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Power manifests in many shapes and forms, with different rules on how it’s distributed.
But rising activism, especially amongst today’s youth, is redefining how power is exercised and with what aims - as we increasingly see traditionally marginalised groups collectively practise the power they have through art, language, and civil disobedience.
Silence plays an important role in human rights respect and violations. Its power is fuelled by both by its absence and its presence.
But we all have a role to play in confronting the many faces of silence, both good and bad. As we tackle them in open conversation, we invite people to think critically about the norms that keep us quiet.
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The story of U.F. and the campaign to end child pushbacks at EU borders
We collaborated with The European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) to develop an animation that told the story of U.F. – a refugee child from Myanmar, who has filed complaints against Croatia and Slovenia to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child.
The Rhyming Guide to Joining the Army
In this creative short film, we fuse poetry, animation and sound design to encourage critical thinking on the military recruitment of young people. Should the armed forces recruit children under the age of 18? You decide...
In March, the European Union adopted its first-ever Intergenerational Fairness (IGF) Strategy, which aims to ensure ‘young people’ can better shape the policies that affect them. However, umbrella words like ‘intergenerational’ and ‘young people’ can inadvertently exclude children’s specific rights and needs. This adoption is also taking place during the EU's ongoing deregulation agenda, which undermines its Strategy’s goals. In this article, CRIN examines the IGF Strategy’s shortcomings: looking at the language we use about children, and what happens when institutional promises don’t align with their actions.