Tag Archives: Child Rights

Children now able to file complaints to the UN, not likely to do so

Posted on 17/11/2014 by michel

  Last April the ‘Optional Protocol to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communication procedure’ entered into force. This new international treaty allows children and/or adults to…

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Governments must recognise children as a vulnerable group to sexual violence in conflict

Posted on 19/06/2014 by michel

The majority of human and women’s rights organisations applauded last week’s Global Summit to end sexual violence in conflict for putting the issue on top of the international agenda. However, many wish…

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