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Joint Submission to the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders

In his next thematic report to the General Assembly, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders will address the topic of impunity for human rights violations and abuses committed against human rights defenders. In an effort to keep mainstreaming child rights in the work of the Special [...]

2019-12-13T16:37:27+01:0013 May , 2019|

DGD child speaker Gabriel talks to Michel Forst at the ICSW

Last week, 17-year-old Gabriel from Brazil participated in the International Civil Society Week (ICSW) in Belgrade, Serbia, between 6 – 11 April. Invited by the Bridge 47 and CIVICUS and supported by our member the Marist Solidarity Network, Child Rights Connect helped to secure connections between these organisations which led [...]

2019-12-13T16:37:08+01:0015 April , 2019|

Children Human Rights Defenders in Scotland have developed a report on CHRDs and a child-friendly Declaration on HRDs!

Exciting follow-up to the DGD! Find out more here: https://www.cypcs.org.uk/defenders The eight recommendations of the report are explained here: https://www.cypcs.org.uk/news/in-the-news/children-and-young-people-defend-our-human-rights-here-are-eight-ways-adults-can-help-them-do-it Also, they have produced a child-friendly version of the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders! Find it here: https://www.cypcs.org.uk/education/human-rights-defenders/un-declaration-on-human-rights-defenders

2019-12-13T16:36:45+01:0013 April , 2019|

Children Human Rights Defenders in focus at the UN Human Rights Council

Children have so far been almost invisible in the Human Rights Council’s narrative about human rights defenders. The resolutions adopted by the Council and the reports presented by the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders to the Member States have been historically centred on adult defenders. The 40th session of the [...]

2019-12-13T16:36:52+01:0013 March , 2019|

The CRC Committee mentions Children Human Rights Defenders in the COBs for Guinea & Bahrain

As a follow-up to the pre-session and the DGD, Child Rights Connect coordinated with the child rights coalition in Guinea in order to include references to the CRC and the protection of children human rights defenders in Guinea’s draft law on human rights defenders. This was reflected in a paragraph [...]

2019-12-13T16:34:24+01:0015 January , 2019|

CHRDs recognised during Declaration’s 20th anniversary celebrations

During a high-level UN event marking the 20th anniversary of the Declaration on Human Rights Defenders in December 2018, children were recognised as human rights defenders and there were calls to afford them additional and stronger support and protection, following our strong joint advocacy efforts with Save the Children and CIVICUS. Building on [...]

2019-12-13T16:33:04+01:0013 December , 2018|

Celebrating Human Rights Day with our Child Advisors!

This Thursday 13th December, for Human Rights Day celebrations and to commemorate the 70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, OHCHR organised a roundtable discussion with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet, who asked the young human rights defenders “what is your dream for human rights?”. The Deputy [...]

2019-12-13T16:35:22+01:005 December , 2018|

Children human rights defenders on the agenda of the 34 States from the Americas!

The Meeting of the Executive Council of the Inter-American Children's Institute (IIN-OAS) took place in October 2018 and included a session on children human rights defenders. This was the opportunity for children, including the DGD child advisor from Argentina, to put the DGD topic on the agenda of the 34 [...]

2019-12-13T16:32:09+01:001 October , 2018|
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