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📢Children should have access to an effective remedy in legal proceedings 🚩Effective remedies must be available to redress violations of human rights of children 💡Explore more good practices in the
@icjurists.bsky.social
compendium:
icj.org/resource/eu-...
13 days ago
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📣Children must have the right to a fair hearing and effective access to court, with special protection in all legal proceedings. 🔎Explore more good practices in the
@icjurists.bsky.social
compendium:
www.icj.org/resource/eu-...
17 days ago
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📢Children should have access to a guardian ad litem in legal proceedings 🚩A guardian ad litem may be appointed to represent the child in specific legal proceedings when there is a conflict of interest with a parent or legal guardian 💡Explore more good practices:
www.icj.org/resource/eu-...
18 days ago
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20 days ago
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📢Children should have access to communication support in legal proceedings! 🚩All children are entitled to understand and to be understood in all legal proceedings. 👉Explore more good practices in the ICJ compendium:
www.icj.org/resource/eu-...
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20 days ago
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27 days ago
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📢Children should have access to information in legal proceedings 🚩Children involved in or affected by legal proceedings should receive adequate information in a form that they understand 💡Explore more good practices in the
@icjurists.bsky.social
Compendium:
www.icj.org/resource/eu-...
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27 days ago
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📢Children should have access to legal assistance in legal proceedings 🚩Access to legal assistance is crucial to ensure that children’s rights are respected and protected in legal proceedings 💡Explore more good practices in the
@icjurists.bsky.social
Compendium:
www.icj.org/resource/eu-...
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about 1 month ago
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The newly published
@icjurists.bsky.social
Compendium on the child’s right to be heard and to participate in legal proceedings provides: 👉relevant international human rights standards & 👉effective strategies and good practices 🔍
www.icj.org/resource/eu-...
#RightToBeHeard
#ChildVOICE
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about 1 month ago
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📢
@icjurists.bsky.social
has published a Compendium of strategies and good practices to support professionals, policymakers and civil society in ensuring the child’s right to be heard and to participate in legal proceedings, fostering child-sensitive legal systems 🔍
www.icj.org/eu-strategie...
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EU: Strategies and good practices for ensuring the child’s right to be heard and to participate in legal proceedings | ICJ
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and its partners have published a Compendium, Ensuring the child’s right to be heard and to parti
https://www.icj.org/eu-strategies-and-good-practices-for-ensuring-the-childs-right-to-be-heard-and-to-participate-in-legal-proceedings/
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🚩Missed our webinar on inclusive participation of children with disabilities in legal proceedings? 🎥Watch the session on international legal standards and case law supporting effective participation with Ruth Farrugia:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kzem...
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about 2 months ago
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📢 Missed our webinar on inclusive participation of children with disabilities in legal proceedings? 🎥 Watch the session on access to justice and procedural accommodations for persons with disabilities in criminal proceedings with
@kbabicka.bsky.social
👉
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVUm...
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2 months ago
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🎥 Alexandra Merguerian, family support worker at
@jrsbelgium.bsky.social
, sheds light on the realities faced by families with children who have irregular residence status and are placed in “return houses” in Belgium 👉
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3 months ago
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🎥Hind Riad, lawyer at Progress Lawyers Network, discusses former Belgian legislation allowing the detention of migrant children with their parents in closed centres. She shares a successful complaint before the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child 👉Full interview:
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3 months ago
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🎥Lotte Buekenhout, lawyer at Casa Legal, explains the situation of children affected by migration in Belgium, where families can be placed in “return houses.” She raises concern about recent political developments and the EU Pact implementation 👉Watch the full interview:
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3 months ago
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The newly published
@icjurists.bsky.social
guide on strategic litigation for lawyers and CSOs📍provides an overview of international and EU bodies and mechanisms and 🔎explores effective strategies towards ending immigration detention of children 👉
www.icj.org/eu-icj-publi...
#EndChildDetention
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3 months ago
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🎥Kyriaki Fileri,
@gcrefugees.bsky.social
lawyer, points out that migrant children arriving in Greece can be placed in closed control centers for over 2 months, lacking psychological support, education, and legal assistance 👉
www.icj.org/eu-icj-publi...
đźš«
#EndChildDetention
@icjurists.bsky.social
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3 months ago
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On 12 February,
@icjurists.bsky.social
hosted an event exploring: 🚩the implications of the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum for migrant children 🚩how strategic litigation can be used to protect children from immigration detention 🔎
icj.org/resource/eu-...
#EndChildDetention
3 months ago
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🎥Sylwia Brzezinska,
@supportkind.org
lawyer, highlights the importance of a child-centered approach in cases involving migrant children, as well as the need for specialized training for lawyers 👉
icj.org/eu-icj-publi...
đźš«
#EndChildDetention
@icjurists.bsky.social
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3 months ago
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🎥 Attorney Todor Iliev raises serious concerns about the conditions in detention centers in Bulgaria where migrant children with family may be detained for up to 3 months 👉
www.icj.org/eu-icj-publi...
đźš«
#EndChildDetention
@icjurists.bsky.social
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3 months ago
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🎥Zuzana Pavelková, lawyer at the Organization for Aid for Refugees, reflects on legal assistance for migrant children in the Czech Republic, where children with family with can be detained in closed centers for up to 90 days 👉
www.icj.org/eu-icj-publi...
#EndChildDetention
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3 months ago
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Register to the
@icjurists.bsky.social
event on protecting children in migration in the EU. The newly published guide will be presented, alongside effective strategies to protect migrant children from detention 📅12 February 🕚11:00-12:15 ✍Register
forms.office.com/e/GkTQxLgA4v
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4 months ago
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📢The
@icjurists.bsky.social
has published a new Guide on Strategic Litigation to engage lawyers and CSOs in strategic human rights litigation challenging immigration detention of children 🔍
www.icj.org/eu-icj-publi...
#EndChildDetention
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EU: ICJ publishes strategic litigation guide on children and immigration detention | ICJ
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) has published the Guide on strategic litigation for lawyers and civil society organizations: Strate
https://www.icj.org/eu-icj-publishes-strategic-litigation-guide-on-children-and-immigration-detention
4 months ago
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📣 Civil society groups across the EU have issued an open letter urging
@ec.europa.eu
to act on the
#MyVoiceMyChoice
European Citizens’ Initiative. The ask is clear: a voluntary EU-level financial mechanism that supports access to safe & legal abortion care.
reproductiverights.org/news/civil-s...
4 months ago
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Live
@icjurists.bsky.social
webinar: Ruth Farrugia and
@kbabicka.bsky.social
explore how international and EU legal frameworks protect the rights of children with disabilities to be heard and to participate in legal proceedings.
#ChildVOICE
#InclusiveJustice
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4 months ago
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The
@icjurists.bsky.social
has published a report showing that GBV remains widespread in Tajikistan. The report calls for criminalizing all forms of GBV, more shelters, and training for justice officials. đź“‘See the full report here:
icj.org/tajikistan-b...
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4 months ago
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Don’t forget to register for the
@icjurists.bsky.social
webinar on inclusive participation of children with disabilities in legal proceedings 📅 Wednesday 14 January 🕚 11:00-12:30 CET ✍ Register here:
forms.office.com/e/6FgdDQtGkL
🗣️ Ruth Farrugia &
@kbabicka.bsky.social
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5 months ago
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ICJ
5 months ago
🪩🎄 What’s new at the ICJ? Our final 2025 human rights update Explore our latest initiatives and events before the year wraps up: 🔗
mailchi.mp/icj/discover...
✨🔮 Happy holidays from all of us, and best wishes for a wonderful start to the new year!
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Missed
@icjurists.bsky.social
webinar on procedural rights of migrant and refugee children in legal proceedings? 🎥The recording is available here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gau1...
#ChildVOICE
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5 months ago
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Register for the
@icjurists.bsky.social
webinar on inclusive participation of children with disabilities in legal proceedings. Discover how international & EU legal frameworks guarantee their right to be heard and inclusive justice 📅14 January 🕚11:00-12:30 ✍Register
forms.office.com/e/6FgdDQtGkL
5 months ago
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6 months ago
♀️✊ During
#16Days
, Clara Sandoval reminds us that the fight against
#GBV
must include the survivors of conflict-related sexual violence —whose stories are too often overlooked. Their voices matter. Their
#justice
matters. Let's not look away.
#NoExcuse
#CRSV
#NoWomanLeftBehind
🎞️🎥shorturl.at/LCjY2
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16 days Against GBV: Clara Sandoval
YouTube video by International Commission of Jurists
https://youtube.com/shorts/YrD5pAdk8b4?feature=share
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🚨Unaccompanied children must never be placed in asylum border procedures The
@icjurists.bsky.social
,
@savechildreneu.bsky.social
&
@supportkind.org
call on EU Member States to implement the new Asylum Procedures Regulation in a manner that guarantees the rights of children 👉
icj.org/eu-unaccompa...
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EU: Unaccompanied children must not be placed in asylum border procedures | ICJ
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), Save the Children and Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) have issued a joint legal opinion on Article
https://www.icj.org/eu-unaccompanied-children-must-not-be-placed-in-asylum-border-procedures/
6 months ago
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Live
@icjurists.bsky.social
webinar with Kateřina Radová (Czech Government’s Office before the ECtHR) & Michail Christodoulou (ECtHR Registry), sharing first-hand practical insights on litigation before the
@echr.coe.int
against the detention of migrant children
#EndChildDetention
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6 months ago
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Today
@icjurists.bsky.social
held a session in Tashkent on women’s rights, non-discrimination & CEDAW, stressing States’ duty to protect women and girls from violence and to ensure equal access to justice. Launching
#16Days
of Activism campaign.
#WomensRights
#CEDAW
#HumanRights
#Uzbekistan
6 months ago
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📢Don’t forget to register for the
@icjurists.bsky.social
webinar on litigation before the ECtHR - Immigration detention and alternatives to detention of children 🗓️ 28 November 🕚 11:00–12:30 CET ✍️
forms.office.com/e/9UDCgJnrHR
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6 months ago
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Register for the
@icjurists.bsky.social
webinar on litigating children’s rights in immigration detention before the ECtHR. Learn how to bring a case and explore litigation strategies to end detention of migrant children 🗓️28 November 🕚11:00-12:30 CET ✍️
forms.office.com/e/9UDCgJnrHR
6 months ago
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On 13-14 November, the
@icjurists.bsky.social
brought together experts and legal professionals from Austria, Czechia, Malta, the Netherlands and Slovakia to exchange good practices ensuring effective participation of children with disabilities in legal proceedings 👉
www.icj.org/eu-children-...
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6 months ago
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For practical guidance on the rights of persons with disabilities in criminal proceedings, check out the
@icjurists.bsky.social
&
@validityfoundation.bsky.social
’s Model Disability Rights Benchbook:
www.icj.org/resource/mod...
#ChildVOICE
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6 months ago
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What are the rights of children with disabilities in legal proceedings? Exploring access to justice and procedural accommodations under international and EU law with KarolĂna Babická
@icjurists.bsky.social
& Simona Florescu
@validityfoundation.bsky.social
#ChildVOICE
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6 months ago
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Day 2: Spotlights on inclusive strategies & good practices for professionals working with children with disabilities! Participants from the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Malta, Austria & the Netherlands discuss effective procedural accommodations and remedies
#ChildVOICE
@icjurists.bsky.social
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6 months ago
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Day 1 of
@icjurists.bsky.social
workshop focuses on the need for procedural accommodations for children with disabilities in legal proceedings. Support from intermediaries, interpreters & other professionals ensures that children are heard and can effectively participate
#ChildVOICE
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6 months ago
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Kicking off the
@icjurists.bsky.social
workshop on inclusive justice for children with disabilities! Practitioners will dive into international legal frameworks and disability-inclusive practices for children in legal proceedings.
#ChildVOICE
6 months ago
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The
@icjurists.bsky.social
&
@theecre.bsky.social
submitted comments to the European Committee of Social Rights on the follow-up to ICJ and ECRE v. Greece case 🚨Greece must end detention of migrant and refugee children and adopt measures to comply with children’s rights 👉
www.icj.org/greece-icj-a...
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Greece: ICJ and ECRE call the European Committee of Social Rights to ensure Greece’s compliance with migrant and refugee children's rights | ICJ
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and the European Council for Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) have submitted comments to the European Com
https://www.icj.org/greece-icj-and-ecre-call-the-european-committee-of-social-rights-to-ensure-greeces-compliance-with-migrant-and-refugee-childrens-rights/
7 months ago
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Latvia’s planned withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention is a worrying step backwards ⚖️The
@icjurists.bsky.social
warns that a withdrawal would reverse protections for women & girls, undermine Latvia’s compliance with human rights obligations and contradict EU values 🔍
www.icj.org/latvias-plan...
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Latvia’s planned withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention – a setback for the human rights of women and girls | ICJ
Latvia should not proceed with its planned withdrawal from the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women an
https://www.icj.org/latvias-planned-withdrawal-from-the-istanbul-convention-a-setback-for-the-human-rights-of-women-and-girls/
7 months ago
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7 months ago
🎥💻🗣️
@icj-eca.bsky.social
Join us on the 27th for this webinar on the protection of
#children's
#rights
in the criminal justice system
#discrimination
#pretrialdetention
#childlaw
#childrensrights
#ChildRightsMatter
#ProtectChildren
#NoToChildDetention
#JusticeForMinors
#humanrights
#socialjustice
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The
@icjurists.bsky.social
, together with 55 civil society organizations, calls on the
@ec.europa.eu
to act after Slovakia adopted constitutional amendments undermining EU law, the rule of law, and human rights. Read the open letter:
www.icj.org/slovakia-the...
#RuleOfLaw
#HumanRights
#Slovakia
7 months ago
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How can litigation before the
@echr.coe.int
protect migrant children from being detained? The
@icjurists.bsky.social
&
@gcrefugees.bsky.social
workshop explored strategies and implementation of judgments. Read more:
icj.org/eu-litigatin...
@hfhrpl.bsky.social
@airecentre.bsky.social
7 months ago
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How are
@echr.coe.int
judgements implemented? Participants discuss advocacy at national level to enhance the impact of litigation in the Czech Republic, Belgium, Malta, Greece, Bulgaria, and Poland
#EndChildDetention
@icjurists.bsky.social
@gcrefugees.bsky.social
@airecentre.bsky.social
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7 months ago
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On Day 2, KarolĂna Babická
@icjurists.bsky.social
, Nuala Mole
@airecentre.bsky.social
and Santiago A. Canton
@icjurists.bsky.social
explored mechanisms to litigate immigration detention of children - the European Committee of Social Rights, the CJEU, UN Treaty Bodies & special procedures
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7 months ago
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Experts from
@echr.coe.int
,
@icjurists.bsky.social
,
@gcrefugees.bsky.social
,
@hfhrpl.bsky.social
,
@airecentre.bsky.social
& Czech Government Office share procedural & strategic know-how on litigating children’s rights in (alternatives to) immigration detention cases 💡Valuable takeaways for lawyers
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7 months ago
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