In order to bring the voices of children directly into discussions with the United Nations, Terre des Hommes created a video so children in India and southern Africa could explain how their rights are being infringed. In India, people living on or near the coast are threatened by cyclones, windstorms and heavy rain. Every year, […]
CONTINUE READING →One million children in Gaza are caught up in one of the most politicised conflicts in the world. GazaReal, Terre des Hommes’ new virtual reality film, exposes the challenges they face. According to the UN report ‘Gaza, Ten years later’ an 11-year-old child has only known life under the blockade. That’s an entire generation of […]
CONTINUE READING →Why is Greece forcing asylum seekers to remain on the Greek islands? An EU-Turkey “statement” from March 2016 committed Turkey to accept the return of all asylum seekers who reached the Greek Islands by traveling through Turkey and crossing the sea. In return the EU agreed to provide billions of euros in aid and other […]
CONTINUE READING →A new manual advising organisations who work with migrant children, young people, families and governments for new or improved regularisation mechanisms has been produced by
New research into the problems young refugees face when transitioning into adulthood can help us understand and tackle the issues they face, write Professor Lorraine
Authorities from European Union member states should never use force to obtain migrant children’s fingerprints and other biometric data, a new report by the European
A lack of information about children’s rights and European asylum law is leaving refugee and migrant children sleeping outdoors in Paris. Governments in both France
Hawa* and her mother are now living with a foster family in Gao, Mali. They fled from the nearby town of Gossi because of multiple
The importance of child rights becoming central to sports governing bodies’ new human rights policies has been brought into sharp focus by the launch of a new global campaign. It’s a Penalty uses Mega Sporting Events (MSEs) to raise awareness
Child rights must become a central component of future event planning, according to the Chief Executive of a global campaign which uses Mega Sporting Events to raise awareness of child abuse and exploitation. The ‘It’s a Penalty’ campaign was
Sports governing bodies are “just at the start of their journey” despite a promising year in the field of human rights and Mega Sporting Events, according to the Head of the Children Win Campaign. During 12 months in which
Terre des Hommes is supporting the launch next year of a new independent centre aimed at preventing human rights violations in and around sport in the future. Announced at the Sporting Chance Forum in Geneva this week, plans for the
Terre des Hommes will attend the ‘Sporting Chance Forum’ in Geneva this week, when around 150 representatives from governments, sports governing bodies, UN agencies, NGOs and trade unions, sponsors and broadcasters will gather to focus on the issue of human