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Located on the north-eastern edge of the Arabian Peninsula, Kuwait borders Iraq and Saudi Arabia. Independent from the British since 1961, Kuwait is a constitutional monarchy, with the succession of emir and head of state being hereditary but subject to the approval of an elected parliament. While Kuwait has a relatively free press compared to the rest of the region, there is still little space for public criticism of the government or ruling family, alongside persistent issues of human trafficking, the treatment of foreign workers and the rights of women.
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54 Human development index143 Happy planet rankingOrganisations in Kuwait
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- Arab Council for Childhood and Development
- Association of Gulf Women and Family, (WFA)
- Attorneys for the Rights of the Child
- Council for Awards in Children's Care and Education
- Global Campaign for Education
- Global March Against Child Labour
- Group 29
- Human Line Organization
- Humanity without Frontiers
- International Centre for Child and Youth Studies
- International Federation of Social Workers
- International Foundation for Children's Education
- Kuwait Bidoon Human Rights Organisation
- Kuwaiti Bedoons Movement
- National Rehabilitation and Development Centre
- One Child International Inc. (www.1child.net)
- Tribunal Internacional Infancia afectada por la Guerra y la Pobreza. Madrid Union Europea
- UNESCO
- Women's World Summit Foundation
- World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS)
