Publications

Latest research and analysis on children's rights issues

What can you do to reduce your exposure to toxic chemicals?
14 Nov 2018 Publication
Toxic chemicals are everywhere. In the food we eat, the water we drink, even the air we breathe. Read our list of resources to find out more about ways to avoid toxic chemicals in your everyday life.
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Caught in the crossfire? An international survey of anti-terrorism legislation and its impact on children
13 Nov 2018 Publication
This report presents the findings from CRIN’s research of anti-terrorism legislation in 33 countries across five continents. It shows that counter-terrorism measures are leading to extensive violations of children’s rights.
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Briefing: Children's rights and toxics
15 Oct 2018 Publication
Children's rights to live, learn and grow are violated daily by toxic substances – especially in the air, water, soil, and consumer products. This briefing outlines the causes and extent of the problem, and proposes an approach towards effective remedy and prevention.
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BRUNEI DARUSSALAM: UPR submission on inhuman sentencing of children
4 Oct 2018 Publication
This report was submitted ahead of the 33rd session of the Universal Periodic Review as part of our campaign against...
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DOMINICA: UPR submission on inhuman sentencing of children
4 Oct 2018 Publication
This report was submitted ahead of the 33rd session of the Universal Periodic Review as part of our campaign against...
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QATAR: UPR submission on inhuman sentencing of children
4 Oct 2018 Publication
This report was submitted ahead of the 33rd session of the Universal Periodic Review as part of our campaign against...
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RIGHT TO VOTE: CRIN's submission for the forum on human rights, democracy and the rule of law
3 Oct 2018 Publication
CRIN made this submission in May 2018 to provide input ahead of the Forum on Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law...
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Best interests and the prohibition of violence: FGM and non-refoulement before the CRC
20 Sep 2018 Publication
The Committee on the Rights of the Child published its first views under the third Optional Protocol to the CRC this year. Learn more about the decision and its importance.
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NEW ZEALAND: 'Never again' - the public investigation into historical abuse in state care
15 Aug 2018 Publication
How care leavers in New Zealand pushed the government to conduct an independent investigation into the root causes of systemic failings in the country’s care system.
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And Beyond
10 Aug 2018 Publication
Exploring bold ideas on big issues which - whether we know it or not - affect children and young people.    
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AUSTRIA: Quashing discrimination in age of consent laws
18 Jul 2018 Publication
An activist lawyer in Austria brought a series of cases to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) to eliminate discriminatory differences in the age sexual of consent for gay and heterosexual couples.
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