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The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child has released a statement on the responsibilities of governments to reduce harm from climate change. Here’s what’s in it for Australia.
Children face the effects of prejudice over who has and who lacks rationality, logic, and authority.
The deportation of children during war goes to the heart of important and far-reaching human rights conventions. But bringing perpetrators to justice will be a long and complex process.
World Children’s Day is an opportunity to acknowledge children for who they are, the many things they know and what they are capable of right now.
In Indonesia, not all children can get clean and safe drinking water. The latest research shows this can drive them to consume sweet beverages instead, posing a risk to their health.
On the eve of the 30th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, the human rights of child migrants rarely follow them when they cross borders.
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Assistant Professor, Department of International Relations, Universitas Gadjah Mada
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Associate Professor, Childhood and Youth Studies, Carleton University
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Professor of Law, University of Waikato
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International Lead, CELSIS, University of Strathclyde
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Professor and Executive Director, Institute for Inspiring Children's Futures, University of Strathclyde
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Honorary Doctor of Children's Rights, University of Strathclyde
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Professor of Law, University of Waikato
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Associate Professor in Education, Stockholm University
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Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law and Justice; Associate, the Australian Human Rights Institute, UNSW Sydney
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Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology & Faculty of Education, Mount Saint Vincent University
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