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GREAT NEWS: Armenia becomes the 47th to ratify the OPIC!
On 24 March 2021, Armenia ratified the UNCRC Third Optional Protocol on a Communications procedure! It is the 47th country to have ratified the OPIC, the 27th country to become a State party to the...
Annual OPIC trends 2020
As the year 2020 comes to an end, we have put together a summary of trends under the OPIC. CRC Sessions and individual communications under OPIC In April, Child Rights Connect published a news piece...
First regional OPIC workshop empowering civil society and human rights defenders in promoting and protecting child rights in Latin America
First part of online Regional Workshop on Strategic Litigation for the Protection of the Rights of the Child in Latin America took place from November 30th to December 1st, 2020. It counted...
It is time to ensure child rights and improve advocacy for OPIC ratification
New tools to fostering the ratification of the OPIC “While the CRC and its first two Optional Protocols have attracted high ratification rates, states appear to be more reticent about signing up...
Adopted decisions of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child are out! // CRC 83rd session – recap
On 07 February 2020, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child wrapped up its 83rd session. This week it published all of its adopted decisions under the OPIC – here’s what you need to know. ...
Advocating for the ratification of OPIC? – write to us!
Child Rights Connect is starting to develop a Ratification toolkit publication with concrete information and strategies you can use to advocate for the ratification of the Optional Protocol to the...
Adjustments to the work of human rights treaties individual complaints and urgent actions procedures in light of the COVID-19
The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has published an information note on adjustments to the work of human rights treaties individual complaints and urgent actions...
Just launched: child rights jurisprudence database and trends pages!
Child Rights Connect is excited to launch the child rights jurisprudence database and the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) trends page! The database gathers Views adopted by UN treaty...
Adopted decisions of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child are out! // CRC 82nd session – recap
On 27 September 2019, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child wrapped up its 82nd session. This week it published all of its adopted decisions under the OPIC – here’s what you need to know....
GREAT NEWS: Maldives becomes 46th State to ratify the OPIC!
On 27 September 2019, Maldives ratified the UNCRC Third Optional Protocol on a Communications procedure! It is the 46th country to have ratified the OPIC, the first in South Asia and the third in...
