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cette page sera bientôt disponible en français. NGOs, networks and other issue-related organizations: www.bernardvanleer.org Bernard van Leer Foundation. A private foundation based in the Netherlands concerned with the overall development of young children. It works internationally in forty countries, awarding grants and sharing knowledge with partner organizations. www3.sympatico.ca/cfcn/ Canadian Families and Corrections Network. A coalition of individuals and local, regional and national organizations seeking to highlight the vital role families play in the Canadian criminal justice process and foster policies, practices and programs that enable prisoners and their families to build holistic family and community relations. www.eurochild.gla.ac.uk Centre for Europe's Children. European document and information center on child welfare, policies and rights. Site includes documents pertaining to children's rights and a links section comprising over five hundred websites. www.ombudsnet.org The European Network of Ombudsmen for Children, (ENOC), links independent offices for children in twelve European countries. Established in 1997, the network seeks to encourage the fullest possible implementation of the 1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child, to support collective lobbying for children’s rights, to foster the exchange of information and strategies, and to promote the development of effective independent offices for children www.crin.org Child Rights Information Network (CRIN). A worldwide network that disseminates information about the 1989 UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and child rights among NGOs, UN agencies, educational institutions and other child rights experts. Promotes the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, and provides support to organizations in gathering, handling, producing and disseminating child rights information. www.defence-for-children.org Defence for Children international (DCI). An independent non-governmental organization set up in 1979 to ensure on-going, practical, systematic and concerted international action specially directed towards promoting and protecting the rights of the child. www.europeanchildrensnetwork.gla.ac.uk European Children's Network (EURONET). A coalition of networks and organizations working on behalf of children's interests and children's rights, which they feel the European Union is not taking into sufficient consideration in formulating legislation, policy, and programs. Thanks to Euronet's efforts, the 1997 Amsterdam Treaty includes for the first time in EU history a specific reference to children, in addition to other provisions that can be used to foster children's interests. www.efcw.org European Forum for Child Welfare (EFCW). A network of non-governmental organizations concerned with child welfare across Europe. www.fcnetwork.org Family and Corrections Network. Pivotal organization for and about prisoners and their families. Provides information on prisoners' children, parenting programs for prisoners, prison visiting, incarcerated fathers and other topics through publishing, sponsoring conferences, liaison with other agencies, presentations and consultation. Offers training and technical assistance. www.fdf.org Fondation de France. Created to foster development of private sponsoring for a wide variety of projects. Plays an active role as intermediary between private initiatives/individuals and projects serving community and social needs. Acts as a catalyst for getting projects off the ground. www.heuni.fi The European Institute for Crime Prevention and Control (HEUNI). Serves as the European link for the network of institutes operating within the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Program framework. Seeks to foster international information exchanges on crime prevention and control. Activities include research, seminars, training courses and identification of information sources on recent developments in crime, criminal justice and criminal policy throughout Europe. www.kcl.ac.uk/depsta/rel/icps International Centre for Prison Studies. Conducts academic research and projects in an effort to assist governments, international agencies, NGOs and individuals in developing prison policy and furthering understanding of prison and the prison process. www.OIP.org Observatoire International des Prisons. An independent organization that lobbies for prisoners' rights and works to promote the fair treatment and rehabilitation of prisoners. Publishes a series of documents on social, health, administrative and other prisoner-related issues. www.socialplatform.org Platform of European Social NGOs. Regroups thirty-seven European non-governmental organizations, federations and networks working to build an inclusive society and promote the social dimension of the European Union. Top | |
