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2023-2024 Roadmap for Action on Justice for Children and Deprivation of Liberty

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2023-2024 Roadmap for Action on Justice for Children and Deprivation of Liberty   The Global Forum on Justice for Children and Deprivation of Liberty, held in Nouakchott, Mauritania, on 8-9 November 2022, took stock of the work achieved by the NGO Panel on Children Deprived of Liberty since the publication of the UN Global Study …

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Joint statement on the forcible transfer, deportation, and adoption of children from Ukraine by Russia

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Joint statement on the forcible transfer, deportation, and adoption of children from Ukraine by Russia   We are deeply concerned by reports that many children displaced by the war in Ukraine have been forcibly transferred to other Russia-occupied territories or deported to Russia and placed in Russian foster and adoptive families, given Russian nationality and …

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New Report: Children and Armed Conflict 2022 Defence for Children International

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This report recounts the experiences of children in armed conflict, offering insights to their aspirations for their futures, the child rights violations committed during armed conflicts, and ensuring accountability for children in armed conflict through increased youth participation. The report encourages states, Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), UN agencies and all stakeholders to continue to advocate …

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Human Rights Council 49th Session Round-Up Available Now

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The 49th regular session of the United Nations Human Rights Council took place from February 28th through April 1st, 2022 in Geneva, Switzerland. DCI’s International Secretariat attended and spoke at multiple meetings, debates, and side events supporting children’s rights around the world. The round-up document of the council session is now available. Human Rights Council …

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47th session of the UN Human Rights Council: Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association

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This is a joint statement by Child Rights Connect, Plan International, Defence for Children International and Save the Children. We thank the Special Rapporteur for his report focusing on access to justice and for highlighting that children should always be considered as being in a situation of vulnerability when accessing justice.  Research shows that age is …

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47th session of the UN Human Rights Council: Joint statement ID with the Special Rapporteur on violence against women

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Defence for Children International commends the efforts of the Special Rapporteur to give particular attention to rape. According to UNICEF, 1 in 10 girls under age 20 have been subjected to forced sexual acts, globally. Many States still permit the ‘legal rape’ of thousands of teenage girls every year, for example in the context of …

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47th session of the UN Human Rights Council: High-level panel discussion on the multisectoral prevention of FGM

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We welcome this high-level panel discussion, as we believe that elimination of female genital mutilation (FGM) contributes to achieving gender equality. We also strongly welcome Human Rights Council resolution 44/16, which priorities the issue of FGM, in order to increase mobilisation and cooperation on this global problem. FGM is a form of violence against girls and …

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