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Restavèk: The Persistence of Child Labor and Slavery

This individual report highlights the plight of restavèk children, child domestic servants, in Haiti as stipulated in the General Guidelines for the preparation of Information under the Universal Periodic Review. Part B notes the continuing practice of restavèk despite its prohibition under international and Haitian law. Part C describes the restavèk practice and focuses on the neglect, mistreatment, and abuse suffered by restavèk children. Part D highlights the challenges posed by cultural perception, ubiquitous poverty, the lack of government infrastructure and enforcement, and the earthquake on the abolishment of restavèk and the protection of children’s rights

Link: http://ijdh.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Haiti-UPR-Restavek-Report-FINAL.pdf
Added by View user profileSonia Hossain on June 13, 2011