For children, their rights and equitable development
For children, their rights and equitable development
First anniversary of the UN communications procedure for children marks time for global action Geneva/ New York, April 14, 2015 – As we celebrate the first anniversary of the entry into force of the Third Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a Communications Procedure, the International Coalition Ratify OP3CRC, – […]
CONTINUE READING →24th February 2014 –Human and Child rights, labour standards and anti-corruption measures must be central to all stages of the Olympic Games to stop the event becoming a byword for oppression, the Sport and Rights Alliance (SRA) said today ahead of a key meeting of the International Olympic Committee this week. The IOC Executive Committee will meet […]
CONTINUE READING →The Hague, January 26, 2015 – Terre des Hommes Netherlands in close co-operation with international specialists will develop advanced software to tackle online sexual abuse of children world wide. The Dutch Postcode Lottery has agreed to donate 3.8 million Euro for this project. This was announced Monday January 26 at the annual Good Money Gala […]
CONTINUE READING →Brussels, 5th December 2014 – Following the IOC’s (International Olympic Committee) announcement of new standards around Olympics events, Terre des Hommes has joint an Action Alliance Group to call the IOC to prevent human rights abuses and lack of transparency in Mega Sporting Events like the Olympic Games. This call was expressed in a joint letter sent to […]
CONTINUE READING →The Hague, 22nd October 2014 – An Australian man was sentenced on Tuesday October 21, to one year in prison for initiating and maintaining indecent chat conversations with Sweetie, the virtual minor girl developed by Terre des Hommes Netherlands in 2013 to denounce the rapidly growing threat of Webcam Child Sex Tourism. “This is a major […]
CONTINUE READING →Terre des Hommes: “Channels for regular arrivals of migrants, now ! The sole priority is to save lives. The rest is just words.” Milano/Brussels, 03 October 2014 – A year after the tragic sinking of Lampedusa, which highlighted the danger of leaving migration flows in the hands of smugglers, Terre des Hommes continues asking the […]
CONTINUE READING →Syracuse, Sicily, 24 September 2014 –“After a long detention in a “connection house” in Libya, in the evening the smugglers took us to the beach, and they told us: today we will leave Libya to Italy. Everyone was celebrating because we will be free from slavery, anger, hunger, kidnapping, torturing, domestic work with no reward […]
CONTINUE READING →12 Golden Lions and one Grand Prix for Sweetie campaign at Cannes Lions Festival The Hague, 23th June 2014 – The Sweetie campaign of Terre des Hommes has been awarded twelve Golden Lions and the Grand Prix for Good at the Cannes Lions International Festival for Creativity, the communication industry’s equivalent of the Oscars. “It’s […]
CONTINUE READING →Terre des Hommes announces: “Children WIN – Changing the Game of Mega Sporting Events” Release: a guide for journalists to keep children safe in media work and a 60 seconds teaser announcing a documentary film on the effects of the FIFA World Cup™ through the eyes of children. Geneva, 11th June 2014 – The 2014 […]
CONTINUE READING →Geneva, 14 April 2014 – Children whose human rights have been violated will finally be able to bring their cases to the United Nations. This is now possible thanks to a new international treaty entered into force on 14th April 2014. Finally, children access international justice. Children access international justice This new treaty, known as […]
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