Through FOCUS project, Terre des hommes (Tdh) and its partners build the capacities of professionals to work in a multidisciplinary way on individual assessments of children involved in criminal proceedings. We also empower children to become agents of change and advocate for child-centred justice.

This document presents key concepts and answers frequently asked questions related to restorative justice. It was prepared within "i-RESTORE: Protecting Child Victims through Restorative Justice" project.

Children and youth in correctional facilities and detention centers in Romania have the right to a better future, but they risk being trapped in the system all their lives. At the beginning of 2020, Terre des hommes (Tdh) has started in Romania a project to help the rehabilitation of youth who are deprived of liberty.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Terre des hommes is calling on States to release all children from immigration detention and accelerate the release of children deprived of liberty in criminal justice or protection facilities. Urgent attention should be given to the implementation of non-custodial measures to ensure children's safe reintegration into families and communities. In rare cases where children cannot be released, States should implement measures to safeguard children’s health. ​ 

On 8th October 2019, the Global Study on Children Deprived of Liberty, a document of unprecedented reach, was presented at the UN General Assembly by the independent expert Manfred Nowak. Terre des hommes (Tdh) has actively contributed by collecting children’s views to be included in the report.

The main objective of i-RESTORE is to promote the use of Restorative Justice (RJ) in cases involving child victims by improving knowledge amongst national stakeholders on child-victim friendly Restorative Justice and empowering children to advocate for better protection of child victims.

On the 4th of July in Geneva and the 11th of July in New York at United Nations, the Justice for Children global initiative launched a Call to Action to place children at the heart of justice in every nation of the world. 

This is a Call to Action to fulfil our collective global commitment to ensure that all children live peaceful, just and inclusive lives, and are provided with the opportunity to flourish and live to their full potential. This Justice for Children Call to Action offers a new starting point to place children at the heart of an emerging global movement for justice.

The research which is a novelty for the Albanian context, aims at providing a snapshot of the child protection measures for children below the age of criminal responsibility who are in conflict with the law in Albania. 

This Manual serves as a methodological and administrative guidance on how to work with the Child Advisory Boards (CAB) within the "AWAY - Alternative Ways to Address Youth" project. After briefly introducing the project, detailed information is provided on setting up the CAB, planning its meetings, and developing the group. The manual also suggests approaches and guiding ethical principles for child participation.