29 Aug Committee on the Rights of the Child Opens Ninety-First Session
The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child opened its ninety-first session, which is being held in Geneva from 29 August to 23...
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23 Aug UN expert affirms the rights of child victims of terrorism, urges human rights-based approach
In a statement to mark the International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism, the UN Special Rapporteur on the protection and...
16 Aug Educating KC Families on Universal Human Rights as Kids Go Back to School
EIN Presswire Aug. 16, 2022 The Kansas City chapter of the non-profit Youth for Human Rights, sponsored by the Church of Scientology International, joined forces...
04 Aug Standing up for human rights at Swiss Scouts National Jamboree
Materials and workshops at a dedicated UN site at the camp for 30,000 Swiss Scouts helped participants define what human rights and the Universal...
26 Jul Protect Children’s Rights to Secure Nation’s Future
An op-ed in The Citizen, published in Johannesburg, South Africa, urges protection of children from being exploited for harsh labor at a young age, a...
25 Jul Landmark guidelines aim to protect children uprooted by climate change
New UN-backed guidelines issued on July 24, 2022, aim to protect, include, and empower children forced to flee their homes due to the climate...
22 Jul Children’s Rights Education is Necessary
Read the argument a young woman in India lays out for why children need to be taught human rights as part of their education: Read Article...
20 Jul Teach children human rights values to uphold, safeguard for a lifetime
Teach human rights values to children during their crucial formative years so they would uphold, safeguard and cherish them for a lifetime. This was the...
13 Jul UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, warns that “bold and urgent action” is needed as Children’s Rights are increasingly threatened by current global instability
The gap between the rights enshrined in that Convention and the everyday reality of children around the world is growing wider and wider as...
26 Feb Indian actress Sheena Chohan, an advocate of human rights education and awareness, received the prestigious Human Rights Hero Award
Indian actress Sheena Chohan, an advocate of human rights education and awareness, received the prestigious Human Rights Hero Award at the United Nations in New York...