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Fernandez, Silvia Rodriguez.

Rights of the Child in Guatemala - Geneva World organisation against torture (OMCT) 2001 - 48p. 20 cm

Committee on the rights of the child, 27th session-Geneva, 21 May - 8 June 2001 -page [5]. Report concerning the application of the convention on the rights of the child by Guatemala -Page [5]

1. PRELIMINARY REMARKS
2. DEFINITION OF THE CHILD
3. CHILD PROSTITUTION AND CHILD TRAFFICKING
4. TORTURE AND OTHER CRUEL, INHUMAN OR DEGRADING TREATMENT OR PUNISHMENT
5. STREET CHILDREN
6. CHILDREN IN CONFLICT WITH THE LAW
7. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

A report concerning the Application of the convention on the Rights of the Child in Guatemala. It aims to analyze national laws in terms of the international commitments that a government has made and highlights some of the major child atrocities like child prostitution and trafficking, torture and other inhuman or degrading taken place. The book also talks about the law and judial system related to such issues and gives recommendation to the State of Guatemala to make better laws protecting the rights of the children.


English

ISBN: 9782884770071

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Children's rights - Guatemala
Convention on the rights of the child - (1989 November 20)
Children - legal status - laws - Guatemala

Dewey Class. No.: 323.352 / FER