Not enough has been done to prevent the recurrence of child sexual abuse by the United Nations peacekeepers. Another scandal cannot be tolerated and abuse must stop.
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Our new report reveals that veterans aged 16-19 have been three times as likely as same-age civilians from socially deprived backgrounds to end their lives. We look at why early enlistment heightens risk of mental ill-health.
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In 2019, the UK government commissioned an Independent Review of its counter-terrorism strategy, Prevent. After a series of controversies and delays, the findings and recommendations, as well as the government’s response, were published in February 2023. We explain what this means for children’s rights, and what happens next.
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By joining the largest network of environmental citizens’ organisations in Europe, we hope to bring children's rights among the core priorities of the environmental movement in and beyond the European Union.
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Recognising the disproportionate impact of the UK government’s Prevent strategy on how Muslim children and children of Asian ethnicity are able to access their civil and political rights, the The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child have called for an immediate end to the targeting of specific groups of children by counter-terrorism measures.
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The European Union is about to make important decisions to reform its pesticide laws, which currently still expose children to harmful chemicals and don’t fully protect children’s health and their environment. We explain how the EU can better protect children by making children’s rights central in the new regulations.
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In a joint public campaign with Human Rights Watch, War Child UK and Reprieve, we call on the UK government to repatriate British families who are being unlawfully detained in northeast Syria. Join us in calling for action.
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The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child has called on the UK government to raise the minimum age of military recruitment from 16 to 18 and to address numerous complaints of the sexual assault, rape and abuse of young recruits.
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Durant cet entretien, nous avons échangé avec les Jeunes Ambassadeurs pour le Climat (JAC), une association de jeunes Français visant à sensibiliser la population aux problématiques climatiques et environnementales.
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Brazil is Latin America’s best-performing country in preventing and responding to child sexual exploitation and abuse, while Argentina is the lowest ranked, according to a new report released today by Economist Impact comparing the laws and policies of nine countries in the region, the launch of which CRIN coordinated.
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Brasil es el país mejor clasificado en América Latina con respecto a su desempeño a la hora de prevenir y responder a la violencia sexual contra niñas, niños y adolescentes (NNA), mientras que Argentina es el peor clasificado, según un nuevo informe publicado hoy por Economist Impact que compara la legislación y las políticas de nueve países de la región, el lanzamiento de que ha sido coordinado por CRIN.
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L’accès des enfants à l’information est parfois restreint de façon disproportionnée, dans le but soi-disant de les protéger. Cet aspect est donc au cœur des débats autour du chiffrement, de la vie privée et de la protection des données. Afin de marquer la Journée internationale de l’accès universel à l’information, nous explorons certaines questions et certains sujets de tensions à travers le prisme de l’accès des enfants à l’information.
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Le débat sur le chiffrement des données et les droits de l’enfant est souvent divisé entre les approches axées sur la prévention des abus envers les enfants et celles qui mettent l’accent sur les libertés civiles. Cependant, cette polarisation occulte le fait que les droits de l’enfant se situent des deux côtés du discours. C’est pourquoi il est indispensable de trouver un terrain d’entente pour garantir la protection de ces droits.
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Last week we submitted our comments on the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child’s (UNCRC) draft document which seeks to set standards for governments to uphold children’s rights impacted by the environmental and climate crisis.
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The Prevent policy has failed. The UK government’s review, released today, clearly demonstrates this failure, yet continues to draw the wrong conclusions, doubling down on the most damaging aspects of the programme.
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A new report, co-published by CRIN and defenddigitalme, aims to capture the full complexity of how encryption affects children’s lives. It sets out principles for an approach to encryption that recognises and respects the full range of their rights.
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In this interview we spoke with climate activist and law student Nicki Becker, we explore what the research tells us about the status of children’s climate justice in Argentina, but also what the reality is beyond the research and where the gaps are.
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En esta entrevista con la activista climática y estudiante de derecho Nicki Becker, exploramos lo que la investigación nos dice sobre el estado de la justicia climática para los niños, niñas y adolescentes en Argentina, pero también cuál es la realidad más allá de la investigación y dónde se encuentran las brechas.
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In this interview we spoke with Jeunes Ambassadeurs pour le Climat (JAC), an association of young people in France aiming to raise awareness and educate people on climate and environmental issues.
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