Children's Human Rights Progress and

Children's human rights are regularly violated around the world. We hear about graphic examples including child soldiers, child prostitutes, and children sold into slavery, but hungry, sick, and orphaned children are equally at risk and more prevalent. In

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Introduction: A Human Rights Approach to the Needs of Children

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Linda C. Majka and Mark Ensalaco

PART I: CHILDREN'S RIGHTS IN INTERNATIONAL LAW

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1 The Right of the Child to Development

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Mark Ensalaco

2 Transforming Visions into Reality: The Convention on the Rights of the Child

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Jill Marie Gerschutz and Margaret P. Karns

3 Strengthening the Framework for Enforcing Children's Rights: An Integrated Approach

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Ursula Kilkelly

PART II: CHILDREN IN A DANGEROUS WORLD

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4 The Problem of Sexual Trafficking in Postcommunist Europe

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Jaro Bilocerkowycz

5 Three Prints in the Dirt: Child Soldiers and Human Rights

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Mary B. Geske with Mark Ensalaco

6 Children's Rights and the Tenuousness of Local Coalitions: A Case Study in Nicaragua

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Richard Maclure and Melvin Sotelo

7 Protecting Children on the Margins: Social Justice and Community Building

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Laura M. Leming, FMI, and Bro. Raymond L. Fitz, SM

PART III: CHILDREN'S RIGHTS IN THE UNITED STATES

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8 Child Farm Workers in United States Agriculture

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Linda C. Majka and Theo J. Majka

9 Human Rights and Juvenile Justice in the United States

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Rosemary C. Sarri and Jeffrey J. Shook

10 The Challenges of Human Rights Education and the Impact on Children's Rights

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Joyce Apsel

Conclusion: Some Progress, Many Challenges

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Mark Ensalaco and Linda C. Majka

Index

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About the Contributors

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