Les enfants sont absents d'un budget fédéral qui vise à préparer l'avenir du Canada. Investir dans le développement des enfants et des jeunes est aussi important pour un avenir durable que de revoir l'aide à la vieillesse. Développer le plein potentiel de chaque enfant est une bonne chose sur le plan économique, en plus d'être la bonne chose à faire. Lisez et partagez ...
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Le Comité des droits de l'enfant des Nations Unies examine la mise en œuvre de la Convention par le Canada. Il s'agit du troisième examen. La CCRC a rencontré le comité le 6 février pour souligner les priorités de notre rapport, Droit en principe, droit en pratique, et répondre aux questions sur la situation des enfants au Canada. Notre rapport, ...
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Proposed changes to the youth justice system, part of the omnibus crime bill, will mean more young people go to jail, where they are more likely to learn about crime than about how to be rights-respecting, law-abiding citizens. These changes violate the Convention. The Convention makes sense. Bill C-10 needs to be changed.
On December 19 the UN General Assembly adopted a third Optional Protocol for the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Children will now be able to ask the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child for help if their rights are violated and there is no way for them to address their situation within …
Bill C-10, the omnibus crime bill, violates children’s rights. Proposed amendments in the House of Commons were rejected by the governing party. Now the bill goes to the Senate. In recent years the Senate has endorsed several reports in support of children’s rights. The CCRC is asking Senators to consider how Bill C-10 fulfills or …
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The BC Supreme Court upheld the prohibition against polygamy to prevent harm against women and children. The ruling gives high priority to children’s right to protection from harm. It reinforces the positive obligations of the state to prevent violations of children’s rights. And it establishes a strong link between children’s rights under the Charter and the Convention on the …
This year Canada is marking National Child Day by pushing through changes to the youth criminal justice system that completely violate the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of Child. National Child Day celebrates adoption of the Convention more than 20 years ago. The CCRC laments that it is being totally ignored in the rush to pass Bill C-10.