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 recently shared case studies to feed into an upcoming report [...]
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 Rights), raised the need to support the development of predictable [...]
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 fresh water for everyone I want the earth to be [...]
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 landmark recommendation on child human rights defenders under the cluster [...]
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 the Council in March. In support of the work and [...]
Guidance Note of the Secretary-General on Child Rights Mainstreaming: Child Rights Connect inputs to the survey
The Guidance Note that the UN Secretary General is developing on child rights mainstreaming is a unique opportunity to make the UN’s work more rights-based and therefore more effective. In addition to facilitating civil society, including children’s participation in the process, Child Rights Connect is [...]
Strong calls from States and civil society for UPR recommendations on Child Human Rights Defenders
“(...) The more stakeholders that are aware, and the more agencies that are aware of the applicable human rights framework, as well as the legal and practical challenges faced by children when taking on human rights advocacy, the more attraction and acceptance there will eventually [...]