Children human rights defenders

A new pilot project to boost the agency of children at risk of or separated from their parents to shape and take forward their human rights activities in Bulgaria

Thanks to project funding from Tanya’s Dream Fund hosted by Swiss Philanthropy Foundation, we have recently launched a new pilot project in Bulgaria, in collaboration with the National Network for Children (NNC) and the New Bulgarian University - Know How Centre for Alternative Care for Children (KHC), to advance the [...]

2023-02-15T15:14:42+01:0015 February , 2023|

Spread the word about our new #ChildrenStandUp4HumanRights appeal !

We have just launched our new campaign #ChildrenStandUp4HumanRights: Follow their lead! to garner support for our child advisors to take forward their own national awareness-raising and advocacy campaigns in the context of the 25th anniversary of the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders and our 40th anniversary in 2023. [...]

2022-12-14T03:55:42+01:006 December , 2022|

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, 66% of countries reported a disruption in violence against children-related [...]

2022-11-22T09:27:11+01:0025 April , 2022|

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 the recognition, protection and empowerment of CHRDs is therefore a [...]

2022-11-22T09:29:34+01:0019 April , 2022|

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 monitoring the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights [...]

2022-11-22T09:33:06+01:0011 April , 2022|

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 human rights and advance social justice for all, speaking up [...]

2022-11-22T09:36:09+01:004 April , 2022|

Child Rights Connect statement at the opening of the 83rd session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child

At the opening of the 83rd session of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, Child Rights Connect this morning recalled the continued relevance of the Convention and the work of the Committee, and the partnership of the Committee with the secretariat and members of Child Rights Connect. [...]

2020-01-20T12:33:08+01:0020 January , 2020|
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