1 /series/13?selected=17382#player Understanding Abuses UNICEF head Ann Veneman shares some of the frequently overlooked abuses that affect children the world over. ANN VENEMAN http://s3.amazonaws.com/bt_assets/system/idea_thumbnails/17382/large/odAqIS7obaRa0rIH5hODoxOmdiO_BOpe.?1258561850 /series/13?selected=17368#player Securing Separate Rights Farrow, adoptive mother of fifteen, discusses how central a role adults can play in the lives of children. MIA FARROW http://s3.amazonaws.com/bt_assets/system/idea_thumbnails/17368/large/mfarrow_thumbnail.jpg?1258584710 /series/13?selected=17339#player Special Needs, Special Rights According to Tim Shriver, Chairman of the Special Olympics, legislation in the last twenty years has done much to open opportunities to children with intellectual disabilities. TIM SHRIVER http://s3.amazonaws.com/bt_assets/system/idea_thumbnails/17339/large/bN8MAomRGimydvBX5haToxOmdiO6rrjO.?1258230292 /series/13?selected=16212#player Young and Illegal NYU Law professor Lenni Benson explains how immigration law imperils children, and suggests what the country can do to help. LENNI BENSON http://s3.amazonaws.com/bt_assets/system/idea_thumbnails/16212/large/Picture_99.png?1258585548 /series/13?selected=17373#player Tailoring Education Outreach Harvard Psychologist and Education Expert Howard Gardner explains the importance of targeting education outreach to the specific needs of individual communities. HOWARD GARDNER http://s3.amazonaws.com/bt_assets/system/idea_thumbnails/17373/large/uTxcSL1MhYNI6k135hNDoxOmdiO3rT5z.?1258483407 /series/13?selected=17379#player Speaking for the Voiceless The former child soldier decries the violence that many children still face. ISHMAEL BEAH http://s3.amazonaws.com/bt_assets/system/idea_thumbnails/17379/large/3sK_IYlVnUN_xBE35hNToxOmdiO7jn0m.?1258485485 /series/13?selected=17391#player Child’s Rights At Home Only two countries have yet to ratify the Convention on the Rights of the Child—Somalia, and the United States. Jo Becker explains why. JO BECKER http://s3.amazonaws.com/bt_assets/system/idea_thumbnails/17391/large/S40Smhmyosoej4TX5hYToxOmdiO2tEIX.?1258562168 /series/13?selected=17383#player The Challenge of Global Standards Veneman admits it’s a challenge to find a set of standards that fits every country and context, but argues against a sliding scale of rights. ANN VENEMAN http://s3.amazonaws.com/bt_assets/system/idea_thumbnails/17383/large/PcEDukspkfZfqVa35hNzoxOmdiOzyg5h.?1258561934