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Action on Rights for Children
UK network committed to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Supports the rights of children to have their views on educational issues which affect them considered within the family, within schools and at national level.
http://www.arch-ed.org/
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Americans for a Society Free from Age Restrictions (ASFAR)
Organization dedicated to protecting and advancing the legal civil rights of youth; opposes voting age restrictions, curfews, and others laws which it considers age discrimination.
http://www.ASFAR.org/
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Article 12 in Scotland
National network of young people which promotes youth rights as laid out in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
http://www.article12.org/
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ChildAdvocate.org
A web resource that brings attention to the human rights of young people, with a focus on educating the public about overlooked forms of child maltreatment such as corporal punishment and detrimental schooling.
http://www.childadvocate.org
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Girl Child Project
Initiated on an experimental basis in 1991 by the Family Planning Association of Pakistan with assistance from UNICEF to address the needs of adolescent girls from rural and urban low-income families.
http://www.geocities.com/girlchildproject/gcp.html
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K.R.Ä.T.Z.Ä. (KinderRÄchTsZÄnker)
German site for equal rights for people under the age of 18: voting rights, and democratic education. [Multilingual]
http://www.kraetzae.de/
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Libertarian Rock
Libertarian Rock fights against lifestyle laws, such as teen curfews, which are written by intolerant politicians.
http://www.libertarianrock.com/
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National Youth Rights Association
America's largest and most successful youth rights organization. NYRA supports rights for all youth including lowering the drinking age, lowering the voting age, repealing curfews, and combating age discrimination.
http://www.youthrights.org
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Peace Fire
Youth against internet censorship.
http://www.peacefire.org/
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Speaking out Against 'Teen Help' Facilities
True stories of abusive 'Teen Help' facilities, and links.
http://www.angelfire.com/ex/alexcross/index.html
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Students Against Name Tags Association (SANTA)
Opposes mandatory identification tags worn around the neck in public schools. Specifically Dr. Phillips High School in Orlando, Florida.
http://members.tripod.com/SANTA_Club/welcomepage.htm
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Survey of North American Youth Rights (SNAYR)
The Freechild Project has developed the SNAYR to study the implications, impacts, and outcomes of the youth rights movement. Includes information and history on the rights and issues facing youth, rights of students in schools, advancing the rights of youth, youth suffrage, the liberation of youth, addressing adultism, and a unique self-guided research library.
http://freechild.org/SNAYR/
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YCLC - Youth and Civil Liberties Council
Project sponsored by the Wisconsin ACLU that promotes youth civic involvement, particularly on issues of social justice and youth issues such as curfews and students' free speech.
http://www.aclu-wi.org/youth/
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Youth Rights
Informational site on the rights of abused youth, and alternatives to running away.
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/9318/
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Youth Rights Media
Youth Rights Media is an organization dedicated to making youth aware of their rights in difficult situations. YRM uses video based, peer-taught, presentations created by law students, to get its message across.
http://www.youthrightsmedia.org
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Youth Rights UK
Campaigns for youth rights in the UK. Includes issue papers on areas of concern such as curfews, Anti Social Behaviour Orders (ASBOs), ADHD, and unjust treatment of young offenders.
http://www.youth-rights-uk.org
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