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Congratulations to the Award Winners, Certificate Recipients & Honourable Mentions for the 4th Annual Children's Rights Writing & Creative Expression Competition!
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This year, the CCRC received a high number of submissions. A big thank you to all the children who participated across Canada, and the teachers, children's rights advocates, parents and legal guardians who supported them in the process. Stay tuned for an update on a virtual celebration and publication of the award winners' submissions.
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A message from the CCRC Board of Directors - Beyond Words: Implementing Children’s Rights through Policy Action
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With the opening of early polling stations, Canadians have started voting with a lot on their minds predominately the economy; to ensure that they get the vote, party leaders have focussed their campaigns on dealing with the ever changing policies from our neighbour, and their action plans for a “strong” Canada (with variations of the term being used). But what does that really mean?
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What is getting lost in the process of figuring out their priorities is the tremendous amount of work that needs to be done and the many broken promises, including those made to children across provinces and territories, and Canadian children living abroad. Party leaders continue to make promises but with no concrete plans in sight. What do we want to see from the elected party? Leadership that takes a strong stand on ensuring that children’s rights are not an aspiration but a reality.
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April 30th is International Day to #EndCorporalPunishment of children!
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April 30th is International Day to #EndCorporalPunishment. Canada remains one of the shrinking number of countries in which it is legal to strike a child. Let's raise our voices to call for #EndCorporalPunishment.
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Extended Deadline: Call for contributions to the "International Forum on the Rights of the Child"
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Call for contributions to the "International Forum on the Rights of the Child" on the theme of "Access to Justice and the Rights of the Child: Local and Global Experiences" The forum will take place on June 2-3, 2025 at Université de Moncton (hybrid event); it is open to individuals and organizations interested in children’s access to justice and aims to share innovative approaches, knowledge and evidence from research, practice and lived experiences.
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Deadline: April 30, 2025 (extended deadline); abstract submissions via email to: [email protected]
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Save the date - Official Satellite Event - 5th World Congress on Justice with Children: “Seeking Justice with Children: Canada’s Experience”
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Call for Inputs: Care and support for children with disabilities within the family environment and its gendered dimensions
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The Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities is inviting Governments, National Human Rights Institutions, independent monitoring mechanisms, civil society organizations and networks, including organizations of persons with disabilities and associations of parents, and other relevant stakeholders, to contribute by submitting information and comments on a list of issues.
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Deadline: Input/comments may be sent by e-mail by 30 April 2025.
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Call for submissions on the draft of general comment No. 27 on children’s right to access to justice and to an effective remedy
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The Committee on the Rights of the Child is seeking contributions from all interested stakeholders on the draft of the general comment. The draft is available at the CCRC website in PDF format or directly on their website as a word document.
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Deadline: Input/comments may be sent by e-mail by 30 June 2025 at 18:00 (Geneva time).
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Call for submissions for Open-ended intergovernmental working group on an optional protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child
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Call for submissions for the preparation of the first session of the Open-ended intergovernmental working group on an optional protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
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Deadline: Input/comments may be sent by e-mail/postal mail by 18 May 2025, 18:00 (Geneva time).
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Deadline for children’s submissions and submissions from children’s consultations: 8 June 2025.
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CCRC Membership Renewal or Becoming a New Member
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