We believe children deserve to have their rights fully recognised and respected, just as all humans do.
We want to ask hard questions about how we live, what needs to change and how we can contribute to a planet where all the intersections of our identities can thrive.
CRIN, together with 85+ civil society organisations and individuals, urge the Malaysian government to immediately withdraw plans to ban social media for children under 16. Protecting children online is crucial, but a blanket ban shifts responsibility away from platforms while undermining children's rights to privacy, freedom of expression and information, and participation.
Este nuevo podcast, creado por una red de supervivientes de Chile, narra las historias y experiencias de víctimas institucionales de abuso sexual a lo largo de América Latina. Eneas Espinoza, superviviente y fundador, nos presenta el primer episodio y nos describe el podcast como "un coro de voces fuertes y organizadas que mantienen viva la causa".
On 30 March, the Israeli Knesset approved a bill expanding the use of the death penalty in both military and civilian courts. CRIN joined other human rights and humanitarian organisations in speaking out on this bill, one that makes the death penalty effectively mandatory in the West Bank – which will de facto apply, exclusively, to Palestinians.
The CRIN team was in Nairobi in December 2025 attending the seventh session of the United Nations Environment Assembly, together with three of CRIN’s Climate Advisers - Shirley Akinyi Ochieng from Kenya and Zara and Ashton Hawkins from the UK. This interview is a collection of their respective experiences, insights and expertise on UNEA-7 and the ways it can improve for children.
For World Consumer Rights Day on 15 March, CRIN joined over 200 organisations and academics calling on the European Commission to develop a strong Digital Fairness Act - one that delivers meaningful rights protection for all, including children.
CRIN is horrified by the escalation of violence between the US, Israel and Iran, which has put the lives of millions of children in Southwest Asia at risk, along with their families and communities. The recklessness of what has happened is hard to put into words. What is evident is that children are, once again, paying the price for clear violations of international law.
Along with child rights organisations and networks across the globe, CRIN condemns what the continued revelations surrounding the Epstein case have laid bare: a horrific pattern of systemic failure to protect children and young people.
Across the world, many are calling for change in how we ‘do’ democracy. There’s a need for ordinary citizens to be included in decision-making. In this article, we share key developments for children’s rights and deliberative democracy over the last year. We also include an invitation to join CRIN’s ‘Children and Democracy Network’, a global community of practice dedicated to shaping how we collectively advance children’s involvement in democratic processes.
Defence for Children International, Eurochild and the Child Rights International Network condemn the attacks by some European states against the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, Francesca Albanese.
CRIN's latest art exhibition uses research, art and poetry to examine how current chemicals legislations in the European Union impacts children's health. How can EU policymakers uphold children's rights?
Our new report uncovers the links between hazardous chemicals and children’s rights violations in the European Union (EU) and beyond.
In this series, we apply a children’s rights approach to the most significant debates affecting children in the digital environment.
CRIN’s latest report shows how all stages of the UK's counter-terrorism system threaten children’s rights in chilling ways. From pre-criminal, to pre-trial, to trial and sentencing, we need reforms and approaches that genuinely protect children.
CRIN’s new chronological report highlights every known account of abuse at the Army Foundation College between 2014 and 2024 - drawing on official data, national media reports, court judgments and the testimonies of former recruits and their parents.
Despite overwhelming evidence of Israel’s illegal occupation and genocide of the Palestinian people, the EU has refused to terminate the EU-Israel Association Agreement, prioritising its economic interests over its human rights commitments. CRIN joins 185+ organisations calling for the immediate end of the agreement and the implementation of further political, economic and legal measures.