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How do national courts engage with the Convention on the Rights of the Child? 27 November 2019
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) by the UN General Assembly. How do countries i...
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Celebrating 30 years of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child at the (Y)our Rights Festival 12 November 2019
It is 30 years ago this month that the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child was ratified. UNICEF is celebrating this on 20 November in collaborati...
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Stephanie Rap wins KNAW Early Career Award 2019 05 November 2019
The KNAW Early Career Award 2019 has been awarded to lecturer in children’s rights Stephanie Rap. She receives the award for her research into interna...
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KNAW Early Career Awards for three Leiden researchers 05 November 2019
Three young researchers from Leiden have received an Early Career Award from KNAW for their innovative research. The award consists of the sum of 15,0...
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UN Global Study on Children Deprived of Liberty released 16 October 2019
On 8 October, the Independent Expert, Prof. Manfred Nowak, leading the UN Global Study on Children Deprived of Liberty presented his report to the UN ...
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Kenyan Governor signs declaration at Leiden University 30 September 2019
On 6 September 2019, the Governor of Murang'a County, Mwangi wa Iria, signed a declaration at Leiden University to protect the rights of children.
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Leiden University supports Child Rights Connect’s efforts to enhance access to justice for children 05 September 2019
Access to justice is essential for children to be able to exercise and claim their human rights. On 30 April 2019, Chrisje Sandelowsky represented Lei...
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Ton Liefaard speaks at 7th Conference of the International Society for Child Indicators 04 September 2019
From 27-29 August, the Conference of the International Society for Child Indicators (ISCI) took place in Tartu (Estonia). Prof. Ton Liefaard was one o...
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Master thesis about Children’s Rights? Win the Jaap Doek Children’s rights thesis award 2019! 04 September 2019
The Jaap Doek Children’s rights thesis award is an annual award for the best thesis in the field of Children’s Rights granted by Defence for Children ...
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Advanced Studies in International Children’s Rights received their master diplomas 30 August 2019
In the presence of their families and friends, the thesis supervisors personally addressed each of the students and presented them with their well-de...
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Final report of the De Winter Committee: inadequate protection from violence for children in youth care since 1945 14 June 2019
A significant percentage of children who have spent a period in youth care institutions or foster homes since 1945 received inadequate protection from...
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International team of Leiden University wins award for best written memorial at Children's Rights Moot Court 2019 16 April 2019
We are proud of Chelsea Schuin, Xin Jiang, Siksanee Phollarpthawee and Lucy Opoka for their outstanding research and writing performance in the Childr...
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Ateneo de Manila University wins Children's Rights Moot Court 2019 15 April 2019
The third edition of the bi-annual Children's Rights Moot Court has come to a spectacular end in the first week of April.
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Yannick van den Brink awarded NWO Rubicon grant to conduct research at University of Cambridge 08 April 2019
Dr Yannick van den Brink, Assistant Professor at the Department of Child Law, has been awarded a grant from the Rubicon programme of the Netherlands O...
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Prof. Ton Liefaard contributes to UN Global Study on Children Deprived of Liberty 20 March 2019
As a member of the international advisory board, Prof. Dr. Ton Liefaard, participated in the final expert meeting of the United Nations Global Study o...