The 2019 DGD Children’s Advisory Team!
11 child advisors are taking part in a 2019 DGD Children’s Advisory Team and will be empowered throughout this year to play a central role in several DGD follow-up activities and 30th anniversary events! In [...]
CHRDs recognised during Declaration’s 20th anniversary celebrations
During a high-level UN event marking the 20th anniversary of the Declaration on Human Rights Defenders in December 2018, children were recognised as human rights defenders and there were calls to afford them additional and stronger support and [...]
Celebrating Human Rights Day with our Child Advisors!
This Thursday 13th December, for Human Rights Day celebrations and to commemorate the 70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, OHCHR organised a roundtable discussion with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet, who [...]
Children human rights defenders on the agenda of the 34 States from the Americas!
The Meeting of the Executive Council of the Inter-American Children's Institute (IIN-OAS) took place in October 2018 and included a session on children human rights defenders. This was the opportunity for children, including the DGD [...]
Every Voice Counts
Every Voice Counts UN Puts Spotlight on Children as Human Rights Defenders By Lena Ingelstam and Ulrika Cilliers, Save the Children, Tor Hodenfield, CIVICUS, and Beatrice Schulter, Child Rights Connect Many children want to [...]
