CRIN has collected worrying evidence that a growing number of States in all regions, far from fullfilling their legal obligations to respect the rights of all children, are moving backwards in their approach to juvenile justice and criminalising...
Summary: The list of Alternative Reports submitted by NGOs for the upcoming 62nd Session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC). The session takes place in Geneva from 14 January - 1 February 2013.
Alternative Reports submitted by NGOs...
Summary: Call for government to revise bill to prosecute those who recruit children, not the parents. [16 October 2012] - The Philippines Senate should remove a provision in a draft law that allows for the prosecution of the parents of...
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 of Stakeholders...
To educate the public, the bar (lawyers), and the judiciary (judges) about the harm caused by all forms of childhood genital cutting, including female genital cutting (also known as female genital mutilation or FGM), male genital cutting (also known...
Summary: The Committee on the Rights of the Child will hold its 61st Session from 17 September to 5 October 2012. Below are full details on the session, including the list of alternative reports submitted by NGOs.
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Summary: ALERT US: If you are aware of draft laws to restrict civil society activities or existing restrictions not listed below, email us at [email protected].
The role of children's rights advocates depends on the freedom to speak out...
[19 September 2012] - The International Children’s Peace Prize 2012 was presented to Kesz (13) from the Philippines at the Ridderzaal in The Hague today. Of the three nominated children, who have all made extraordinary efforts in the area...
[11 September 2012] - The Women’s Centre for Change, Penang, is extremely disappointed with the judgment of the Penang High Court which overturned the conviction of a man for raping a four-year-old child in 2008. In particular, the...
Summary: The ILO’s Convention on Domestic Workers has now been ratified by two countries, meaning it will come into effect in a year’s time. The Convention extends basic labour rights to tens of millions of domestic workers worldwide. [5 September...
