📢 For the first time, the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights meets with children from all over the world!
On the 5th and 6th of April, children from all around the globe participated in Child Consultations held by the UN CESCR on its next General Comment on sustainable development and economic, social, and cultural human rights. The United Nations [...]
Child Rights Connect welcomes the extended 90th CRC session
At the opening of the 90th session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child, Child Rights Connect reminded the importance of CRC recommendations to States on Child Human Rights Defenders as the implementation of the UN Declaration on [...]
Child Rights Connect In Action: Children influence global discussions on the Sustainable Development Goals
Children have been historically excluded from discussions at the Human Rights Council The 2017 Human Rights Council (HRC) resolution on the protection of child rights in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development recognizes the importance of children’s [...]
Child Rights Connect In Action: Empowering defenders to use the OPIC to ensure redress for child victims
Why the OPIC is key to providing redress to children when national mechanisms fail to do so Child human rights violations are on the rise, particularly given the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and escalating environmental crisis. According to UNICEF, [...]
Child Rights Connect In Action: Child Participation and Child Empowerment – Reflections from our Child Advisors
Why a Children’s Advisory Team (CAT) There are multiple examples of child human rights defenders (CHRDs) from all horizons vibrantly advocating for the protection of human rights, the environment and social justice. The voices of children are out there. Ensuring [...]
Child Rights Connect In Action: Now more than ever: Resourcing children and other defenders to call on States to effect change through the CRC Committee
Reduced opportunities for bringing State parties to account on their implementation of the UNCRC Civil society reporting is critical to informing the work of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC Committee), the UN treaty body responsible for [...]
New! Child-Friendly Position Paper on Child Rights Mainstreaming
Last year, Child Rights Connect launched a position paper on child rights mainstreaming calling for the United Nations (UN) to act. The office of the Secretary-General of the UN replied by agreeing to develop a UN Guidance Note on Child [...]
Joint Call for Child Participation at Upcoming ILO Conference on Child Labour
From the 15th till the 20th of May, the V Global Conference on Child Labour is taking place in Durban, South Africa. Here, you can find the draft agenda for the event presented by the South African Government. Momentum is building [...]
Child Rights Connect In Action: Empowering children and other defenders to influence the law and practices on human rights defenders in Moldova
Key challenges faced by CHRDs in Moldova The world is experiencing an unprecedent mobilization of children acting to address the most pressing challenges faced by humanity. Moldova is no exception. Children are increasingly acting as human rights defenders to realize [...]
Norway drops children from important human rights resolution
Check out the op-ed developed by Gina Ekholt and Issac Elstad on this year's resolution on human rights defenders! 29 March 2022 - This week, the members of the UN Human Rights Council will adopt the resolution on human rights [...]
This page responds to the child advisors’ call for a platform to monitor the follow-up to the Day of General Discussion (DGD) on Protecting and Empowering Children as Human Rights defenders. It showcases direct follow-up activities to the 2018 DGD as well as examples of the different ways in which the global movement for children human rights defenders is growing at different levels and in many different forms.
