Children's Rights

Beverly C. Edmonds, PhD, is executive director of Peace and Human Rights in Education, chair of Amnesty International USA's Children's Action Network Steering Committee, and a history teacher.William R. Fernekes, PhD, has published extensively and has served as a consultant for projects supported by Rutgers University, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council.

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