Welcome to the research guide for ENGL 4074/5074: Children's Literature and Human Rights. This guide contains selected resources and research tips that can help you with your course assignments. The highlighted resources are organized into the following categories
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights
This milestone document outlines fundamental human rights that are to be universally protected.
Convention on the Rights of the Child
A treaty that sets out the rights of children
UNHCR Refugee Children: Guidelines on Protections and Care
Defines goals and objectives for the protection and assistance of refugee children
OHCHR Thematic Reports on Children's Rights
Studies and reports on a range of topics relating to children's rights
Amnesty International’s mission is to fight injustice and promote human rights. This resource contains web versions of its publications (including periodicals, reports, briefing papers, and news releases) going back to the early 1990s.
Human Rights Watch is a nonprofit, nongovernmental human rights organization that publishes reports and briefings on human rights conditions in over 90 countries around the world.