Announcing the release of "Indigenous Children: Rights and Reality"

The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child held a day of Discussion on Indigenous child rights in 2003 and made significant observations on how countries can better respect the rights of Indigenous children and youth.  This document, coupled with the disproportionate experience of risk amongst Indigenous children and youth, inspired the development of the UN Sub-Group on Indigenous Children and Young People (ISG) in 2005.  One of the key areas of work for the ISG was conducting a literature review on Indigenous child rights from the perspective of customary law and international law.  Judith Rae, the author of "Indigenous Children: Rights and Reality", worked with the ISG to identify and summarize existing literature on Indigenous child rights.  This document is an important contribution to the evolving knowledge base on Indigenous child rights and is being used by the ISG to support its future works.