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General Comment No. 27: CCRC submission & Child-friendly information for consultation with children
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The Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children (CCRC) submitted its report (August 22, 2024) to the Committee on the Rights of the Child for General Comment No. 27 addressing the serious obstacles and struggles that children in Canada face while trying to access justice and effective remedies when their rights have been violated. You can read the CCRC report here.
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New Policy Bench Report & Fact Sheet: Understanding the Effects of Corporal Punishment on Children, Families and Communities and Implications for Legal Reform in Canada
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The Fraser Mustard Institute for Human Development (FMIHD) Policy Bench, administered in the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work at the University of Toronto has just published a policy brief and fact sheet that explore "the issue of legislation around corporal punishment of children in Canada from various perspectives – including social and cultural, legal, and policy perspectives.
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"What does the Global Pact for the Future mean for children?”
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On September 22, 2024, the UN General Assembly adopted the Pact for the Future, an agreement between States for how they will work together to respond to some of the future’s biggest challenges. The Child Rights International Network (CRIN) provides an overview of what this pact means for children and children’s rights, and what is missing.
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