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Congratulations to the Award Winners, Certificate Recipients & Honourable Mentions for the 4th Annual Children’s Rights Writing & Creative Expression Competition!

by Hala MreiwedChildren's Rights in Canada April 26, 2025April 26, 2025No Comments

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. Ages …

A message from the CCRC Board of Directors – Beyond Words: Implementing Children’s Rights through Policy Action

by Hala MreiwedChildren's Rights in Canada April 26, 2025April 26, 2025No Comments

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 …

Call for submissions for Open-ended intergovernmental working group on an optional protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child

by Hala MreiwedChildren's Rights in Canada April 25, 2025April 27, 2025No Comments

Issued By: Working Group on an optional protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child Source: https://www.ohchr.org/en/calls-for-input/2025/call-submissions-open-ended-intergovernmental-working-group-optional-protocol Purpose: 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 Background On 10 July 2024, the Human Rights …

April 30th is International Day to #EndCorporalPunishment of children!

by Hala MreiwedChildren's Rights in Canada April 3, 2025April 26, 2025No Comments

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. At the first-ever Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence Against Children that took place in Bogota, Colombia on November 7-8, 2024, many countries …

Call for submissions on the draft of general comment No. 27 on children’s right to access to justice and to an effective remedy

by Hala MreiwedChildren's Rights in Canada April 2, 2025April 10, 2025No Comments

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 here in PDF format or directly on their website as a word document. For information about the consultations and reports on the concept, visit the OHCHR website. For child-friendly information …

Call for contributions to the “International Forum on the Rights of the Child”

by Hala MreiwedChildren's Rights in Canada April 2, 2025April 26, 2025No Comments

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 …

Call for Inputs: Care and support for children with disabilities within the family environment and its gendered dimensions

by Hala MreiwedChildren's Rights in Canada March 20, 2025No Comments

Purpose: To inform the report of the Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities to the 80th session of the General Assembly. 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 …