38th Annual Meeting of Chairpersons of Human Rights Treaty Bodies Joint CSO statement 15 June 2026 This statement was delivered on behalf of TB-Net, Amnesty International, ISHR, APT and IRCT on the occasion of the 38th meeting of Chairpersons (15-19 June 2026). We express our strong support for the [...]
Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to announce that the next session and pre-session of the CRC Committee are now confirmed!   101 Session (01 Sept- 28 Sept) During the 101 session the following States will be reviewed:  Burkina Faso Kazakhstan Lesotho Slovenia Tajikistan Timor-Leste United Republic of Tanzania Uganda - not confirmed yet!  The new deadline for NGOs and children to submit additional submissions is 1st August! Attention: use the new submissions platform for alternative reports!   103 Pre-Sessional Working [...]
Child Rights Connect welcomes the Committee on the Rights of the Child's transition to the OHCHR Events Platform for the submission of alternative reports. From now on, civil society organizations, national human rights institutions, ombudspersons and children should submit their reports directly through the OHCHR Events Platform: https://events.ohchr.org/ The [...]
At the 61st session of the Human Rights Council, children’s rights in armed conflict took centre stage during the Annual Day on the Rights of the Child (ADRC), held on 9 March 2026. Building on this key moment, a large delegation of children from conflict areas – supported by members [...]
Child Rights Connect has published a new survey report exploring the digital experiences and protection needs of child human rights defenders (CHRDs). Based on responses from 139 children across 20 countries, the report reveals that while the vast majority of young activists are using online platforms to advocate for human [...]
Organised by Child Rights Connect and the Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict (WG on CAAC), the December 2025 consultation brought together children from different regions to share their perspectives on this important theme. The main news story about the consultation is available here. We are pleased to inform you [...]
2026 Edition of the Human Rights Council’s Annual Day on the Rights of the Child to Take Place on 9 March in Geneva 2026 Edition of the Human Rights Council’s Annual Day on the Rights of the Child to Take Place on 9 March in Geneva On 9 March 2026, [...]
At the opening of the 100th CRC session, Child Rights Connect delivered a statement on behalf of its network: Distinguished members of the Committee, representatives of UN agencies, colleagues and friends, As the Committee holds its 100th session—an occasion that should be marked by celebration—Child Rights Connect expresses its deep concern over the [...]
From 1-3 September 2025, the first session of the Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG) was held in Geneva to explore the possibility of a new Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child. This new instrument would focus on the rights to early childhood education, free pre-primary education, and free [...]
On 13 December 2025, Child Rights Connect and its Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict hosted an online consultation with European Union (EU) representatives and children living in armed conflict settings, enabling children to inform the upcoming Human Rights Council resolution on the rights of the child on children and armed conflict, [...]
