We are a creative think tank producing new and dynamic thinking on human rights, focusing on children and young people. 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.
Should the armed forces recruit children under the age of 18? You decide…
How CRIN will focus on those most affected by and vulnerable to climate impacts
Conducting research on how the law can better protect children’s environmental rights in 43 countries around the world.
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Twenty major children’s and human rights organisations have written to the UK government today, calling for an end to the recruitment of children by the UK armed forces.
On 30 June join EU and UN experts on the impact of toxic chemicals and children's rights for a roundtable discussion on opportunities arising within EU legislation and how to ensure effective protection against exposure to dangerous pesticides.
In this opinion article, Zimbabwean youth climate activist and CRIN climate adviser Nkosilathi Nyathi comments on the need to ensure access and diversity at international climate talks, and that this diversity must also include young people.
One of CRIN’s funders - the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust (JRCT) - recently published a statement revealing that its wealth has roots in slavery, colonialism and white supremacy. We reflect on the Trust’s approach to its history, and what it can offer to others who benefit from philanthropic wealth.
As an organisation that works on all children's rights, we must acknowledge that climate and environmental degradation affect all other rights, as without a planet to live and thrive in, what’s the point of rights? But more than recognising this reality, we must act on it. Read our new climate justice strategy.
More than 1,000 organisations have been calling on UN Member States to recognise the right to a healthy environment. A new statement has been delivered during the 46th session of the Human Rights Council, which is still open for new signatories.
We’re considering what to do with CRIN’s old library on children’s rights and we’re inviting our users to share any suggestions. Some years ago we archived the database and stopped updating it, as it had become untenable. But it has historical value, so we didn’t get rid of it.
Shamima Begum was recruited by ISIL when she was 15 and left the UK for Syria. In 2019 the Home Secretary deprived her of her citizenship and in February 2021 the Supreme Court decided on her appeal. In this FAQ we explain the case and why it matters.
The UN’s child rights committee has handed down its first decision about the rights of a child of an LGBT couple. It found that Finland failed to consider the best interests of the child of a lesbian couple when assessing his asylum request, in a case in which CRIN and partners intervened.
In this opinion article, South Korean youth climate activist and CRIN climate adviser Yujin Kim comments on the why she and fellow activists decided to challenge the government’s climate inaction in court.