📢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-...

📣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-...

📢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-...

📢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-...

📢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-...

📢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-...

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

📢 @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...

🚩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...

📢 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...

🎥 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 👉 www.icj.org/eu-icj-publi...

🎥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: www.icj.org/eu-icj-publi...

🎥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: www.icj.org/eu-icj-publi...

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

🎥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... 🚫 #EndChildDetention @icjurists.bsky.social

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

🎥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... 🚫 #EndChildDetention @icjurists.bsky.social

🎥 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... 🚫 #EndChildDetention @icjurists.bsky.social

🎥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 @icjurists.bsky.social

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

📢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

📣 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...

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

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. 📑See the full report here: icj.org/tajikistan-b...

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

🪩🎄 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!

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

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

♀️✊ 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

🚨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...

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

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

📢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

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

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-...

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

What are the rights of children with disabilities in legal proceedings? Exploring access to justice and procedural accommodations under international and EU law with Karolína Babická @icjurists.bsky.social & Simona Florescu @validityfoundation.bsky.social #ChildVOICE

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

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

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

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...

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...

🎥💻🗣️ @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

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

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

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

On Day 2, Karolína 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

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