Street Children

Letter to French Minister of Immigration, Integration, National identity and Solidary development

Human Rights Watch — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:27:01 -0800

Dear Minister Besson,

DR Congo: Rights Panel Condemns Abuses Against Children

Human Rights Watch — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 06:39:23 -0800

(New York) - The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo should urgently carry out new recommendations from the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child to protect children from violence and abuse, Human Rights Watch and the Coalition of Congolese Non-governmental Organizations on Child Rights (CODE) said today.

Rapport alternatif de la CODE sur la mise en oeuvre de la Convention relative aux droits de l’enfant en RDC

Human Rights Watch — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:15:42 -0700

Dans son rapport au Comité, la Coalition d’organisations non gouvernementales congolaises des droits de l’enfant (CODE) fournit des informations sur la situation des enfants en République démocratique du Congo.

Submission to the Committee on the Rights of the Child for the Period Review of the DRC

Human Rights Watch — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:00:00 -0700

In this submission to the committee, Human Rights Watch presents information on child soldiers, children in detention, sexual violence against girls, and abuses against street children in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Universal Periodic Review of Guatemala

Human Rights Watch — Sun, 04 May 2008 17:00:00 -0700

The country continues to face high levels of violence associated with both electoral politics and common crime. Guatemala’s weak and corrupt law enforcement institutions have proven incapable of containing the powerful organized crime groups that, among other things, are believed responsible for continuing attacks on human rights defenders.

"Children of the Dust"

Human Rights Watch — Sun, 12 Nov 2006 16:00:00 -0800

This 77-page report documents cases of serious violations of the rights of street children in Hanoi. Police routinely round up street children in arbitrary sweeps and deposit them at state “rehabilitation” centers – euphemistically called “Social Protection Centers” – where they are detained for periods ranging from two weeks to as much as six months.

Vietnam: Street Children at Risk Before APEC Summit

Human Rights Watch — Sun, 12 Nov 2006 16:00:00 -0800

Government roundup campaigns to clear Hanoi’s streets of “wanderers” and “vagrants” are landing street children in detention centers, where some are beaten and subject to other forms of abuse, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.

Rwanda: Hundreds Illegally Detained in Former Warehouse

Human Rights Watch — Mon, 15 May 2006 17:00:00 -0700

(New York) - Hundreds of persons, many of them children, are being held in deplorable conditions in an unofficial detention center in the Gikondo neighborhood of the Rwandan capital Kigali, Human Rights Watch said in a briefing paper issued today.

Swept Away

Human Rights Watch — Sun, 14 May 2006 00:00:00 -0700

This paper documents life at the unofficial detention center in the Gikondo neighborhood of the Rwandan capital Kigali.

What Future?

Human Rights Watch — Tue, 04 Apr 2006 17:00:00 -0700

This 72-page report documents how security officials and other adults routinely abuse the country’s street children. In the past 10 years, armed conflict, HIV/AIDS, prohibitive education fees, and even accusations of sorcery have led to a doubling of the number of street children. With no secure access to shelter, food or other basic needs, these children live in insecurity and fear.