In 2009, Humanium launched a global project for sustainable development in the village of Sankarapuram in south-eastern India. This project has now finished and we are proud to announce to all those who have followed and supported the project that it was a success! All of the joint objectives between Humanium and its local partners […]
With these words, on September 26, 1924, the League of Nations adopted the Geneva Declaration. This Declaration on the Rights of the Child is the first international statement that recognizes specific rights to the children and pointing out the responsibilities of adults. On November 20, 1989, the General Assembly of the United Nations unanimously adopted the International Convention on the […]
« Nothing is more important than building a world where all our children have the opportunity to realise their full potential, and grow in good health, peace and dignity.» Kofi A. Annan Like every year, November 20th is a day dedicated to children worldwide. It is a day to celebrate, since it was November 20th […]
196 countries have been ranked using the Realization of Children’s Rights Index, demonstrating the overall situation of children in each country. The top 10 countries where the situation of children is best: Liechtenstein 9,42 San Marino 9,42 Andorra 9,36 New Zealand 9,35 Monaco 9,33 Sweden 9,31 The Netherlands 9,30 Finland 9,25 Switzerland 9,23 Austria 9,18 […]
Association Humanium has created the “Map on the Respect of Children’s Rights Worldwide“, which offers an overview of the situation of children and their most elementary rights, according to where they are born and where they grow up. Children are our future, they are the world of tomorrow. Respect of their existence, their rights, and […]
Humanium partners the Official Hymn for the Rights of the Child (OHRC), that will be presented in June 2012 by Yannick Noah, a sponsor of this ambitious project. In order to promote the Rights of the Child in France and in the world, the youth of Saint-Priest-en-Jarez (Loire, France) had the original idea to come […]
The Humanium team is very pleased to announce the birth of the little English brother of the Children’s Rights Portal: www.childrensrightsportal.org All information on children’s rights, the history behind them, their various aspects, the law texts that concern them, etc, are now available in English! Created by Humanium and launched in November 2010 to celebrate […]
In the village of Annathur in India, where Humanium has been active since 2010, children are their own spokespersons, and promote their own rights. Who better than a child can ask for the respect of his rights to his parents ? In Annathur, the children have lead an awareness-raising campaign directed at the whole village […]
In villages where it operates in India, the Humanium association makes it a point of honor to give young women the same rights as boys, particularly in education. In Indian society, young girls are generally discriminated against boys. They are often forced to work to help their families, doing domestic jobs or taking the role […]
Today we estimate that there are between 250,000 and 300,000 child soldiers worldwide. The International Day Against the Use of Child Soldiers on February 12th is a time to remember the importance of this phenomenon which not only exists in Africa but also in other places around the world. “Child soldiers are often seen as […]
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