The Children's Rights Network
Posted December 13, 2007 - 10:37am
The Children's Rights Network of AINZ was formed in June 2002 for adults and young people who wished to campaign for the rights of children. Membership is open to all members of Amnesty International and the network includes local Amnesty groups and school groups as well as individual members.
The aim of the network is to see that the provisions of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and its Optional Protocols are observed throughout the world and within New Zealand. In these treaties, a child is defined as anyone below the age of 18 years.
The network publishes an email newsletter every second month with an occasional urgent appeal case sent to members between newsletter issues. Among the topics and appeals which appear in the newsletter are:
The network also works with the Office of the Commissioner for Children, UNICEF and children's NGOs in New Zealand to create a lobby for children's rights in this country. The aims are to reduce the incidence of child abuse and of child poverty as required by the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Non-members of Amnesty, join Amnesty (minimum subscription $20 a year) and request membership of the children's rights network. Email info@amnesty.org.nz
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Latest Reports
- Central Africa: Governments and UN must join forces to secure release of kidnapped women and children - April 2008
- Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories - February 2008
About the Children's Rights Network
"The way a society treats children reflects not only its quality of compassion and protective caring, but also its sense of justice, its commitment to the future, and its urge to enhance the human condition for coming generations." Javier Perez de Cuellar, former UN Secretary General
The Children's Rights Network of AINZ was formed in June 2002 for adults and young people who wished to campaign for the rights of children. Membership is open to all members of Amnesty International and the network includes local Amnesty groups and school groups as well as individual members.
The aim of the network is to see that the provisions of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and its Optional Protocols are observed throughout the world and within New Zealand. In these treaties, a child is defined as anyone below the age of 18 years.
The network publishes an email newsletter every second month with an occasional urgent appeal case sent to members between newsletter issues. Among the topics and appeals which appear in the newsletter are:
- The imprisonment, torture or killing of children by governments or armed groups;
- The recruitment and use of child soldiers;
- Children as victims of armed conflict;
- The ill-treatment of child refugees, asylum seekers and displaced persons;
- The execution of juvenile offenders;
- Inadequate juvenile justice systems which fail to protect children's rights;
- Trafficking of children for domestic service or work in the sex industry.
The network also works with the Office of the Commissioner for Children, UNICEF and children's NGOs in New Zealand to create a lobby for children's rights in this country. The aims are to reduce the incidence of child abuse and of child poverty as required by the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Take Action Now for Children's Rights
- "War Against Children In The Wild North" - Central African Republic (AFR.19/006/07)
- "Stop Child Executions" - Iran (MDE 13/078/2007)
Join Now
Members of Amnesty, contact the network and ask to be put on the mailing list, email childrensrightsnetwork@amnesty.org.nzNon-members of Amnesty, join Amnesty (minimum subscription $20 a year) and request membership of the children's rights network. Email info@amnesty.org.nz
