Children Take Centre Stage at the Human Rights Council to Advance Action on Children in Armed Conflicts
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 [...]
Landmark resolution advances children’s right to a healthy environment
The consideration of children’s rights has been historically absent from environmental or climate-related policies, laws, and action, due to weak political will and a general lack of awareness of the many links between child rights [...]
Children help shape new UN guidance on the right to freedom of association
In 2026, the United Nations Human Rights Committee is developing new guidance on a fundamental human right: the right to freedom of association. Find here the original draft General Comment 38 on the right to freedom of association. Recognising this as a key [...]
Joint CSO statement – 38th Annual Meeting of Chairpersons of Human Rights Treaty Bodies
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 [...]
Strategic Vision for Promoting and Protecting the Rights of CHRDs: Latin America Regional Dialogues
(La traducción al español se encuentra más abajo) On 19 May 2026, the first session of the Latin America Regional Dialogues on the Strategic Vision for Promoting and Protecting the Rights of Child Human Rights Defenders (CHRDs) brought together 108 participants from [...]
📋CRC Committee Session and Pre-session confirmed! New deadlines for NGO alternative reports !
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 [...]
New Platform for CRC Alternative Report Submissions!
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, [...]