[February 2015]
This has been a devastating year for those seeking to stand up for human rights and for those caught up in the suffering of war zones. We must hope that, looking backward to 2014 in the years to come, what we lives through...
[16 February 2015] - This paper contributes longitudinal research evidence on the impact of structural inequalities on children’s development within households and communities, the ways access to health, education and other key services...
This report is part of CRIN's access to justice for children project, looking at the status of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) in national law, the status of children involved in legal proceedings, the legal means to challenge...
Summary: A compilation of extracts featuring child-rights issues from the reports submitted to the second Universal Periodic Review. There are extracts from the 'National Report', the 'Compilation of UN Information' and the '...
Summary: Report for the NGO Group for the Convention on the Rights of the Child.The report summarises ACYA’s experiences of the UNCRC reporting process and the developments that have occurred since the UN Committee issued its Concluding Observations...
Summary: This report extracts mentions of children's rights issues in the reports of all UN Treaty Bodies and their follow-up procedures. This does not include the Concluding Observations of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child which are...
The New Zealand Office of the Children’s Commissioner led a consultation process that involved 278 children and young people (including 10 young parents) aged between nine to 24 years living in low socioeconomic communities throughout...
Summary: Report on life imprisonment sentences for children in the Commonwealth States.In 2010 CRIN, together with other partners, launched a campaign for the prohibition of inhuman sentencing of children- defined to include sentences of death, life...
Summary: The Netherlands Study investigates the policies and programmes that have delivered good child outcomes in The Netherlands, and identifies actions New Zealand could take to improve the status and wellbeing of New Zealand children. pdf: http...
While New Zealand has a strong foundation of services and support for children and families, there is more that needs to be done to help our children thrive, belong and achieve.
The facts speak for themselves:
Every year an average of 10 children...
