Digital protection of child human rights defenders
We are happy to share our survey on the digital protection of child human rights defenders! As part of the project “The Now and the Future: Advancing the Rights, Empowerment and Protection of Child Human Rights Defenders”, Child Rights Connect is working on how to [...]
Children’s Advisory Team’s Submission on Children and Armed Conflict
On 18 March 2025, Child Rights Connect’s Children’s Advisory Team (CAT) submitted a powerful contribution to the call of UN Highs Commissioner to gather information for his report on Children and Armed Conflict. This submission was based on a series of consultations led by four [...]
CAT Consultation: Reviewing the child-friendly resources for the GC27 consultation
On 22 March 2025, the Children’s Advisory Team (CAT) held a special session to review and test draft resources for the upcoming consultations on General Comment No. 27 (GC27) on access to justice and effective remedies. The session aimed at ensuring that the materials were [...]
Empowering Child Human Rights Defenders at the UN
On 6 March 2025, Child Rights Connect hosted a side event at the United Nations Human Rights Council titled “Launch of the Strategic Vision on Child Human Rights Defenders.” This high-level discussion brought together four Child Human Rights Defenders (CHRDs), civil society representatives, and government [...]
Advocating for Early Childhood Development at the Human Rights Council
The Children's Advisory Team engaged with the Annual Day on the Rights of the Child held on 13 March 2025 at the United Nations Human Rights Council. Two child advisors, Layan and Sarah worked together to prepare a powerful statement, as this year’s theme focused [...]
CRC session 98
At the opening of the 98th CRC session, Child Rights Connect delivered a statement on behalf of its network: Distinguished members of the Committee, representatives of UN agencies and CSOs, ladies and gentlemen, First of all, allow me to take this opportunity to thank the [...]
Move Toward Institutionalizing Meaningful Child Participation in the mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur on Climate Change
Geneva, December 2024 — In a landmark effort to institutionalize meaningful child participation within the UN Special Procedures of the Human Rights Council, a joint initiative was launched by the Child Rights Connect Working Group on Children’s Rights and the Environment and the Working Group [...]