Type |
Description |
Creator/Author |
Link |
| Creating a Non-Violent Juvenile Justice System |
This report clarifies a vision of a non-violent youth justice system and the ways in which governments are failing to uphold that ideal |
The International NGO Council on Violence Against Children |
http://www.crin.org/docs/InCo_Report_2013.pdf |
| 2009 Child Poverty Report Card |
Report on BC child poverty rate and recommendations on how to reduce it. |
First Call |
http://www.firstcallbc.org/pdfs/EconomicEquality/3-09reportcard.pdf |
| A Question of Commitment: Children's Rights in Canada |
Book on the Canadian government's commitment to the rights of the child. |
R. Brian Howe & Katherine Covell |
Howe, R.B., & Covell, K. (Ed). A Question of Commitment:
Children's Rights in Canada.
Waterloo, ON: Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2007. |
| Aboriginal Children and Youth in Canada: Canada Must Do Better |
Position paper calls for a national plan to improve outcomes for Aboriginal children and youth. |
Representative for Children and Youth, BC |
http://www.rcybc.ca/Images/PDFs/Reports/Position%20Paper%20June%2016%20FINAL.pdf |
| BC Centre for Safe Schools and Communities Resource Page |
Various resources, created by the Centre, including curriculum, fact sheets, e-newsletters, reports, research papers, and web links. |
BC Center for Safe Schools and Communities |
http://www.ufv.ca/bccssc/Resources.htm |
Beyond Article 23: Rights of Children with
Disabilities under the UN Convention |
Plain language booklet for families, service providers, and individuals interested in the Convention on the Rights of the Child with a particular focus on children with disabilities. |
Society for Children and Youth of BC |
http://www.scyofbc.org/resources |
| Business and Human Rights Resource Centre |
A resource centre and online library that covers a human rights perspective to over 4500 companies and reports of corporate misconduct and "good practices" by companies. |
Business and Human Rights Resource Centre |
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Home |
| Canada and the Rights of Children 2003 Review of Canada's Record |
Fact sheet of 10 important actions selected from recommendations for action by UN committee on the Rights of the Child. |
Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children |
http://rightsofchildren.ca/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/overview.pdf |
| Child Care and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child |
Booklet for people who work with and on behalf of children and youth |
Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children |
http://rightsofchildren.ca/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/care.pdf |
Child Poverty in Perspective: An Overview of Child Well-being in Rich Countries
A Comprehensive Assessment of the Lives and Well-Being of Children and Adolescents in the Economically Advanced Nations |
Assessment of the lives and well-being of children and young people in 21 industrialized nations. |
United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund International |
http://www.unicef.ca/portal/Secure/Community/502/WCM/PRESS
/IRC7/RC7.pdf |
Children as Witnesses: Thinking Beyond
the Box |
Report on the results of a round table that examined concerns about children, already traumatized by abuse, participating in a justice system designed for adults. |
Society for Children and Youth of BC |
http://www.scyofbc.org/resources |
| Children's Rights Are Human Rights |
Report explores whether the ratification of the UNCRC has made a difference in Canada. |
Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children |
http://rightsofchildren.ca/wp-content/uploads/
overview-of-progress-on-childrens-rights.pdf |
| Core Commitments for Children in Humanitarian Action |
Promote predictable, effective and timely collective humanitarian action, and to clearly outline the areas in which UNICEF can best contribute to results in upholding the rights of children affected by humanitarian action. |
United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund International |
http://www.unicef.org/publications/files/CCC_042010.pdf |
| Do Parents have Fundamental Rights? |
Discussion paper on the relation between children's rights and parent's rights in reference to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. |
Journal of Canadian Studies |
http://www.allbusiness.com/north-america/canada/1164733-1.html |
| Education and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child |
Booklet for people who work with and on behalf of children and youth |
Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children |
http://rightsofchildren.ca/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/ed.pdf |
| Growing Up in BC |
Report that examines six important aspects of child well-being – health, learning, safety, behaviour, family economic wellbeing and family, peer and community connections in British Columbia. |
Representative for Children and Youth, BC |
http://www.rcybc.ca/Images/PDFs/Reports/Growing%20Up%20in%20BC%20Final%20Web.pdf |
| Health and Well-Being of Children in Care in B.C.: Educational Experience and Outcomes |
Report on BC children in government care. |
Representative for Children and Youth, BC |
http://www.rcybc.ca/Images/PDFs/Reports/educational%20outcomes%20of%20cic.pdf |
| Health Care and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child |
Booklet for people who work with and on behalf of children and youth |
Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children |
http://rightsofchildren.ca/wp-content/uploads/
2009/05/health.pdf |
| Hearing the Voices of Children and Youth: A Child-Centered Approach to Complaint Resolution |
Report identifying seven ways for the BC Ministry of Children and Family Development to make its complaint process more accessible and responsive to the vulnerable young people it serves. |
Representative for Children and Youth, BC |
http://www.rcybc.ca/Images/PDFs/Reports/RCY_
HearingtheVoices.pdf |
| Human Rights and Business Dilemmas Forum : Child labour |
Human rights online forum for businesses. |
United Nations Global Compact |
http://human-rights.unglobalcompact.org/dilemmas/child-labour/ |
| Human Rights Resource Manuals |
List of resource manuals addressing a range of human rights issues. |
Equitas |
http://www.equitas.org/english/ed-manuals/ed-manuals.php |
| Implementation Handbook for the Convention on the Rights of the Child |
Handbook for implementation of the UNCRC. |
United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund International |
http://www.unicef.org/publications/index_5598.html |
| International Human Rights Education Evaluation Symposium - HRE for Social Change: Evaluation Approaches and Methodologies Report of the Proceedings |
Report of Human Rights Education Symposium. |
Equitas |
http://www.equitas.org/english/ed-manuals/pdf/Equitas_Eval_Symp_Proc_2007_ENG.pdf |
| Investor Briefs |
Investor briefs of companies that have demonstrated good environmental, social, and governance performance. |
Shareholder Association for Research and Education |
http://www.share.ca/research-reports/investor-briefs/ |
| Issue Paper 1: Child and Youth mental health: Access to Services for Under-Serviced Populations |
Paper explores how BC's mental health plan can reverse the trend that high-risk youth, children and youth of immigrant and refugee families, and Aboriginal children and youth disproportionately represented among those with the greatest need and lowest access to mental health services. |
Representative for Children and Youth, BC |
http://www.rcybc.ca/Groups/Archived%20Reports/
cymh_issue_paper_sept2005.pdf |
| Issue Paper 3: Towards Knowing How Effectively the BC Government is Supporting Children and Youth |
Paper explores how the government can use the data and resources available to increase its knowledge about how effective it is in supporting children and youth. |
Representative for Children and Youth, BC |
http://www.rcybc.ca/Groups/Archived%20Reports/
issue_paper_3_cyo_outcomes.pdf |
| Issue Paper 4: Towards a Strengths- Based Approach to Government Policy and Services for Children and Youth in British Columbia. |
Paper explores how UNCRC principles, research findings and practice models guide the development of a BC cross-ministry plan. |
Representative for Children and Youth, BC |
http://www.rcybc.ca/Groups/Archived%20Reports/towards_a_strengths_based_approach.pdf |
| Issue Paper 5: Aboriginal Youth and the Youth Criminal Justice System |
Paper explores ways in which to address the over-representation of Aboriginal youth in youth custody centers. |
Representative for Children and Youth, BC |
http://www.rcybc.ca/Groups/Archived%20Reports/
issue_paper_5_06_05_12.pdf |
| Issue Report: Medical Assessments in B.C's Youth Justice System |
Report outlines the findings and recommendations of the Representative for Children and Youth following a review of court ordered physical assessments of youth under the federal Youth Criminal Justice Act. |
Representative for Children and Youth, BC |
http://www.rcybc.ca/Images/PDFs/Reports/YMA%20Final%20Sept%2022%2008.pdf |
| Justice and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child |
Booklet for people who work with and on behalf of children and youth |
Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children |
http://rightsofchildren.ca/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/justice.pdf |
| Kids, Crime and Care: Health and Well-being of Children in Care: Youth Justice Experiences and Outcomes |
BC study shows that children and youth in government care are at higher risk of becoming involved with the youth justice system and early interventions targeted at risk factors can change the paths of these vulnerable adolescents. |
Representative for Children and Youth, BC |
http://www.rcybc.ca/Images/PDFs/Reports/Youth%20Justice%20Joint%20Rpt%20FINAL%20.pdf |
| Law Reform Research |
Recommendations and comments on legal reform aimed to strengthen laws, regulations and voluntary initiatives that enhance corporate governance and accountability, and contribute to healthy and sustainable capital markets. |
Shareholder Association for Research and Education |
http://www.share.ca/research-reports/law-reform/ |
| Leveling the Playing Field For Children: A Community Action Toolkit |
Toolkit focuses on public policies and programs that can reduce child and family poverty and income inequality. |
First Call |
http://www.firstcallbc.org/pdfs/EconomicEquality/
3-poverty%20toolkit.pdf |
| Not There Yet: Canada's Implementation of the General Measures of the Convention on the Rights of the Child |
Report on the implementation in Canada of the general measures of the UNCRC. |
United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund International |
http://www.unicef.ca/portal/Secure/Community/502/WCM/HELP/take_action/
Advocacy/CRC20/Not%20There%20Yet%20-%20Canada%27s%20
implementation%20of%20CRC%
20general%20measures%20-%20UNICEF.pdf |
| Protecting Children from Violence in Sport: A Review with a Focus on Industrialized Countries |
Report on appropriate structures and policies that need to be developed for preventing, reporting and responding appropriately to violence in children’s sport. |
United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund International |
http://www.unicef.ca/portal/Secure/Community/502/WCM/Reports/UNICEF_violence_in_sport.pdf |
| Protection and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child |
Booklet for people who work with and on behalf of children and youth |
Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children |
http://rightsofchildren.ca/wp-content/uploads/protect.pdf |
| Recreation and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child |
Booklet for people who work with and on behalf of children and youth |
Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children |
http://rightsofchildren.ca/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/rec.pdf |
| Resource and Support Programs and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child |
Booklet for people who work with and on behalf of children and youth |
Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children |
http://rightsofchildren.ca/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/resource.pdf |
| Resource Guide on Children's Rights |
List of Canadian and international child rights resources |
Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children |
Direct link unavailable; Link to resource section of website:
http://rightsofchildren.ca/resources |
| Responsible Investment Reports |
A variety of Responsible Investment Reports that inform Canadians on investing responsibly. |
Shareholder Association for Research and Education |
http://www.share.ca/research-reports/responsible-investment/ |
| Save the Children Sweden: Child Rights and Corporate Responsibility |
Save the Children Sweden's strategy and working model for child rights and corporate responsibility to further strengthen child rights. |
Save the Children Sweden |
http://www.ccrcsr.com/sites/default/files/CSR%20strategy%20SC%20Sweden.pdf |
| Taking Stock of Youth Wellbeing in BC Today: A Forum |
Report from youth forum highlighting new
research, gaps in services to youth, advocacy initiatives, and policy recommendations to address gaps. |
First Call |
http://www.firstcallbc.org/pdfs/transitions/2-youth%20issues%20forum.pdf |
The Child Care Transition
A League Table of Early Childhood Education and Care in Economically Advanced Countries |
Comparative analysis of the status of early childhood education and care in the 25 most affluent countries. |
United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund International |
http://www.unicef.ca/portal/Secure/Community/502/WCM/HELP/take_action/Advocacy/rc8.pdf |
The Convention on the Rights of the Child
and Public Policy: Perspectives on the Rights of Children with Disabilities in Canada |
Report outlines how the Convention can be used as a tool to enhance the realization of rights for children with disabilities in policy.
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Society for Children and Youth of BC |
http://www.scyofbc.org/resources |
| The State of the World's Children: Special Edition, Celebrating 20 years of the Convention on the Rights of the Child |
Report on the Convention’s impact on children’s well-being and human development, the critical challenges for the next 20 years, and outlines action to ensure the Convention’s promise becomes a reality for every child. |
United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund International |
http://www.unicef.org/publications/files/SOWC_Spec._Ed._CRC_Main_Report_EN_090409.pdf |
| The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child: How does Canada Measure Up? |
Non-governmental progress report |
Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children |
http://rightsofchildren.ca/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/un.pdf |
The UN Convention on the Rights of the
Child: Does Domestic Legislation Measure Up? - Summary |
Report on BC's legislation compliance through the lens of the UNCRC. |
Society for Children and Youth of BC |
http://www.scyofbc.org/resources |
| The Well-Being of British Columbia's Children and Youth: A Framework for Understanding Action |
Paper addresses the emerging field of population health, as it is relevant for the development of a social policy framework for children and youth. |
First Call |
http://www.firstcallbc.org/pdfs/Communities/4-wellbeingframework.pdf |
| There Ought to be a Law: Protecting Children's Online Privacy in the 21st Century |
Discussion paper for Canadians on online privacy. |
Working Group of Canadian Privacy Commissioners and Child and Youth Advocates |
http://www.ombudsman.yk.ca/pdf/Children'sOnlinePrivacy-e.pdf |
| UNICEF Rights Respecting Schools Award |
Information about an award scheme implemented by UNICEF UK to promote the use of the Convention on the Rights of the Child within schools. |
United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund
United Kingdom |
http://www.unicef.org.uk/tz/teacher_support/rrs_award.asp |
| What's Happening to Our Children? A Look at Child Work-Related Injury Claims Over the Past 10 Years |
Report examines the increase in child workplace injury claims since BC's work-start age was lowered to 12 in 2003 |
First Call |
http://www.firstcallbc.org/pdfs/communities/4-injury%20report.pdf |
| Who's in Charge Here? Effective Implementation of Canada's International Obligations with Respect to the Rights of Children; Interim Report of the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights |
Report that studies the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, analyzes the obstacles to the protection of children's rights and whether Canadian policy and legislation reflect the provisions of international human rights instruments. |
Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights |
http://www.parl.gc.ca/38/1/parlbus/commbus/senate/com-e/huma-e/rep-e/rep19nov05-e.htm |
