Catholics For a Free Choice

CFFC is a NGO with special consultative status
with the UN Economic and Social Council. Since
2002, CFFC has partnered with national-level
child rights organisations to produce and
submit shadow reports on clergy sexual abuse
of minors to the Committee on the Rights of
the Child. Reports have been submitted for
Canada, Germany, France, Austria, the
Philippines and Australia.
Through discourse, education and advocacy,
CFFC works in the US and internationally to
infuse these values into public policy,
community life, feminist analysis and Catholic
social thinking and teaching. Since 2002, CFFC
has partnered with national-level child rights
organisations to produce and submit shadow
reports to the Committee on the Rights of the
Child for the examinations of periodic reports
submitted by Canada, Germany, France,
Austria, the Philippines and Australia.

Countries

Key information

Operation level:
International
Works with age groups:
Organisation type:
NGO - non governmental organisation

Mandate

Organisation mandate

Lobby governments and the United Nations