Call at the Council to ensure civil society space, especially for children!
On the occasion of the Interactive dialogue with Special Rapporteur on the Rights to peaceful assembly and of association, that took place on the 9 and 10 July during the 44th session of the Human Rights Council (HRC), we delivered a joint statement on behalf of the network to highlight the need [...]
2020 Annual Day on the Rights of the Child: Realizing the rights of the child through a healthy environment
Children environmental human rights defenders are heard at the Annual Day on the Rights of the Child! On Thursday 1 July 2020, the Human Rights Council held the Annual full day meeting on the Rights of the Child focusing on Realizing the rights of the child through [...]
Child Rights Connect 2020 GA
“All of us can stand up for human rights – and you are doing that”, says the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to about 80 children’s rights defenders from around the world at Child [...]
A joint Call to Action for the 2020 HRC Annual Full-Day Meeting on the Rights of the Child
In the occasion of the 2020 Annual Day on the Rights of the Child on “Realizing the rights of the child through a healthy environment”, we are pleased to launch a Joint Call to Action! [...]
New Child Online Protection Guidelines empowering children to exercise their rights online!
Yesterday the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) agency of the United Nations launched its revised Child Online Protection (COP) Guidelines targeting children, parents & educators, the industry, and policymakers. Together with ECPAT International and Western Sydney [...]
? Call for contributions for the UN Treaty Body review process
As co-facilitators of the UN human rights treaty body review process, the Permanent Missions of Switzerland and Morocco to the UN are calling for written contributions, open to all relevant stakeholders. Although there are no [...]