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ERIC Number: EJ450811
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0037-7724
Children's Rights under Siege in Guatemala.
Harris, Bruce
Social Education, v56 n4 p219-20 Apr-May 1992
Describes the problem of police violence against street children in Guatemala. Includes details of cases, the problems of street children, and the work of Covenant House in trying to help and protect children. Argues that only education about human rights can obtain and preserve rights for children. (DK)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Welfare, Childhood Needs, Childrens Rights, Foreign Countries, Homeless People, Homicide, Police Action, Terrorism
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Amnesty International; Convention on the Rights of the Child; Covenant House; Guatemala; Street Children; United Nations