On 11 June 2025, the Children’s Advisory Team (CAT) submitted a report to the call of High Commissioner for Human Rights for input to the Open-ended Intergovernmental Working Group on a possible optional protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The CAT conducted surveys around the globe [...]
On the Occasion of the 37th meeting of the Chairpersons of Human Rights Treaty Bodies, the NGO Network on UN Treaty Bodies (TB-Net) of which Child Rights Connect is a member, issued a public statement alongside other CSOs. The treaty body system is facing a severe financial crisis that threatens [...]
HOW TO CHILD RIGHTS is a platform that facilitates co-creation and peer learning on child rights in practice. It offers a series of practical, high quality, tried and tested tools, guidance and case studies and peer exchanges, to support effective and innovative programming – including advocacy – for children’s rights across the [...]
Updates on the project “The Now and the Future: Advancing the Rights, Empowerment and Protection of Child Human Rights Defenders" Stepping Up for Change: Context Our world is facing many intersecting crises, and we strongly believe that children can and should be part of the solution. From organizing local [...]
On 14 May 2025, Tahera and Denis, members of the Children’s Advisory Team (CAT) Bureau, represented the team at a general meeting with partners of the Canada project, officially titled “The Now and the Future: Advancing the Rights, Empowerment and Protection of Child Human Rights Defenders.” This three-year project, led [...]
At the opening of the 99th CRC session, Child Rights Connect delivered a statement on behalf of its network: Distinguished members of the Committee, representatives of UN agencies and CSOs, colleagues and friends, Thank you for the opportunity to address the Committee on behalf of Child Rights Connect at the [...]
Child Rights Connect supported the participation of seven child advisors at the Mid-Term Review Conference organized by the Council of Europe in Strasbourg on April 3 and 4, 2025. Lana, Denis and Sarah, members of the Chidlren’s Advisory Team were among them. The child advisors actively contributed to two key [...]
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 [...]
On 18 March 2025, Child Rights Connect’s Children’s Advisory Team (CAT) submitted a powerful contribution to the call of UN Highs Commissioner to gather information for his report on Children and Armed Conflict. This submission was based on a series of consultations led by four CAT members, each of whom [...]
On 22 March 2025, the Children’s Advisory Team (CAT) held a special session to review and test draft resources for the upcoming consultations on General Comment No. 27 (GC27) on access to justice and effective remedies. The session aimed at ensuring that the materials were child-friendly, practical, and accessible. CAT [...]
