DEFENCE FOR CHILDREN

INTERNATIONAL

is an independent non-governmental organisation set up

during the International Year of the Child (1979) to ensure on-going, practical

, systematic and concerted international action specially directed towards

promoting and protecting the rights of the child.

The organisations aims

are

To foster awareness about , and solidarity around,

children’s rights situations, issues and initiatives throughout the world.

To seek , promote and implement the most effective

means of securing the protection of the rights in concrete situations, from both

a preventative and curative standpoint.

no child should have to work

child have the right to information

priority should be given to children in conflict with

the law

all children have the right to go to school

all children have the right to play

To achieve these aims,

DCI’s methods include :

Publishing information on all aspects of children’s

rights, through regular and adhoc publications;

Taking up specific cases of violations of children’s

rights referred to us as an independent agency;

Undertaking action-oriented investigations, alone or

jointly, on serious global problems which are found to be inadequately

documented internationally, e.g. the sexual exploitation of children, children

in prison

Taking direct action in response to situations involving

the violation of rights of specific groups of children

Monitoring and evaluating the practical implementation

of accepted children’s rights

Working for improved international standards in the

children’s rights sphere

Stimulating co-operation and action, nationally,

regionally and internationally, to improve responses to children’s rights

problems