This is a final report issued by a panel chaired by Professor Ian Kennedy in May 2000 by Bristol Royal Infirmary. It follows the public outcry after the discovery that over a long period of time tissue from children who had died following paediatric cardiac surgery at Bristol had been stored without their parents' knowledge or consent. The inquiry addresses this issue, considers the state of the law, and makes recommendations. The report was issued as Command Paper: CM 5207. The webpages are archived at the National Archives
Online version of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989, on the website of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). This web page also contains links to the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and information on the status of ratifications, declarations and reservations. The Convention can be viewed in English, French, Chinese, Russian and Spanish.
The Inter-American Children's Institute (IIN) is a specialised organisation of the Organization of American States (OAS), focusing on the promotion and protection of children's rights. The website has background information on the IIN, including its statutes and rules of procedure. IIN publications are available and the site also provides information on the Institute's work in the areas of child law, children's rights, combating sexual exploitation and tackling child abduction. The site can be viewed in English or Spanish but some of the content is in Spanish only.
