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Review of child labour, education and poverty agenda: India country report
Global March Against Child Labour, 2006A cause for concern is the increasing occurrence of child labour in India. This study critically examines current programmes, action plans and interventions of key actors working towards the elimination of child labour and achieving Education for All.DocumentPaying the price: violations of the rights of children in detention in Burundi
Human Rights Watch, 2007There is currently no juvenile justice system in Burundi, no alternatives to incarceration for children and no services to help children once they are released from prison. This report details the failings of Burundi’s criminal system and their impacts on children.DocumentBottom of the ladder: exploitation and abuse of girl domestic workers in Guinea
Human Rights Watch, 2007In Guinea tens of thousands of girls work as child domestic workers. They work long hours for little or no money, and are routinely deprived of adequate sleep, rest, food, health care and education as well as social contacts and loving care.DocumentSocio-economic rights of Chilean women: have neo-liberal policies really helped?
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007Chile is often portrayed as a neo-liberal success story. The nation is held up as a model for welfare provision across Latin America. But neo-liberal reforms have impacted negatively on the rights of women in many countries around the world.DocumentEl moderno trabajo esclavo
La Alianza Global Jus Semper, 2007Este artículo discute cómo las condiciones laborales se han deteriorado a lo largo de las últimas décadas resultando en lo que el reporte llama “esclavitud moderna.” Se argumenta que a pesar de los organismos internacionales y de los convenios creados por los gobiernos de los países en favor de los derechos laborales, la realidad es que las práDocumentThe OECD guidelines for multi-national enterprises: an evolving legal status
Sherpa, 2007This paper provides an overview of the growing sphere of influence of multinational enterprises (MNEs). It aims to open up avenues which will enable the influence of the current framework of positive law on MNEs to be strengthened and to consider international customary law that could enable the guidelines to find a place within hard-law institutions.DocumentElectoral systems and the protection and participation of minorities
Minority Rights Group International, 2006This document examines and evaluates the level of minority inclusion in electoral systems in different conflict situations worldwide. It specifically focuses on how the participation of minorities in the legislative process at the stage of electoral reform is a key tool, both in peace building and in future conflict prevention.DocumentRealising rights for children - good practice in Eastern and Southern Africa
African Child Policy Forum, 2007This is a regional examination of the extent of harmonisation of national laws relating to children under the umbrella of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). This report reviews and analyses how far countries in Eastern and Southern African have gone in implementing the principles of the CRC, and how well they have built the recognition of children's rights into their legal systems.DocumentSudan’s children at a crossroads: an urgent need for protection
Watchlist/Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict, 2007This report presents information on violations against children in Sudan in each of the major categories identified by the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1612 on Children and Armed Conflict.DocumentTowards corporate accountability for human and environmental rights abuses
European Coalition for Corporate Justice (ECCJ), 2007This paper addresses options that the European Coalition for Corporate Justice (ECCJ) intends to explore, both at the international level and at European Union level, which would improve the legal accountability of Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) for human rights and environmental rights abuses.Pages