September 10
Mauritius: Statement - Mauritius Extends Universal Child Benefits
The organisations signed below, which jointly advocate for the right to social security, commend the Government of Mauritius for its decision to extend the universal child benefit,… Read more »
June 21
Africa: Pre-Primary Education for Children Benefits Everyone
On a roadside in Central Uganda, a woman selling charcoal says she barely earns enough to buy food for herself and her eight children. She is determined for her children to go to… Read more »
May 15
Mozambique: Child Soldiers Used in Raid On Cabo Delgado Town
Islamist Armed Group Deploys Boys as Young as 13 in Attack on Macomia Read more »
April 15
Africa: Statement to the African Committee of Experts On the Rights and Welfare of the Child
Chairperson of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, Honorable Members of the Committee, State Party representatives, civil society… Read more »
April 25
Africa: Africa's High Teenage Pregnancy Rate Demands Strong Response
AU Should Adopt Guidelines to Protect Rights of Pregnant, Parenting Girls Read more »
April 05
Zambia: Zambia - Submission to the African Committee of Experts On the Rights and Welfare of the Child
43rd Ordinary Session Read more »
March 27
Ethiopia: Ethiopia - Submission to the UN Committee On the Rights of the Child
We write in advance of the 98th pre-session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child and its review of Ethiopia. This submission focuses on children's rights violations in the… Read more »
July 06, 2023
Egypt: Submission to the UN Committee On the Rights of the Child
We write in advance of the 96th pre-session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child and its review of Egypt. This submission focuses on children's rights abuses by Egyptian… Read more »
Mali: Submission to the UN Committee On the Rights of the Child
We write in advance of the 96th pre-session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (the "Committee") and its review of Mali. This submission focuses on children's rights… Read more »
May 09, 2023
Africa: Legal Right to Free Education Grows Globally
Expanded International Law Could Accelerate Progress Read more »
May 08, 2023
Sierra Leone: Centre Girls' Voices in Education Reforms
New Law Should Require Greater Inclusion of Pregnant Girls, Young Mothers Read more »
February 27, 2023
Senegal: Submission to the UN Committee On the Rights of the Child
We write in advance of the 95th pre-session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child and its review of Senegal. This submission focuses on barriers to realizing the right to… Read more »
November 17, 2022
Togo: Submission to the UN Committee On the Rights of the Child
94th Pre-session Read more »
May 26, 2021
Uganda: Uganda - Covid-19 Pandemic Fueling Child Labor
Meager Government Aid Leaves Children Working Long Hours for Little Pay Read more »
August 05, 2019
Uganda: Street Children Rounded up in Kampala
"They took us at night, so we didn't know where we were being taken," 11-year-old Jonathan (not his real name) told me. Read more »