Defence for Children International is an independent international organisation. Its main focus is the promotion of children's rights and implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, which was adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on November 20th 1989. Defence for Children International is a centre for study, action, documentation and lobbying in the domain of children's rights. It has national sections in more than 40 countries.

Themes in the work of Defence for Children International Netherlands are:

Information on children’s rights in general
Alien policy and children’s rights
Abuse and exploitation of children
Juvenile justice
Child protection
Child abduction

Defence for Children International NederlandDCI-NL

Countries

Key information

Operation level:
International

Works with age groups:

Organisation type:
Organisation

Mandate

Organisation mandate

, Children 0 - 18

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