As a child, how do I complain about child rights violations?
The Committee on the Rights of the Child (here now “Committee”) monitors the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child by its State parties. Since 2014, children can complain about their country directly to the Committee, if certain criteria are met. Questions children (everyone under the age of 18 years) shall […]
In Cameroon, child labour is a cultural norm
The global community is demanding an end to an unacceptable practice in Cameroon. It is calling for the eradication of the worst forms of child exploitation, including work in slavery-like conditions, dangerous and exhausting work, and other extreme forms of exploitation. In its campaign against child labour, the International Labour Organization (ILO) has proposed, to […]
Remand Centres in France: Another chance for young offenders
‘Closed Education Centres’ (CEF) are defined, in Article 33 of 2 February 1945’s ruling on young offenders, as centres where “minors are subject to measures of surveillance and control ensuring an educational and pedagogic programme which is individually adapted and reinforced”. The United Nations Committee for the Rights of the Child sees these establishments, thought […]
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