Download here - Northwestern Interdisciplinary Law Review, Vol. 4, 2011
Georgetown University Law Center; University College London
Community Alliance for the Ethical Treatment of Youth (CAFETY)
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Youth Rights and Violations
Mental Disability Rights International issues report - JRC Torture School (MA, Judge Rotenberg Center)
Mental Disability Rights International issues report against Judge Rotenberg Center, center 'treating' (read: torturing) autistic youth located in Massachusetts.
Still Shackled in the Land of Liberty
Still Shackled in the Land of Liberty: Denying Children the Right to be Safe From Abusive “Treatment”
U.S. Ratification of Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)
In 1989, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), a comprehensive international children's rights treaty that addresses children's civil, political, economic, social, and cultural rights. The CRC sets goals and standards that promote children's rights, thereby strengthening governmental initiatives to serve children and families while recognizing the role and authority of families and the importance of governmental policies that ensure children's optimal development in their families and communities.US Influences Disability Rights Treaty, but Won
Aug. 25 – Despite having a heavy hand in negotiations, the United States says it will not sign a global treaty codifying the rights of people with disabilities.
Summary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
Summary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
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