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Press release, November 14th 2011
Humanium Map Rates Countries over Respect for Children’s Rights.
In honor of International Children’s Day on November 20, Humanium has released a world map rating each country’s respect for Children’s Rights. Ratings were calculated according to the Realization of Children’s Rights Index (RCRI), created by Humanium. The map is available on Humanium’s Children’s Rights web site, www.humanium.org/en
Newly Available Tools
The color-coded map gives a global picture of where children’s rights are most- and least-respected. Northern European and Western countries generally rank highest; Sub-Saharan countries generally rank lowest.
The RCRI rates each of 196 countries on a scale from 0 (very serious situation) to 10 (good situation). Each rating reflects such considerations as the mortality rate of children under 5, child labor, child marriage, violence and ecological impact. This innovative index provides a comprehensive view of respect for Children’s Rights worldwide.
With such simple and easily accessible tools, Humanium is striving to create a climate of change by raising public awareness concerning specific issues of Children’s Rights and encouraging every person to take action.
Creating the Children’s Rights Portal (www.humanium.org/en)
The site was created last year to provide information and resources concerning Children’s Rights. It includes a summary of advances in Children’s Rights, touching on existing judicial processes for the protection of children. The website also examines issues specific to children — education, child labor and child soldiers — and general issues that still have direct effect on children, such as health care, nutrition, and domestic abuse.
About Humanium
Humanium was founded on November 20, 2008, in Geneva, Switzerland. In 2009 offices were opened in France and Germany. Neutral, non-governmental, and non-denominational, Humanium works to fulfill Children’s Rights, especially those of the poorest children. The association is working towards lasting development in India, and uses the Children’s Rights Portal to support children globally.
To support Children’s Rights, donations can be made:
– online, at www.humanium.org/en
– in Switzerland, using a deposit form: CCP 10-264734-9
– in France, by check to Association Humanium – 5 Rue de l’Automne – 68510 Sierentz
For more information, please contact:
Olivier Soret, President and Founder of Humanium
olivier.soret [at] humanium.org
