Reports and Research Papers

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.

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Publications: Resource Papers

Child Soldier Rehabilitation

December 2004

A brief country-by-country overview of the status of disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration programs for former child soldiers around the world.
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Street Children

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.

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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.

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Children in Armed Conflict: How Girl Soldiers are Punished by Their Past

October 2004
This report explores the unique role girls and women play in modern armed conflicts, how they are affected by armed conflict, and urges that they be included in reintegration processes.

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Global Child Sex Tourism: Children as Tourist Attractions

September 2003
This study outlines the growing use of child prostitution as an inducement to travelers. Child sex tourism is a highly pervasive industry, though steps are being taken worldwide to eradicate it.

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Child Labor in Nepal: Education Combating Unjust Labor

August 2004
This investigation discusses the prevalence of child labor in Nepal. The study illuminates the causes of child labor, and proposes education as an important step in eliminating this practice.

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Children and Torture

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.

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Children as Refugees

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.

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Juvenile Justice Issues: Arguments Surrounding the Execution of Youthful Offenders

September 2003
This report provides an introduction to the debate in the United States surrounding the execution of youth who commit crimes before reaching the age of 18. It is an exploration into the death penalty for children in conflict with the law to accompany our booklet Children Behind Bars: Youth Who Are Detained, Incarcerated & Executed.
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Interview With Jean-Robert Cadet - Restavek Child Slave
April 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.
Click here to download the interview as a PDF file in English.
Cliquez ici pour l'interview en français en fichier PDF.

Special Report on the Convention on the Rights of the Child in the United States

October 2001
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Youth Gangs: Members, Activities, Measures to Decrease Violence Associated with Gangs

August 2001
Three articles about youth gangs are grouped together to educate readers about the domestic and international aspects of youth gang violence, community efforts to prevent and decrease gang violence, and how gang organizing was exported from the United States to El Salvador.
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Case Studies on the Impact of Small Arms on War-Affected Children
These studies were prepared for the UN Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms in All its Aspects

July 2001

- - Cambodia: Pol Pot's Legacy of Violence
This study focuses on the impact of the Khmer Rouge's genocidal conflict within Cambodia on children and the long-term implications for Cambodian society. Click here to download the full report as a PDF file.

- - Mozambique: The Battle Continues for Former Child Soldiers
This study focuses on the use of child soldiers during Mozambique's long civil war and the efforts made to reintegrate former child soldiers since the conclusion of the war.
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- - Colombia: No Safe Haven From War
This study examines the impact of small arms on children as the violence has moved into Colombian society in ever-expanding ripples from the political conflict to issues of displacement, the drug trade and general crime. Click here to download the full report as a PDF file.

Risks and Realities for Youth Living in the Age of AIDS

Fall 1999

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Special Report on 100 Years of the Juvenile Justice System in the United States
Spring 1999

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Children for Sale: U.S. Youth Involved in Prostitution, Pornography and Sex Trafficking
Summer 1998

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Unofficial Summary of the Main Provisions of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
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2011 Documents

Armed Conflict

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Girl Child

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HIV-AIDS

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Child Labor-Slavery

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Sexual Exploitation

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Stateless Children

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Street Children

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Youth Justice

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2011 Powerpoints

Convention on the Rights of the Children

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Modern Child Slavery

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Stateless Children

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Refugee and Internationally Displaced Children

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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.