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The following list represents a broad spectrum of child rights issues worldwide. However, the list is not exhaustive and is currently in the process of being expanded.

A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N

O- P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z

A

Abduction

• Laws on abduction
  

Adoption

• CRC Article 21
• Laws on adoption
• Convention On Protection Of Children And Co-operation In Respect Of Intercountry Adoption
  
  
  

Armed Conflict

• CRC Article 38
• Laws on armed conflict
• Fact sheet and resources
• The Optional Protocol on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict
• Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict
• Child rights and the Security Council

B

Birth Registration

• CRC Article 7
• Laws on birth registration
  

C

Child Labour

• CRC Article 32
• Laws on child labour
• Factsheet and resources
• Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention
  

Child Marriage

• CRINMAIL 899 - Special edition on child marriage

• CRC Articles 37, 39 and 40
• Laws relating to Articles 37, 39 and 40
• Factsheet and resources
• General Comment no. 10: Children's rights in juvenile justice
  
  

Children of Prisoners

• Read a report on the issue from a Human Rights Council side-event
  
  

Children without Parental Care

• CRC Article 9 and Article 20
• Laws on Article 9 and Article 20
• CRC Day of General Discussion on Children without Parental Care
• Better Care Network

Child Rights

• About child rights
• Convention on the Rights of the Child

Committee on the Rights of the Child

• CRIN information page

• General Comment no.8: The right of the child to protection from corporal punishment and other cruel or degrading forms of punishment

D

Death Penalty

• International Call to End all Executions of Juvenile Offenders
• CRC Article 37

Disability

• CRC Article 23
• Laws on disability
• UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

• Factsheet and resources
• General Comment no.9: The rights of children with disabilities

Discrimination 

• CRC Article 2
• Laws on discrimination
• Factsheet and resources
  
  

Drug abuse

• CRC Article 33
• Laws on drug abuse
  

E

Early Childhood

• CRC Day of General Discussion on Early Childhood
• Factsheet and resources
  
  

Economics & Poverty

• CRC Articles 4, 6 and 27
• Laws on Articles 4, 6 and 27
• Factsheet and resources

Education

• CRC Articles 28-29
• Laws relating to Articles 28 and 29
• Factsheet and resources
• General Comment no.1: The aims of education

Emergencies

• Resources on child rights and emergencies
• CRIN Newsletter 20: Child Rights and Emergencies
• CRC Day of General Discussion on Education in Emergencies

Environment and Habitat

• Resources on environment and habitat

F

Family Reunification

• CRC Article 10
• Laws on family reunification

Food

• Special CRINMAIL on rising food prices, and the Right to Food
  

Foster Care

• CRC Article 20
• Laws on foster care

Freedom of Opinion and Expression

• CRC Articles 12-13
• Laws relating to Articles 12 and 13

Freedom of Religion and Belief

• CRC Article 14
• Laws on freedom of religion and belief

G

Gender and Girls (see also Discrimination)

• Resources on gender and girls
  

General Measures of Implementation

• Introduction
• The process of law reform
• The development of independent human rights institutions for children
• The development of comprehensive strategies or agendas for children
• The development of permanent governmental coordination mechanisms
• Systematic monitoring - data collection and evaluation
• The allocation of resources for children
• Education, training and awareness-raising on the CRC
• Collaboration in the process of implementation with civil society, including children
• General Comment no.5 on General measures of implementation for the Convention
  

H

Health

• CRC Article 24
• Laws on health
• General Comment no.4: Adolescent health and development

HIV and AIDS

• Factsheet and resources
• General Comment no.3: HIV and AIDS and the rights of the child
  

I

Identity

• CRC Article 8
• Laws on preservation of identity
  
  

Implementation

• CRC Article 4
• Laws on implementing rights
• CRC Day of General Discussion on Article 4
  
  

Indigenous Rights

• CRC Article 30
• Laws on indigenous rights
• CRC Day of General Discussion on the Rights of Indigenous Children

Information (access to)

• CRC Article 17
• Laws on access to information
  
  

Institutional Care

International Criminal Court (ICC)

• CRIN information page on the ICC
• Special edition of CRINMAIL

J

Juvenile Justice (see children in conflict with the law)

K

L

M

Media

• CRC Article 17
• Laws on the media
• CRIN's media toolkit
• Factsheet and resources
  
  

Minority Rights

• CRC Article 30
• Laws on minority rights
  

N

Name and Nationality

• CRC Article 7
• Laws on name and nationality
   

O

Ombudspersons

• CRIN information page
• European Network of Ombudspersons for Children (ENOC)

P

Participation

• CRC Article 12
• Laws on participation
• CRC Day of General Discussion on Article 12
• Right Now page

Play

• CRC Article 31
• Laws on the right to play
• Factsheet and resources
  

Private Sector

• Factsheet and resources
• CRC Day of General Discussion on child rights and the private sector
  
  

Q

R

Refugees and Unaccompanied Children

• CRC Article 22
• Laws on refugees and unaccompanied children
• General Comment no.6: Treatment of unaccompanied and separated children outside of their country of origin
• Refugee and Displaced Children: Rough Guide to International Law and Standards
  
  

Regional Mechanisms

• Introduction to regional human rights mechanisms - Africa, Americas and the Caribbean, Europe and Other regional groupings

Rehabilitative care

• CRC Article 39
• Laws on rehabilitative care
  
  

Rights-Based Programming

• CRIN's microsite
  

Roma

• See CRINMAIL 1009 - Special Edition on Roma Rights

Rural settings 

• Child rights and rural settings

S

Sale of Children

• CRC Article 35
• Laws on the sale of children
• Optional Protocol on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography
• Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography 
  
  

Separation

Sexual Exploitation

• CRC Article 34
• Laws on sexual exploitation
• Factsheet and resources
• Optional Protocol on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography

Slavery

Social Security

• CRC Article 26
• Laws on social security

Strategic litigation

• Child rights: A guide to strategic litigation
  
  

Street Children

• Resources on children living and working on the street
  
  

Survival and Development

• CRC Article 6
• Laws on survival and development
  
  

T

Torture and Degrading Treatment

• CRC Article 37
• Laws on torture and degrading treatment
  
  

Trafficking

• CRC Article 35
• Laws on trafficking
  
  

U

UN Human Rights Council

• Child rights and the Human Rights Council
• Child rights and the Universal Periodic Review
• News page on child rights and the Human Rights Council
  
  

UN Special Session on Children

• Q&A
• Factsheet and resources

UN Special Procedures

• Q&A
  

Urban settings

• CRIN Review 22: Children's Right to the City

V

Violence against Children

• UN Study on Violence
• CRC Day of General Discussion on Violence against Children in the Family and in Schools
• CRC Day of General Discussion on State Violence against Children
  

W

Working children (See child labour)

X

Y

Z