At the closing of the ceremony to celebrate 30 years since the adoption of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, Child Rights Connect’s President, Mária Herczog, called on all stakeholders to put child rights at the highest level of a common agenda to ensure respect, protection and [...]
In celebrating thirty years since the adoption of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, we pledge to discharge our commitment to achieve respect, protection and fulfilment of the rights of every child in every place. […]
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 [...]
On the occasion of the joint celebration of 30 years of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and 40 years of the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women, Child Rights Connect spoke of the need for inclusive and meaningful girls’ participation in human [...]
Child Rights Connect today addressed the Human Rights Council’s Social Forum, calling for action to provide children with the means and the confidence to claim their, and others, rights, including through child participation in schools and in broader contexts. […]
Child Rights Connect welcomes the lodging this week of a child-led complaint to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child concerning the global climate crisis. On 23 September 2019, 16 children human rights defenders filed a landmark complaint concerning the climate crisis with the UN Committee on the [...]
In the margins of the Human Rights Council’s 42nd regular session in Geneva, Child Rights Connect spoke at a side event on access to justice for all children. […]
On the occasion of the celebration by the Committee on the Rights of the Child of 30 years since adoption of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, Child Rights Connect spoke of its work to enhance child participation and its views concerning the role of new technologies [...]
In line with the celebrations of the 30th anniversary of the UNCRC and the 5th anniversary since the entry into force of the OPIC, we are very happy to share with you our just created minisite gathering all the relevant information on the Optional Protocol. The aim of the minisite [...]
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 [...]
