What are human rights and how are they protected? Has the Convention on the Rights of the Child had a positive impact? This book explores a wide range of important issues relating to human and civil rights. A number of key areas are discussed including: children's rights, women's rights, slavery, child labour, sexual exploitation, birth rights, privacy rights and freedom of information. The information in this volume comes from a wide variety of sources and includes government reports and statistics, newspaper reports, features, magazine articles and surveys, literature from lobby groups and charitable organizations.