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Children's Rights

American Bar Association Center on Children and the Law
Periodicals, publications, discussion groups, and general legal information about children’s rights.

Child Welfare League of America
Current events, news flashes, legislation updates, and activist information about children and young adult rights in the United States.

Children Now
Advocacy group for children. Site includes downloadable publications about many issues relating to children in the U.S.

The Children’s Bill of Rights 
Written by and for children in 1996, 25 children’s rights are outlined, including the right to a clean environment and to media access.

Children’s Defense Fund
Includes current features, news and reports, individual state data, opportunities for activism, and publications concerning children in the U.S.

Children’s Rights Council
Organization that works to assure children meaningful and continuing contact with both their parents and extended family regardless of the parents' marital status. Includes specific state and legislative information.

The Future of Children
Online journal published three times a year. Each issue contains several articles about current issues facing children.

National Center for Children in Poverty
Contains facts, state and local information, news, publications, and forums about children living in poverty in the U.S.

UNICEF Voices of Youth: Children’s Rights 
Includes the 54 articles pertaining to children’s rights from the international Convention of the Rights of Children and more.

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Last Updated: May 7, 2010