Reports and Research Papers
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Bringing concise, up-to-date information to the public and policy-makers on issues impacting youth throughout the world is a primary activity of YAP International. In addition to our booklet series, we provide reports and resource papers which offer detail on specific core issue areas.
Introductory and overview information on these various
topics can be found throughout our website; please review
our issue summaries, glossary, course curriculum modules,
and our booklets. Note: To read the following resource papers, select link below to get the latest Adobe Acrobat Reader software free from Adobe.
Publications: Resource Papers
December 2004 A
brief country-by-country overview of the status of disarmament,
demobilization, and reintegration programs for former child soldiers
around the world. December 2004 This report examines the lives of nearly 150 million children worldwide who are living on the streets. These children are among the most vulnerable to neglect, abuse, exploitation, torture, and death... often at the hands of the very individuals and institutions that are supposed to protect them. Click here to download the full report as a PDF file. Child Trafficking and Organized Crime November 2004 This study investigates the role of organized crime in human trafficking, the third largest illicit industry in the world, and looks at how many trafficked girls and women are subjected to sexual exploitation. Click here to download the full report as a PDF file. October
2004 Click
here to download the full report as a PDF file. Global Child Sex Tourism: Children as Tourist Attractions September
2003 Click here to download the full report as a PDF file.
August
2004 Click here to download the full report as a PDF file.
July 2004 This report uncovers the hidden practice of torturing children present in many areas of the world today. It explores the systematic use of violence against children for political and other reasons, and it looks at the use of torture in detention centers. Finally, it takes a brief look at the effects of torture on children. Click here to download the full report as a PDF file.
June 2004 This report examines the controversial practice of detaining refugee children. It outlines some basic policies governing the treatment of refugees, details the failure of countries to comply with these policies, and documents some of the abuses faced by children in detention. Click here to download the full report as a PDF file.
September
2003
This
interview is the first in a series of conversations
with former child slaves. These stories accompany our
booklet Modern Child Slavery: The Coercion and Exploitation
of Youth Worldwide and other materials produced
by YAP International to address the abusive practices
that make children vulnerable to slavery and to stimulate
the creation of protections for children in the emerging
global economy.
October
2001
August 2001
July 2001 - -
Cambodia: Pol Pot's Legacy of Violence -
- Mozambique: The Battle Continues for Former
Child Soldiers -
- Colombia: No Safe Haven From War
Fall 1999 Click here to download the full report as a PDF file.
Click here to download the full report as a PDF file.
Click here to download the full report as a PDF file.
Armed Conflict Click here to download the report Girl Child Click here to download the report HIV-AIDS Click here to download the report Child Labor-Slavery Click here to download the report Sexual Exploitation Click here to download the report Stateless Children Click here to download the report Street Children Click here to download the report Youth Justice Click here to download the report
2011 Powerpoints Convention on the Rights of the Children Click here to download the powerpoint Modern Child Slavery Click here to download the powerpoint Stateless Children Click here to download the powerpoint Refugee and Internationally Displaced Children Click here to download the powerpoint
The views and opinions stated in these reports and resource papers do not necessarily reflect those of YAP International. The paper herein may be reproduced for non-commercial purposes, only when acknowledging the source. Modifications to these documents, with the exception of quoting and/or citing them, must be approved prior to modification by YAP International or the authors. For further information on our policies, please read the "terms/conditions" and "disclaimers" sections below.
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