Children human rights defenders

2023 in review: A historic step within the UN system and greater momentum for implementing a child rights approach

Download the visual on these results here! Why child rights mainstreaming is critical to realizing children’s rights  Across the globe, children bear the brunt of multiple crises, violations of children’s rights are on the rise, and children’s rights defenders, including children, face increasing barriers and attacks against a backdrop of [...]

2024-06-11T13:52:53+02:006 May , 2024|

2023 in review: Elevating children’s voices in new international guidance on what States must do to uphold children’s right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment

Download our visual about these results here! While bearing the brunt of the triple planetary crisis, children remain largely excluded from related decision-making “Adults! The real victims of environmental destruction are us, children”, said a 11-year-old child from Korea. We cannot agree more. According to two WHO reports released in [...]

2024-06-11T13:30:49+02:006 May , 2024|

2023 in review: Bridging the gap between non-State actors and the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child for increased accountability to children

Download our visual on these results here! Why a platform facilitating civil society’s engagement in the work of the Committee is still needed The Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC Committee) is the UN treaty body responsible for monitoring the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights [...]

2024-06-11T13:30:16+02:004 May , 2024|

2023 in review: Six years of learning help scale up the work of (and our support to) our Children’s Advisory Team in making a change worldwide

“Nothing about us without us” We, at Child Rights Connect, strive to act by this mantra. Because children’s voices are out there and should dictate our efforts to advance their rights. Because implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) is about child participation. Because we [...]

2024-06-11T12:46:56+02:003 May , 2024|

2023 in review: Bringing more children to the table and influencing the Human Rights Council and related processes on the digital environment: a key milestone

Download the visual on these results here! Children’s voices historically ignored at the Human Rights Council The UN Human Rights Council is the main intergovernmental body within the United Nations (UN) responsible for advancing human rights around the globe and for addressing situations of human rights violations and making recommendations [...]

2024-06-11T14:12:24+02:002 May , 2024|

2023 in review: Elevating the voices and rights of child human rights defenders across the globe to make a change

Download our visual about these results here! Children acting as human rights defenders remain often ignored, neglected and intimidated We cannot say it enough: whether we call them child human rights defenders (CHRDs), child activists or changemakers, more and more children lead by example in challenging the world’s most pressing [...]

2024-06-11T14:58:37+02:002 May , 2024|

A huge victory for child human rights defenders: explicit recognition and protection under the new Law on Children’s Rights of the Republic of Moldova

The long-awaited Law on Children’s Rights of the Republic of Moldova entered into force on 21 December 2023[1]. Child Rights Connect with its partner organisation the  Child Rights Information Center (CRIC), as part of the project “Advancing the rights, empowerment and protection of child human rights defenders (CHRDs) in promoting human [...]

2024-03-19T09:28:18+01:0029 February , 2024|

2022 in review: Unlocking the potential of the first national child rights coalition in Morocco to speak with one powerful voice with children at the UN

Lack of coordination as a key barrier to realizing the human rights of all children in Morocco Despite significant progress made by Morocco in realizing children's rights, including education and health, as assessed by UNICEF in its Situation Analysis from 2019, disparities persist based on socio-economic backgrounds, living environments, and [...]

2023-08-31T10:58:48+02:008 June , 2023|

2022 in review: Further building momentum for realising the rights, protection and empowerment of child human rights defenders at all levels

Children experience specific and additional challenges and violations when acting as human rights defenders because of their status in society "Children are already human rights defenders, with the same rights as adults. We must recognize their vital role and the obligation of States to protect their rights", emphasized the Chairperson [...]

2023-08-31T11:20:18+02:0031 May , 2023|

2022 in review: New spaces opened for children to voice their views, engage adults, and act for what they believe in

Historic exclusion of children in decision-making and persistent pushback on child participation Children have historically been excluded from discussions and decision-making at all levels, including from international policy debates on matters that directly affect them. Yet, the escalating environmental crisis, rising inequalities, and migration crisis, among others, have a heavy [...]

2023-08-31T11:18:38+02:0017 May , 2023|
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