top of page
Search
Dr. Naomi Lott
Nov 19, 202210 min read
Key Debates in Children’s Rights, World Children’s Day 2022
(edited by Dr Naomi Lott, University of Oxford) To mark World Children’s Day, some of our members chose to shine a spotlight on some key...
Ally Dunhill
Jul 20, 20227 min read
A new Bill of Rights in the UK threatens the legal protection of children’s rights
Dr Ally Dunhill, Eurochild (Head of Advocacy) On 22 June 2022, the UK Government introduced the Bill of Rights Bill, new legislation to...
Emilia Symington
May 31, 20224 min read
Raising Faith: The Religious Relationship between Parents and Children from a Rights Perspective
Emilia Symington (PhD Candidate in Children’s Rights and Religious Freedom, Queen’s University Belfast) The Church of Ireland has allowed...
Dr Alison Struthers
Feb 1, 20225 min read
Names We Know and Those We Don’t: The disconnect between children’s rights and school safeguarding
...the disconnect between two areas relevant to child protection: school safeguarding and educating children about their human rights.
Dr. Naomi Lott
Dec 3, 20216 min read
‘A grandparent’s love is strong and deep, filled with memories to treasure and keep’
Grandparenting and Children's Rights Sheila Varadan (PhD Candidate in Child Rights and Medical Research Ethics, Leiden University) The...
Rhian Thomas-Turner
Sep 28, 20219 min read
International Human Rights Law and Paediatric Research: implementation in the Welsh context
Globally, children as a social group face unique challenges in accessing the benefits of high-quality paediatric research
Hannah Hirst
Jul 6, 20217 min read
Visibility of Young Non-Cis Identities and Rights in Bell v Tavistock
Although there is longstanding evidence of young people identifying as non-cis for (at least) a century, there has been little public...
Rhian Croke
May 6, 20219 min read
Children should be seen as young citizens, with rights and opinions to be taken into account now
Rhian Croke, Hillary Rodham Clinton School of Law and member of the Observatory on the Human Rights of Children, Swansea University. I...
Dr. Naomi Lott
Mar 24, 20217 min read
Reaction to General Comment 25 on Children's Rights in Relation to the Digital Environment
Today the Committee on the Rights of the Child has published its 25th General Comment, on 'Children's Rights in Relation to the Digital...
Luke Fitzmaurice
Mar 11, 20214 min read
One injustice within another
Do children’s rights advocates sometimes risk perpetuating the problems we're trying to solve? I think it is a safe assumption that most...
Dr. Ruth Brittle
Jan 5, 20215 min read
A Child’s Right to Reunite? Family Reunification in the UK
Masud, a 15 year old Afghani boy, reached Calais, after a traumatic journey across Europe from Afghanistan via Greece. His sister and...
Dr. Naomi Lott
Nov 20, 20202 min read
Article 31 on the 31st Anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
This week we celebrate the 31st Anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. It seems apt on this anniversary to reflect on...
bottom of page