New report finds 33% of European countries can prosecute children above the age of criminal responsibility for offences committed while under the age of criminal responsibility.

For many children in Europe, criminal justice remains unjust. Children in conflict with the law are entitled to quality legal aid but might struggle to access it. The CLEAR-Rights project aims to ensure that free, specialized legal aid is accessible to every child involved in criminal proceedings.  

Whether they are under lockdown and out of school, in refugee camps or in crowded villages, detained, or living on the streets, institutionalized or on the move, children and young people have the right to be heard. But their views are hardly ever sought out by decision-makers and their ideas are rarely listened to. The #CovidUnder19 initiative aims to change that.

Terre des hommes (Tdh) conducted an assessment of the impact that COVID-19 pandemic had on families in need in Albania. 779 persons from 8 cities of Albania took part in the assessment. As a result of the findings, Tdh provides a list of recommended measure to support the recovery of vulnerable communities in Albania.

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.

In view of recent developments at the country's borders, in particular those concerning people who have been in Greece since March 1st, first residing in a military naval ship at the port of Mytilene and then being transferred to the mainland, we would like to express our deep concern regarding the fact that among the newcomers, there are families with children, and (according to all indications) unaccompanied minors for whom we have no information. 

The Greek child protection organization, Terre des hommes Hellas, believes the authorities’ new plans for refugees and migrants put at risk the mental health and well-being of thousands of children and young people.

The report "Child Rights Now!" (Romania) provides an analysis of how children's rights have been respected in the past 30 years in Romania, identifies seven serious and urgent problems that children face in this country, and highlights a series of measures to be taken to improve the situation. 

"You can come to our party, we don't care where you are from, from Syria or Afghanistan, we all came here chased by war, and we don't want any more violence." – was the motto of an event organised by children and Terre des hommes staff at the Nea Kavala Open Facility for Refugees in Greece.

They celebrated the Universal Children’s Day, which is marked on the 20th of November since 1989 – the day the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child was adopted.

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child is celebrating its 30th anniversary. Compared to 1989, the infant mortality rate has been reduced by 50%. But each year, more than 5 million still die from preventable causes. Terre des hommes reports on the state of child rights worldwide with five other international organisations.