NGO Panel for the UN Global Study on Children Deprived of Liberty
Six years ago, the General Assembly, following a recommendation by the Committee on the Rights of the Child in accordance with article 45 (c) of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, invited the Secretary-General to commission an in-depth Global Study on Children Deprived of Liberty. We welcome this Study by the Independent Expert, containing research findings and recommendations for future actions.
Depriving children of their liberty is depriving them of their childhood…One of the important messages that came out of the 2019 publication of the Global Study
The UN Global Study on Children Deprived of Liberty was presented to the United Nations two years ago already and it is clear that so far there
© Prisoners Advice Service (Wikimedia Commons) Laurel Townhead Representative (Human Rights and Refugees) at Quaker United Nations Office In almost all countries there are children
@DCI Greece Children make up more than half of the refugee population around the globe. In 2020, more than 20,000 children had to flee their home countries, either
From the NGO Panel on Children Deprived of Liberty Co-chairs, Alex Kamarotos, (DCI) and Jo Becker (HRW) The UN Global Study on Children Deprived of
During the 2021 World Congress on Justice With Children, Defence for Children International (DCI) organised a panel discussion entitled: Promoting Alternative Solutions to Deprivation of