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An unincorporated territory of the United States, Puerto Rico covers an archipelago in the northeastern Caribbean, between the Dominican Republic and the British and US Virgin Islands. While Puerto Ricans are US citizens, the territory is not officially a US state. This means that while they can elect their own local governor and legislature, Puerto Rico does not vote for either the US president or for a full member of the US Congress. Persistent children’s rights violations include violence against children, trafficking, and discrimination against LGBT children.
Organisations in Puerto Rico
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- Attorneys for the Rights of the Child
- Centro Interamericano contra la Desaparición, Explotación, Trata y Tráfico (CIDETT)
- Council for Professional Recognition
- Defensores PROCDN
- Fundación Carita Feliz
- Global Campaign for Education
- Global March Against Child Labour
- International Centre for Child and Youth Studies
- International Planned Parenthood Federation
- International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect
- La Leche League International
- One Child International Inc. (www.1child.net)
- UNESCO
- Women's World Summit Foundation
- World Association of Early Childhood Educators