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Famed for its picturesque mountains, Austria is a landlocked country in central Europe. Austrian politics is marked nationally by consensus, with “grand” coalitions across the political spectrum being common, and internationally by neutrality. Though widely acknowledged as a country with a strong record on human rights, the asylum process has been widely criticised by human rights organisations, and discrimination against children from minority backgrounds has been raised by numerous human rights mechanisms.
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18 Human development index48 Happy planet rankingOrganisations in Austria
- Attorneys for the Rights of the Child
- Bureau international catholique de l'enfance
- Child Helpline International
- Code of Conduct for the Protection of Children from Sexual Exploitation in Travel and Tourism
- Dynamo International
- European Association for Children in Hospital
- European Centre For Social Welfare, Policy And Research
- Global Campaign for Education
- Global March Against Child Labour
- InterAction Council
- International Centre for Child and Youth Studies
- International Federation of Social Workers
- International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights
- International Planned Parenthood Federation
- International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect
- La Leche League International
- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights
- National Coalition for the Implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in Austria
- National Coalition for the Implementation of the UN CRC in Austria
- Oesterreichishche Arbeitsgemeinschaft fuer Rehabilitation (OeAR)
- Ombudsoffice for Children & Youth - Austria
- Ombudsperson for Children Province of Vorarlberg - Austria
- Samara - Verein zur Praevention von (sexualsierter) Gewalt
- SOS Children's Villages International
- Task Force on Health Promotion for Children and Adolescents in & by Hospitals and Health Services
- The Austrian Ombuds-Offices for Children and Youth (kinder-und Jugendanwaltschaften)
- UN Centre for International Crime Prevention
- UNESCO
- United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
- Verein Fuer Gewaltlose Erziehung - Oesterreichischer Kinderschutzbund
- Women's World Summit Foundation
- World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS)
- World Association of Early Childhood Educators
- World Movement of Mothers
- Zentrum polis – Centre for Citizenship Education in Schools