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Declaration and key recommendations from children and young people for COP29
Declaration and key recommendations from children and young people for COP29

The words below come from passionate young people who advise and collaborate with CRIN, Alana, Plan International Netherlands, ChildFund Alliance, Child Rights Connect, Madhvi4EcoEthics and other children’s rights organisations on their work on children’s right to a safe, healthy and sustainable environment. They met ahead of COP29 to discuss key messages to COP negotiators. COP29 is an important opportunity to ensure that children’s rights are integrated in climate decisions - and that their voices are given the platform and respect that they deserve. We implore you to truly listen to and respond to children’s voices and perspectives - they have rights, they care and their passion and knowledge can push us all to make strong and rights-respecting decisions at this critical time.

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English, ReadChild Rights International NetworkClimate crisis, Environment, Access to justiceComment
Children in uniform: A decade of abuse at the Army Foundation College
Children in uniform: A decade of abuse at the Army Foundation College

Since 2014 British army trainees aged under 18 at the Army Foundation College (AFC) in Harrogate have suffered an ingrained culture of abuse by instructors, as well as endemic bullying among recruits themselves. CRIN’s new chronological report highlights every known account of abuse at AFC between 2014 and 2024 - drawing on official data, national media reports, court judgments and the testimonies of former recruits and their parents.

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Read, EnglishChild Rights International NetworkMilitary enlistment, Minimum ages, Armed conflictComment
Joint statement on the targeting and killing of journalists in Palestine and Lebanon
Joint statement on the targeting and killing of journalists in Palestine and Lebanon

As an IFEX member, CRIN has signed a statement put forward by 7amleh – The Arab Center for the Advancement of Social Media, the Maharat Foundation and the Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA), condemining the deliberate targeting and killing of journalists in Palestine and Lebanon by Israeli forces. "We stand in solidarity with the Palestinian and Lebanese journalists bravely reporting amid life-threatening risks and demand that all governments, press freedom organisations, and human rights bodies take concrete steps to ensure their protection.”

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English, ReadChild Rights International NetworkPalestine, freedom of expressionComment
Children and youth participation in climate assemblies webinar - takeaways and resources
Children and youth participation in climate assemblies webinar - takeaways and resources

From local events to international meetups across the world, climate assemblies are becoming all the more common and pressing. Child Rights International Network, Youth Environment Europe and the Knowledge Network on Climate Assemblies came together to host a webinar that highlights the impact of children and young people in these spaces.

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English, Read, WatchChild Rights International NetworkCivil and political rights, Climate crisisComment
Children’s rights in Palestine webinar series - recommendations and calls for action
Children’s rights in Palestine webinar series - recommendations and calls for action

Between April and July 2024 Defence for Children International (DCI) and CRIN co-hosted a webinar series highlighting the reality of Palestinian children’s rights under military occupation of the West Bank and the unfolding genocide in Gaza. Below are recommendations for action that emerged from the webinar series. We invite you to think critically about what role you can play in implementing these recommendations - everyone can make an impact, no matter how small it may seem. 

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English, Read, WatchChild Rights International NetworkPalestineComment
CRIN has joined over 100 other NGOs calling on EU institutions to ban the export of toxic products to non-EU countries
CRIN has joined over 100 other NGOs calling on EU institutions to ban the export of toxic products to non-EU countries

Along with Greenpeace, Amnesty International and other initiators, Child Rights International Network is calling on the European Union to close “hypocritical, cruel, unfair and intolerable” loopholes which allow companies based in the EU to export banned toxic products to other parts of the world, including the sale of unsafe children’s toys.

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Read, EnglishChild Rights International NetworkToxics, EnvironmentComment
Joint letter calling to suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement: A European civil society campaign focused on EU institutions and Member States
Joint letter calling to suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement: A European civil society campaign focused on EU institutions and Member States

CRIN joins over 160 European organisations to issue a statement calling on the EU and its member states to Suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement and all the related agreements. European countries have the responsibility to prevent genocide under international law and, therefore, must take all diplomatic, economic and political measures within their power to prevent genocide in Gaza.

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English, ReadChild Rights International NetworkPalestineComment
Joint letter calling for a complete and accurate list of perpetrators in 2024 Annual Report on children and armed conflict
Joint letter calling for a complete and accurate list of perpetrators in 2024 Annual Report on children and armed conflict

In this open letter, CRIN joins 21 NGOs in calling on Secretary-General António Guterres to ensure the publication of a complete list of perpetrators of grave violations that is evidence-based and accurately reflects data collected and verified by the United Nations Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism (MRM) in his forthcoming annual report on children and armed conflict (CAAC).

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English, ReadChild Rights International NetworkPalestineComment
Joint letter on the cancellation of the May pre-session of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
Joint letter on the cancellation of the May pre-session of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child

Amidst growing concerns over the cancellation of the May pre-session of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, a coalition of civil society organizations has penned a joint letter urging UN Member States to address the issue promptly, highlighting its implications for children's rights advocacy and engagement.

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Read, EnglishChild Rights International NetworkComment
Inter-American Court of Human Rights: children’s rights in the context of the climate emergency
Inter-American Court of Human Rights: children’s rights in the context of the climate emergency

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) is hearing a case on how human rights are protected, within the context of the climate emergency, under the American Convention on Human Rights (ACHR). We made a submission with the University of Nottingham Human Rights Law Centre (HRLC), as part of the ACRISL project, focusing on children’s rights.

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Read, EnglishChild Rights International NetworkClimate crisis, EnvironmentComment
Current EU chemicals laws allow severe children’s rights violations. How can we stop this?
Current EU chemicals laws allow severe children’s rights violations. How can we stop this?

Our new report uncovers the links between hazardous chemicals and children’s rights violations in the European Union (EU) and beyond. It sets out how EU chemical laws fail to uphold children’s rights and invites EU decision makers to rethink how to better assess, regulate and restrict those chemicals. Children’s rights violations linked to the exposure to hazardous substances have been neglected for too long. Decision makers now have the opportunity to make things right.

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Read, EnglishDaniela Kazuko MuenzelToxicsComment
“Nowhere is safe in Gaza”: The International Court of Justice finds that there are plausible grounds that Israel is committing genocide
“Nowhere is safe in Gaza”: The International Court of Justice finds that there are plausible grounds that Israel is committing genocide

On 29 December 2023, South Africa filed a case before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) accusing the State of Israel of genocide. South Africa argued that the State of Israel has been committing a series of acts with the aim of eliminating the Palestinian population in Gaza.

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Read, EnglishChild Rights International NetworkPalestineComment
Children’s Rights Climate Movement Statement on COP28 Outcomes
Children’s Rights Climate Movement Statement on COP28 Outcomes

CRIN welcomes positive progress in terms of recognition that children’s rights are not just impacted by climate breakdown, but that they should be part of the solutions. But a continued failure to take the action required to stem the source of the crisis - fossil fuels - will continue to undermine children’s rights and future wellbeing. Read the statement from the Children’s Rights Climate Movement, which CRIN is a part of, on the COP28 outcomes.

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Read, EnglishLianne MinasianCounter-terrorism, freedom of expression, Civil and political rightsComment