Honduras CHILD SEX ABUSE SOLs Current Criminal SOL Crimes Custodial Sentence SOL *1 Rape and statutory rape *2 Basic type: 9 to 13 years custodial sentence.Aggravated type: Increased by one third if use of violence/intimidation and victim child <14yo. 15 years. Tolling (suspension)SOL...
Colombia
Colombia CHILD SEX ABUSE SOLs Ver SOL Penal Local En Español View Local Criminal SOL In Spanish Current Criminal SOL Crimes Custodial Sentence Ground *1 Aggravated homicide (Art 103, 103.A and 104 Col. Pen. Code) Homicide AND Victim <18yo AND Aggravating circumstances (paragraphs...
Argentina
Argentina CHILD SEX ABUSE SOLs Ver SOL Penal Local En Español View Local Criminal SOL In Spanish Current Criminal SOL Crimes Custodial Sentence SOL *1  Sexual abuse *2Person < 13yo OR Any person if use of:- Violence- Threats- Coercive/ intimidating abuse of a relationship of...
Chile
Chile CHILD SEX ABUSE SOLs CURRENT CIVIL SOL Current Criminal SOL Crimes Custodial Sentence SOL *1 Child abduction in conjunction with rape *2 Lock up or detain a person causing his/her deprivation of liberty (Art. 141) AND Victim < 18yo (Art. 94 bis and art. 142) AND Perpetrator commits...
Rita Swan: A Giant of Children’s Civil Rights to Health and Medical Care
Rita Swan, who passed away on October 4, 2022, was a giant in establishing children’s civil rights to health and medical care. We at CHILD USA will miss her dearly.
Annual Gala Awards Fundraiser
CHILD USA’s Annual GalaWe Are Grateful to Our Donors and Grantors Who Allow Our Work to Continue.Meet the Honorees!Page through our virtual interactive program for the 2025 Gala!View our 2023 Gala!View our 2024 Gala!Save the Date! Join us in Philadelphia at the National Constitution Center on...
CHILD USA Responds to Bankruptcy Lawyer Fined for Alerting School to Priest’s Past Sexual Misconduct
A New Orleans attorney who represents victims of clerical sexual abuse was fined $400,000 by a federal bankruptcy court judge after he alerted a local Catholic high school that a priest who worked there, Paul Hart, sexually abused a teenage student at another institution in the past.
The History of Children’s Rights
CHILD USA is working every day to ensure that children have a seat at the policy table to ensure their rights are protected. But why is this something we need to fight for? At the founding of our country, only the rights of a select few were included in the protections written by our Founding...





