliance. Website:
http://www.savethechildren.net/alliance/what_we_do/ending_
violence/index.html

- Save the children. India:
http://www.savethechildren.in/india/key_sectors/child_trafficking.html

- Save the children. India:
http://www.savethechildren.in/india/key_sectors/sexual_abuse.html

- Special Rapporteur on the Sale of children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography; www.ohchr.org/english/issues/children/rapporteur/index.htm

- The Female Genital Cutting Education and networking project. Female genital mutilation: http://www.fgmnetwork.org/index.php

- UNICEF. Website:
http://www.unicef.org/protection/index_violence.html

- UNICEF. Voices of Youth:
http://www.unicef.org/voy/explore/cse/explore_cse.php

- UNICEF. Female genital mutilation:
http://www.unicef.org/protection/index_genitalmutilation.html

- WHO. Female genital mutilation:
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs241/en/


Publications on violence against children and child abuse:
- UN Study on Violence against Children. UN, 2006.
Available online: http://www.violencestudy.org/IMG/pdf/ English-2.pdf.

- World Report on Violence against Children. UN, 2006.
Book containing additional details and recommendations on violence against children in different setting Available online:
http://www.violencestudy.org/a553

- Report on the first year of follow up to the UN Study on Violence against Children. UN, 2007. Available online:
http://www.violencestudy.org/IMG/pdf/IE_report_English.pdf

- A child-friendly version of the UN Study and educational materials are available at: http://www.violencestudy.org/r49

- UN Study on Violence against Children: Ending Physical and Humiliating Punishment of Children, Making it Happen.Save the children, 2005.
Available online:
http://se-web-01.rb.se/Shop/Products/Product.aspx?ItemId=1350

- Violence against teenagers, Plan International, 2006.
Available online:
http://www.plan-international.org/resources/publications/


- Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: A statistical exploration. UNICEF, 2005.
This publication analyses available statistics on female genital mutilation/cutting, with the aim of improving understanding of related issues in the wider context of gender equality and social change. The study centres on women aged 15-49 and their daughters, presenting estimates and examining differentials in prevalence, and highlighting patterns within the data that can strategically inform programmatic efforts.
Available online: http://www.unicef.org/publications/ index_29994.html

- Violence against children in the countries of South Asia, UNICEF.
The report reviews the situation of children in South Asian countries, assesses progress in the areas of child protection and identifies necessary action.
Available online:
http://www.unicef.org/india/United_Nations_Secretary.doc

- Study on Child abuse: India 2007. Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India. Available online:
http://wcd.nic.in/childabuse.pdf

- Summary of the study. Child abuse: India 2007: Available online: www.indianet.nl/docs/childabuseIndia.doc

- Subgroup Report on Child Protection for the 11th Five Year Plan (2007-2012). Ministry of Women and Child Development. p.29-35.
Available online: http://wcd.nic.in/wgchilprotection.pdf

- Report of the Consultation on Child Abuse Prevention. World Health Organization.,1999:
http://www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/violence/neglect/en/

- My name is today. Butterflies. Special issue: Child Trafficking.Volume XI No. 2 & 3, 2003. Purchase possible online:
http://www.butterflieschildrights.org/books.asp

Publications focused on Sexual abuse and exploitation:
- Sexual exploitation, Plan International, 2006.
Available online: http://www.plan-international.org/pdfs/exploitation.pdf

- Reports on the Laws and Legal Procedures Concerning the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children in Indonesia, Bangladesh, Nepal and India, ECPAT, 2006.
ECPAT International’s written submission to the Day of the General Discussion is for Group 1: The child’s right to be heard in judicial and administrative proceedings.
Available online: http://www.crin.org/docs/GDD_2006_ECPAT.doc

- "Visible Evidence - Forgotten Children”, Save the Children, International alliance, 2006.
This report reveals serious gaps in the protection of sexually abused children whose abuse has been filmed or photographed and distributed over the Internet.
Available online:
http://www.savethechildren.net/alliance/resources/reports/VisibleEvidence.pdf

- Protecting children from sexual abuse and exploitation, Save the Children, International alliance, 2003.
All children have the right to be protected and removed from sexually exploitative situations and provided with support and recovery assistance
Available online: http://www.savethechildren.net/alliance/resources/
childabuse1003eng.pdf

- Dealing with child victims of trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation. Manual for social workers. UNICEF and Department of Women and Child Development, 2004. http://wcd.nic.in/SWManual.pdf

- Profiting from abuse: An investigation into the sexual exploitation of our children, UNICEF, 2001. PDF document. Also available online: www.unicef.at/fileadmin/medien/pdf/profitingfabuseeng.pdf

- Trafficking for Sexual Exploitation and other Exploitative Purposes. UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre, 2005. Available online: http://www.unicef-irc.org/publications/pdf/trafficking-exploitation-eng.pdf