Today I am presenting the CRC Committee's report to the 3rd Committee of the UN General Assembly and engaging in a constructive dialogue with States Parties
Ann Skelton
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Ann Skelton
@askelton_CCL
Former Chairperson: Committee on the Rights of the Child
Joined May 2012
- Link to the livestream of my lecture on Children's rights and preservation of the environment for future generations at 5pm (South African time) today lcp.live/up-expert-lect…
- The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child has urged states to respect #childrights in responses to #COVID19 + to create measures to protect #streetchildren and prevent arrests when they can't comply with lockdowns and curfews #SafeSpacesForStreetChildren #StreetChildrenDay
- Shocked by Australia's Northern Territory lowering the minimum age of criminal responsibility from 12 to 10 years of age. A massive failure of imagination and a very worrying backtracking on children's rights
- Replying to @tonliefaard @LeidenLaw and @UniLeidenI am delighted to be joining the wonderful Child Rights team and students at @leidenlaw. Today is my first working day. I look forward to being inspired and taking childen's rights forward.
- It was such a pleasure to share knowledge about International Children's Rights with the 2024 Class in the MSc IHRL Oxford with Dimitri, Kate, Kateryna, Mirjam, Nela, Noor, Rhiann and Stanley.
- Thanks for unpacking the statement on Article 5 with such attentio to detailThe UN Committee on the Rights of the Child @UNChildRights1 has published a new statement on Article 5 of the #UNCRC. This is very useful in addressing growing attacks on children's rights, sometimes disguised as protection of the family. ohchr.org/sites/default/…
- Replying to @UNChildRights1 and @lexpsyThank you former members, for your deep concern about the cancellation by the UN of the week following the formal session, in which the Committee had scheduled meetings with children and with civil society.
- Defence for Children International conference - discussing solutions for children deprived of their liberty
- Celebrating 30 Years in Geneva, listening to powerful panel presentations by children
- Interesting day at the 8th Special Commission - CRC OPIC decision on Hague Convention Abduction discussed for the first time at a Special Commission meeting, the jurisprudence was welcomed by First Secretary, Philip Lotriet.
- The Chairs of the Treaty Bodies met with the Secretary General today. We discussed the impact of the UN liquidity crisis on the integrity and effectiveness of the UN human rights system.
- Lovely to catch up with the Centre for Child Law team and colleagues from Private Law at UP's open day yesterday.
