Live webinar: Mikiko Otani @icjurists.bsky.social & Isabela Atanasiu @ec.europa.eu shed light on the international legal framework and the EU Pact on Asylum and Migration regarding the right of migrant and refugee children to be heard and participate in legal proceedings #ChildVOICE

@icj-eca.bsky.social 📣 Join our webinar on procedural rights of #migrant & #refugee #children in #legal proceedings, where we'll explore intl & #EU frameworks ensuring children’s effective participation. ✍️Get registered: forms.office.com/e/PkHbpeEhag #ChildsRights #VoiceOfTheChild #RightToBeHeard

📣Join us for a webinar on procedural rights of migrant and refugee children in legal proceedings. Together, we will explore international and EU frameworks ensuring their effective participation! 🗓️7 October 🕚11:00-12:30 CET ✍️ forms.office.com/e/PkHbpeEhag #ChildVOICE @icjurists.bsky.social

The @icjurists.bsky.social and partners actively organize exchanges🤝, deliver trainings📚, and produce resources📝 for lawyers, helping them better defend cases of migrant children and protect them against detention #EndChildDetention 📽️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4mj...

📢On 16-17 September, @icjurists.bsky.social hosted a workshop in Brussels. Professionals shared good practices on guardianship, legal aid & child participation to ensure justice systems put children first! #ChildVOICE 👉 www.icj.org/eu-procedura...

Wrapping up with group discussions on how to make asylum and migration procedures more child-friendly in Austria, Czechia, Malta, the Netherlands & Slovakia. Collaboration among practitioners is essential to meeting children’s needs! #ChildVOICE @icjurists.bsky.social

Day 2 starts in Brussels with Frankie McClean from @theecre.bsky.social sharing insights on children’s access to legal assistance & guardianship when subject to immigration detention. #ChildVOICE #EndChildDetention @icjurists.bsky.social

At today’s workshop, Mikiko Otani @icjurists.bsky.social Commissioner & former Chair of the UN CRC Committee reminds us: “When children's rights are affected by proceedings, they have a right to child-friendly information, to share their views, and to know how those were considered in decisions”

What ensures that children can express their views in asylum & immigration proceedings? Day 1 features Mikiko Otani (@icjurists.bsky.social), Rebecca O’Donnell (Child Circle, European Guardianship Network), and Isabela Atanasiu (@ec.europa.eu) on international & EU frameworks #ChildVOICE

Kicking off a 2-day @icjurists.bsky.social workshop on migrant and refugee children’s procedural rights in legal proceedings. Professionals working with children will explore international & EU standards to ensure children’s voices are heard #ChildVOICE

Check out @icj-eca.bsky.social & partners' online webinar on #litigation before @UNCRC #ChildRights regarding #ImmigrationDetention & alternatives to #ChildDetention 👉 youtu.be/TqHBb4ogV_s 📽️ Full session, co-funded by the #EU, available here 👇 shorturl.at/100oz #RELEASEproj #EndChildDetention

📢 On 23 July, @icjurists.bsky.social and partners intervened in M.S. v. Malta before the @echr.coe.int, stressing States’ obligations to uphold the non-refoulement principle and protect LGBTI asylum seekers from arbitrary detention & degrading treatment 🔗Read more: www.icj.org/ecthr-icj-an...

🔊Live @icjurists.bsky.social webinar with Hind Riad, lawyer from Progress Lawyers in the E.B. et al. v. Belgium case before the UN CRC Committee, who provides practical tips for litigation: how to lodge an individual complaint against the detention of a migrant child? #EndChildDetention

🔊Live webinar with Mikiko Otani, @icjurists.bsky.social Commissioner & former Chair of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, who is sharing insights on the Committee’s approach to rights of children in migration context with a wide range of professionals! #EndChildDetention

Missed the webinar on “The Role of the Representative and the Child’s Right to Be Heard in Legal Proceedings” previously? 🔴🎥 The full webinar recording is now available on our YouTube channel. @icj-eca.bsky.social #ChildRights #AccessToJustice #LegalRepresentation #EULaw #HumanRights

📣Participation is open for the @icjurists.bsky.social webinar on litigation before the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child. The panel will explore procedural and strategic aspects of litigating the rights of children in immigration detention ⏳Register: t.co/1EiXZomNrJ

The @icjurists.bsky.social webinar on the role of the child representative in legal proceedings is available to watch! Experts explore how international and EU legal framework ensures the best interests of the child and their right to be heard in judicial proceedings🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2o6...

📝On Monday, @icjurists.bsky.social submitted comments to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child on Draft General Comment No. 27. We call for child-sensitive justice systems that ensure all children's rights are justiciable and embedded in international law. 🔗Read more: icj.org/icj-submissi...

📣 Join @icj-eca.bsky.social for a webinar on Litigation before the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and explore the procedural & strategic aspects of litigating the rights of children in immigration detention before the UN CRC. 🗓️ 24 July 🕚 11:00-12:30 CET ✍️ forms.office.com/e/Qqw56WpivR

Live @icjurists.bsky.social webinar: after an overview of international frameworks, Laura Stelzer from the @ec.europa.eu dives into the child’s right to be heard under EU law! How can we ensure that children's voices are genuinely taken into account? #ChildRights #RightToBeHeard

Live @icjurists.bsky.social webinar: Nuala Mole from the AIRE Centre and Anna Sležková from Forum for Human Rights explore how the child’s representatives ensure the right to be heard in proceedings by presenting international standards and case-law #ChildRights #RightToBeHeard

📣 Participation is still open for the webinar on the role of the child’s representative in proceedings. The panel will explore international & EU frameworks ensuring that children are heard! 👉Don't forget to register: forms.office.com/e/cAckeDmuXR

How can litigation before the UN Treaty Bodies and the European Committee of Social Rights protect migrant children from detention? The @icjurists.bsky.social convened lawyers and experts in Prague to share experience-based tips and to discuss litigation strategies 👉 www.icj.org/eu-ending-ch...

📣 [Webinar Alert] Join @icj-eca.bsky.social —along with EU-wide experts and practitioners for a webinar on the role of a representative and the child’s right to be heard in legal proceedings on 18 June 2025! ✍️ Register before 15 June: forms.office.com/pages/respon... #ChildRights #RightToBeHeard

💡 @kbabicka.bsky.social from @icjurists.bsky.social and Maroš Matiaško from Forum for Human Rights share lessons learned from collective complaints litigation brought before the European Committee of Social Rights

Litigating before the @coe.int European Committee of Social Rights: on this second day of the workshop, Vice-President Tatiana Puiu walks us through collective complaints, litigation tips & case-law in migration-related area

Yesterday marked the first day of our workshop on Litigation before the UN Treaty Bodies and the European Committee of Social Rights, bringing together inspiring voices and meaningful discussions. Here’s a glimpse of the energy and engagement in the room! 📸💭 #UNCRC #ChildRights @icj-eca.bsky.social

„The UN CRC and its General Comments should be more known among lawyers and judges and other practitioners.“ Thank you to lawyers sharing their past litigation to the UN #CRC against the Czech Republic, Belgium and Spain, and for discussing litigation strategies to UN Treaty bodies.

We are discussing today with #EU lawyers the use of the lesser known international mechanisms – the UN #CRC and the @coe.int European Committee on Social Rights – to protect #children from #detention @icj-eca.bsky.social @icjurists.bsky.social

What’s it like to bring a case to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child? Case examples and strategy tips from leading lawyers, Zuzana Pavelková #OPUPraha, Hind Riad #ProgressLawyers, Rafael Cid #Gentium

Mikiko Ōtani, @icjurists.bsky.social Commissioner & former Chair of the UN CRC, is exploring the rights of children in immigration context and protection against detention. Practical tips and insights from someone who shaped the Committee on the Rights of the Child’s jurisprudence!

📢Today, the @icjurists.bsky.social and Forum for Human Rights launch a workshop on litigation before the UN Treaty Bodies and the European Committee of Social Rights! Lawyers and experts will dive into strategies to protect migrant children from detention

✨🔊 Highlight from our #webinar on litigation to the #CJEU, where we discussed litigation strategies to end detention of #MigrantChildren. 🎥 The full recording's live on our #YouTube channel at youtu.be/E6VIjAa8yvw. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn about the tools for protecting migrant children!

Missed the @icjurists.bsky.social webinar on litigation before the CJEU? Watch the full recording now! The webinar looks at litigation strategies to protect migrant children from detention including preliminary rulings and infringement procedures 🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6VI...

👩‍⚖️👨‍⚖️Another @icjurists.bsky.social workshop brought EU judges together to discuss justice for children - calling for stronger safeguards, regular sentence reviews, proper individual assessments & mandatory training. Read more: www.icj.org/eu-judges-di... #JuvenileJustice #ACCESSproject

Live @icjurists.bsky.social webinar: Igor Taccani, Referendaire at the CJEU, is presenting the preliminary ruling procedure. A fundamental mechanism of EU Law designed to ensure the uniform interpretation and application of EU law within the European Union!

Live @icjurists.bsky.social webinar: Gruša Matevžič from @hungarianhelsinki.bsky.social explores how infringement proceedings can support strategic litigation by sharing examples from Hungary on pushbacks, access to asylum and attacks on civil society, plus practical guidance for action

The @icjurists.bsky.social workshop in Brussels convened experts and practitioners to exchange on the role of the representative and on the child's right to be heard in legal proceedings in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Malta, Austria and the Netherlands 👉Read more: www.icj.org/eu-ensuring-...

On this second day, lawyers, judges, social workers and experts discuss national challenges, available child-friendly procedures and best practices in Austria, the Czech Republic, Malta, the Netherlands and Slovakia

Still a long way to improve the right to effective #participation of #children in proceedings across the #EU. At @icjurists.bsky.social workshop in Brussels today, discussing w/ justice actors the role of a #representative of a child, the #RightToBeHeard in proceedings, and systemic #inequalities.

Martine Comte, @icjurists.bsky.social Commissioner, on the need to be changing our way of thinking, challenging our own bias and understandings, when working with #children. #VOICEproject @icj-eca.bsky.social

📣 Friendly reminder: Public participation is still open for the upcoming webinar on litigation to the CJEU, hosted by @icj-eca.bsky.social 🖋️ Registration will be closed after 14 May. Don't miss out! — register now to receive the link! 👉 forms.office.com/Pages/Respon... #ChildrensRights #ChildsRights

Exploring the role of child representatives in legal proceedings including legal representatives, guardians, social workers and psychologists with case-law presented by Nuala Mole from the AIRE Center, Karolína Šebková from Forum for Human Rights and Karolína Babická from @icjurists.bsky.social

How can we ensure the voices of children are genuinely heard? @icjurists.bsky.social Commissioner and former judge Martine Comte raises: “Children can express themselves in many ways, and it's crucial to talk to them and to explain things to them, even when they are very young”

📢 Children’s right to be heard 📢 Starting the day in Brussels with Karolina Babicka from @icjurists.bsky.social, introducing the best interests of the child #VOICEproject #ChildRights

Today, the @icjurists.bsky.social launches a workshop to explore how legal frameworks across the EU can better ensure children are heard in judicial proceedings. Over the next two days, experts and practitioners working with children will discuss procedural rights and child-friendly justice

⚖️👧🧑 On 22 April, @icjurists.bsky.social and partners launched a series of online workshops for lawyers, judges, prosecutors & law enforcement, social workers & probation officers on ensuring access to justice for children in criminal proceedings, under the #ACCESSproject.

The @icjurists.bsky.social is launching a webinar on litigation before the CJEU! We'll dive into preliminary ruling & infringement procedures focusing on (alternatives to) immigration detention of children ✍️ Register here: lnkd.in/gMZiJzvH 📄 Agenda attached

The ICJ and partners submitted a joint third-party intervention before the #CRPD, emphasizing the urgent need for comprehensive, individualized assessments to ensure equality in access to administrative and judicial procedures in the case of H.A.M. v. #Denmark 📄Read more: www.icj.org/crpd-joint-t...

✍🧵 On 1–2 April 2025, the @icj-eca.bsky.social and its partner organized a dynamic transnational training in #Luxembourg, bringing together 35 lawyers and European professionals committed to defending the rights of migrant children.