Programme

Module 1 (Wednesday, Dec 2/Thursday, Dec 3, 6:30pm-8:30pm)
History and background of children’s rights
History of children’s rights, background and origins of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, the place of children’s rights in the international human rights law ‘constellation
Principles and rights of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, an inter-sectional approach to children’s rights
International, regional and national children’s rights mechanisms  

Module 2 (Wednesday, Dec 9/Thursday, Dec 10, 6:30pm-8:30pm)
Thematic areas
Violence against Children
Children in Alternative Care
Child poverty
Child and youth participation

Module 3 (Wednesday, Dec 16/Thursday, Dec 17, 6:30pm-8:30pm)
Contemporary challenges:
Children’s rights in the digital age
Children’s rights and the environment 
Children as human rights defender
Impact of COVID-19 on children
Advocating about children’s rights
Review and wrap-up.