Updates on “The Now and the Future” project! Successful workshop in Brazil! Child Rights Connect (CRCnct) was in Brazil in July to implement the project "The Now and the Future: Advancing the Rights, Empowerment and Protection of Child Human Rights Defenders". The initiative, led by Zsuzsanna Rutai, the Child [...]
For the first time, children from Latin America appeared before the IACHR to share their experiences about the threats, persecution, criminalisation and violence they face for protecting the environment and raising awareness of climate change. They demanded to be recognised for what they already are: human rights defenders. During a [...]
In 2024, the global normative pushback against children’s rights—particularly around gender and civil and political rights—intensified. In response, Child Rights Connect put increased efforts to advance understanding and protection of children’s civil and political rights at the global level, in particular at the UN Human Rights Council (Council or HRC). Despite [...]
In 2024, Child Rights Connect made significant strides in advancing its strategic goal to strengthen the rights, empowerment, and protection of CHRDs together with CHRDs themselves — achieving tangible impact through a wide range of activities and collaborations! In March 2024, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights [...]
In 2024, children's rights globally have been severely impacted by escalating challenges, making it one of the most difficult years for children worldwide. The ongoing armed conflicts have intensified, resulting in the tragic loss of tens of thousands of young lives, while countless others have been injured or left traumatized [...]
We are happy to share our survey on the digital protection of child human rights defenders! As part of the project “The Now and the Future: Advancing the Rights, Empowerment and Protection of Child Human Rights Defenders”, Child Rights Connect is working on how to better protect child human rights [...]
It is a first! During the 57th Session of the UN Human Rights Council, the resolution on Equal participation in political and public affairs was adopted by consensus with for the first time dedicated paragraphs on children! Over the course of the HRC57, which took place from 11 September until [...]
The world faces many intersecting crises. Children, who increasingly act as human rights defenders, are providing answers! Through our new global project, we will follow their lead and help advance their rights, empowerment, and protection. This will allow them to act as changemakers with fewer barriers, more safety, louder voice, [...]
Download the visual on these results here! Why child rights mainstreaming is critical to realizing children’s rights Across the globe, children bear the brunt of multiple crises, violations of children’s rights are on the rise, and children’s rights defenders, including children, face increasing barriers and attacks against a backdrop of [...]
Download our visual about these results here! While bearing the brunt of the triple planetary crisis, children remain largely excluded from related decision-making “Adults! The real victims of environmental destruction are us, children”, said a 11-year-old child from Korea. We cannot agree more. According to two WHO reports released in [...]
