The Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children (CCRC) believes that you can show leadership in your position as Senator by working to end corporal punishment in Canada through support for Bill S251. We ask you to support getting this issue to committee for study. The CCRC is a national umbrella group of organizations and …
The CCRC wants to highlight the great work done by The Indigenous Support Project (TISP). Read below for more details. The Indigenous Support Project is celebrating 3 years of providing relief materials and cultural education to various Indigenous communities around the globe. They help individuals and youth in the Toronto area with food security, cultural …
Child Rights Connect has offered feedback on the Guidance Note. There is still time for CSOs to also participate in this process!
On February 15th, the CCRC hosted a live webinar with guest speakers: Sahar Raza (National Right to Housing Network), Katłįà Lafferty (National Indigenous Housing Network (NIHN) Co-Chair) and Kaitlin Schwan (Women’s National Housing & Homelessness Network). This webinar discussed children and families’ right to housing and highlighted important topics, including legislated right to housing and …
Check out the latest newsletter from the ICCRP! The CCRC is a research partner of the ICCRP – thrilled to support such important and relevant research done by Dr. Tara Collins and others.
Check out this opportunity for young people to tell the UN Human Rights Office what they think about inclusive social protection Support children to share their views with the UN Human Rights Office on inclusive social protection! Español abajo / Français ci-dessous The UN Human Rights Office is writing a report to the Human Rights …
By Kathy Vandergrift, Past President and Chair of the CCRC The recent government decision to bring 13 Canadian children and six mothers home from prison camps in northern Syria is welcome. Finally. Three years late. What can we learn from this case, as advocates for children’s rights? That is Kathy’s focus in the following reflection, …
Read more “Lessons Learned: Advocacy for Children’s Rights in Canada”