Early Childhood as a Pathway to the Culture of Peace and Non-Violent Society
Freedom from violence is a human right of the child. But many children all over the world grow up with violence in homes, schools, neighborhoods, communities and countries. Moreover, the expansion of technology has increasingly [...]
Our child advisors and mentors inform upcoming report of Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders on positive change
You can read the full submission from Child Rights Connect and its Children’s Advisory Team (CAT) and Mentor Group here. 7 of the current and former members of Child Rights Connect’s Children's Advisory Team [...]
Joint civil society statement on Secretary-General’s fourth biennial report on the status of the treaty body system
At the UN General Assembly, TB-Net and other organisations (including Amnesty International, the Geneva Human Rights Platform (Geneva Academy), the International Service for Human Rights, and the Jacob Blaustein Institute for the Advancement of Human [...]
Saving the planet is saving children: Voices of Children for COP27 and beyond
“I want to see my land smiling. I want to see it’s revived beauty I want to see the areas affected from deforestation filled with trees. I want everyone to inhale fresh air. I want [...]
Landmark CRC Concluding Observations on Child Human Rights Defenders linked to freedom of expression!
In September 2022, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (the Committee) held its 91st Session and adopted recommendations for the State parties under review. For the first time, the Committee adopted a [...]
Joint statement during the Interactive Dialogue with the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine
In the framework of the Human Rights Council 51 session, Child Rights Connect and its members made a joint statement during the Interactive Dialogue with the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine established by [...]