The Permanent Missions of Switzerland and Morocco, as Co-Facilitators of the UN Human Rights Treaty Body Review Process 2020, received about 80 submissions from States, NHRIs, TB experts and civil society. They are now published on the Co-facilitation process webpage. Child Rights Connect, as a member of TB-Net, engaged in this strengthening process [...]
We are very pleased to announce the launch of our updated publication: My Pocket Guide to CRC Reporting A companion guide for children willing to tell the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child about how children’s rights are respected in their country The new version of the [...]
As co-facilitators of the UN human rights treaty body review process, the Permanent Missions of Switzerland and Morocco to the UN are calling for written contributions, open to all relevant stakeholders. Although there are no restrictions to the inputs, some issues may guide the submissions: The functioning of the treaty [...]
The informal meeting of Chairs of the UN Human Rights Treaty Bodies (UNTBs) happening online from 2-5 June 2020 aims to exchange on the way forward in view of the current COVID-19 situation and challenges faced by Committees in their mandates. Read the High Commissioner opening statement. TB-Net, an informal [...]
On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography and Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict, four [...]
During the week of 2 March 2020, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (the Committee) held an extraordinary outreach session in Apia, Samoa – the first ever regional session of the United Nations Treaty Bodies. Child Rights Connect engaged and supported this remarkable and inspiring event. More [...]
Child Rights Connect developed a CRC Reporting mini-site, an online tool for civil society actors to learn the basics and why engage with the Committee on the Rights of the Child. As the Committee is currently implementing two methodologies in parallel, namely the standard and the simplified reporting cycle, we have [...]
In March 2020, the CRC Committee will hold an additional session in Samoa to review the States of Cook Islands, Micronesia and Tuvalu, and the pre-session of Kiribati! This will be the first in-country session ever organised by a Human Rights Treaty Body! It is indeed a great opportunity for [...]
Following a strengthened collaboration with the Inter-American Children’s Institute (IIN – OEA), Child Rights Connect participated for the first time in the XXII Pan-American Child Congress that took place from 29 to 31 October in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia. The Congress, which takes place every five years, is the main [...]
During the opening of the 82nd session, Child Rights Connect delivered a statement on behalf of its network. We drew the attention of the audience to different initiatives: 1. The publication of our comprehensive study on the global status of CRC reporting which outlines trends, gaps and challenges in relation [...]
