Other campaigns you might like to support...
The logical continuation of the
surveillance and tracking of children is the ID card. The constitution seems to
have moved from the "innocent until proven guilty" to the "prove you've nothing
to hide" culture. Sign the petition, join the campaign, click on the logo.
Did you know that 95%
of books never make it into a format that can be accessed by people with sight
problems or reading difficulties? the RNIB is heading a campaign to stop this
discrimination. Find out how you can help by clicking on this link
http://www.rnib.org.uk/xpedio/groups/public/documents/publicwebsite/public_r2rhome.hcsp
Child trafficking is a global human rights tragedy. Around a million vulnerable children worldwide are recruited every year with false promises of education or paid work. Most end up working long hours and being subjected to extreme physical and mental abuse. To find out how you can help to end this appalling abuse of children, visit
http://hrw.org/campaigns/togo/index.htm
The ‘Back on Track’ Campaign
In the UK we imprison more children - and at a younger age – than anywhere else in Europe. At the moment almost 3,000 children are behind bars. Community Care is campaigning for a dramatic reduction in the number of children and young people being held in custody and calling for the greater use of community sentences instead. http://www.communitycare.co.uk/articles/article.asp?liarticleid=45376&liSectionID=22&sKeys=&liParentID=26
Howard League for Penal Reform are preparing to deliver a petition on the issue of child deaths while in custody. Click on their title to take you to that petition.