Defence for Children International (DCI) welcomes the opportunity to speak on behalf of the NGO Panel on Children Deprived of Liberty. The NGO Panel thanks the Special Rapporteur for his report and we commend the Special Rapporteur for highlighting that “pushbacks deny migrants their fundamental rights by depriving them of access to protection defined in international …
Statement by Defence for Children International Supported by Humanium, Child Rights International Network Madam President/Mr. Vice-President, Since 10th May 2021, at least 230 Palestinians in Gaza and West Bank have been killed, including more than 67 children in Gaza and 3 children in the West Bank, while more than 8,130 Palestinians were injured, including …
HRC 47th session 47th session Round-up | EN | FR | ES Item 2: Interactive dialogue on the report of the High Commissioner on the central role of the State in responding to pandemics and other health emergencies, and thesocioeconomic consequences thereof | EN Item 3: Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants | EN High-level …
New Statement – 43rd Regular Session of Human Rights Council (Resumed) Read More »
New report on the Sale of Children and Illegal Adoption published by ECPAT, DCI and Terre des Hommes Discover the new co-published report, written by Nigel Cantwell (founder of DCI and international consultant on child protection) covering the study made by DCI in the area of sale of children and illegal adoption. Illicit practices in …
New report : “The Sale of Children and Illegal Adoption” by Nigel Cantwell Read More »
DCI-Greece and DCI-Netherlands recently published a report presenting the living situation of refugee children in Athens. Through a series of interviews made with professionals (i.e. Social workers, NGO staff, former Government professionals, lawyers, psychologists) on the field of asylum and migration child protection, as well as interviews made with refugee children ( aged 10 to …
Athens, the reflection of a broken protection system for refugee children Read More »
The Children’s Rights Alliance for England (CRAE), part of Just for Kids Law – the national section of Defence for Children International in the United Kingdom of Great Britain – recently launched two publications for children and young people on how well the UK is respecting children’s rights. Funded by the Department for Education and …
