This study was possible with the support provided by many individuals and organisations, to whom Save the Children Sweden and the Comisión Andina de Juristas (Andean Commission of Jurists) are immensely thankful. We would like to mention those who have been particularly important during these past 2 years, while aware that there have been others who for one reason or another, remain unnamed. To all of them, be they included the following list or not in, our sincere gratitude.

·        Nils Kastberg, UNICEF, Latin America and the Caribbean

·        Marta Presenti, Asociación por los Derechos de la Infancia, Argentina

·        Heather Stewart, UNICEF, Barbados

·        Hillary Hunt, Belize Centre for Human Rights Studies, Belize

·        Antoinette Moore, NOPCAN, Belize

·        Gloria Sánchez, NOPCAN, Belize

·        Eric Frommer, Belize

·        Viviane Guerra, LACRI/USP, Brazil

·        Maria Amélia Azevedo, LACRI/USP, Brazil

·        Dida Figueiredo, Brazil

·        María Inés Cuadros, Save the Children United Kingdom, Colombia

·        Rocío Mojica, Save the Children United Kingdom, Colombia

·        Mario Alberto Víquez Jiménez, Ombudsman’s Office, Costa Rica

·        Sebastián Alfaro, Ombudsman’s Office, Costa Rica

·        Milena Grillo, PANIAMOR, Costa Rica

·        Loreto Ditzel, SENAME, Chile

·        Yolanda Barrientos, Olof Palme Foundation, El Salvador

·        Luis Salazar, Human Rights Ombudsman’s Office, El Salvador

·        Elizabeth Ramírez, Human Rights Ombudsman’s Office, El Salvador

·        Marvin Rabanales, CIPRODENI, Guatemala

·        Mariana Del Águila, CIPRODENI, Guatemala

·        Nidia del Cid, Human Rights Ombudsman’s Office, Guatemala

·        Myrella Saadeh, PAMI, Guatemala

·        Heliodoro Cumes, Save the Children Norway, Guatemala

·        Mohamed Hamid, UNICEF, Guyana

·        Tomas Andino, Save the Children Honduras, Honduras

·        Jolanda Vrielink, Save the Children United Kingdom, Honduras

·        Allan Gómez, Save the Children Mexico, Mexico

·        Luz María Sequeira, Save the Children Norway, Nicaragua

·        Oswaldo Montoya, Save the Children Norway, Nicaragua

·        Zulima Fernández, Ombudsman’s Office, Panama

·        Gloriana López Fuscaldo, UNICEF, Panama

·        Marta Benítez, GLOBAL…Infancia, Paraguay

·        Johanna Walder, GLOBAL…Infancia, Paraguay

·        Diego Chiara, CEAPAZ, Peru

·        César Augusto Carmelino Herrera, Ministry of Education, Peru

·        Alexandra San Martín, Andean Commission of Jurists, Peru

·        Erika Medina, Andean Commission of Jurists, Peru

·        Luis Francia, Ombudsman’s Office, Peru

·        Rocío Villanueva, Ombudsman’s Office, Peru

·        Janeth Aldana, DEMUNA Los Olivos, Peru

·        Gilberto Félix Tasayco, Distrito Judicial de Cono Norte, Peru

·        Claudia Ugarte, Cayetano Heredia Hospital, Peru

·        Patricia Fernández, Ministry of Women’s Issues and Social Development, Peru

·        María del Carmen Santiago, Ministry of Women’s Issues and Social Development, Peru

·        Teresa Hernández Cajo, Ministry of Women’s issues and Social Development, Peru