Children's Rights under Siege in Guatemala.

Harris, Bruce

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ERIC Number: EJ450811

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1992

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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

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Guatemala

Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child

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