🎥 Alexandra Merguerian, family support worker at @jrsbelgium.bsky.social, sheds light on the realities faced by families with children who have irregular residence status and are placed in “return houses” in Belgium
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🎥Hind Riad, lawyer at Progress Lawyers Network, discusses former Belgian legislation allowing the detention of migrant children with their parents in closed centres. She shares a successful complaint before the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
👉Full interview: www.icj.org/eu-icj-publi...
🎥Lotte Buekenhout, lawyer at Casa Legal, explains the situation of children affected by migration in Belgium, where families can be placed in “return houses.” She raises concern about recent political developments and the EU Pact implementation
👉Watch the full interview: www.icj.org/eu-icj-publi...
The newly published @icjurists.bsky.social guide on strategic litigation for lawyers and CSOs📍provides an overview of international and EU bodies and mechanisms and 🔎explores effective strategies towards ending immigration detention of children
👉 www.icj.org/eu-icj-publi...
#EndChildDetention
🎥Kyriaki Fileri, @gcrefugees.bsky.social lawyer, points out that migrant children arriving in Greece can be placed in closed control centers for over 2 months, lacking psychological support, education, and legal assistance
👉 www.icj.org/eu-icj-publi...
🚫 #EndChildDetention
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On 12 February, @icjurists.bsky.social hosted an event exploring:
🚩the implications of the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum for migrant children
🚩how strategic litigation can be used to protect children from immigration detention
🔎 icj.org/resource/eu-...
#EndChildDetention
🎥Sylwia Brzezinska, @supportkind.org lawyer, highlights the importance of a child-centered approach in cases involving migrant children, as well as the need for specialized training for lawyers
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🚫 #EndChildDetention
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🎥 Attorney Todor Iliev raises serious concerns about the conditions in detention centers in Bulgaria where migrant children with family may be detained for up to 3 months
👉 www.icj.org/eu-icj-publi...
🚫 #EndChildDetention
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🎥Zuzana Pavelková, lawyer at the Organization for Aid for Refugees, reflects on legal assistance for migrant children in the Czech Republic, where children with family with can be detained in closed centers for up to 90 days
👉 www.icj.org/eu-icj-publi...
#EndChildDetention
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Register to the @icjurists.bsky.social event on protecting children in migration in the EU. The newly published guide will be presented, alongside effective strategies to protect migrant children from detention
📅12 February
🕚11:00-12:15
✍Register forms.office.com/e/GkTQxLgA4v
📢The @icjurists.bsky.social has published a new Guide on Strategic Litigation to engage lawyers and CSOs in strategic human rights litigation challenging immigration detention of children
🔍 www.icj.org/eu-icj-publi...
#EndChildDetention
@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu @roxanaminzatu.bsky.social @hadjalahbib.bsky.social
📣 Civil society groups across the EU have issued an open letter urging @ec.europa.eu to act on the #MyVoiceMyChoice European Citizens’ Initiative.
The ask is clear: a voluntary EU-level financial mechanism that supports access to safe & legal abortion care.
reproductiverights.org/news/civil-s...
Live @icjurists.bsky.social webinar: Ruth Farrugia and
@kbabicka.bsky.social explore how international and EU legal frameworks protect the rights of children with disabilities to be heard and to participate in legal proceedings.
#ChildVOICE #InclusiveJustice
The @icjurists.bsky.social has published a report showing that GBV remains widespread in Tajikistan. The report calls for criminalizing all forms of GBV, more shelters, and training for justice officials.
📑See the full report here: icj.org/tajikistan-b...
Don’t forget to register for the @icjurists.bsky.social webinar on inclusive participation of children with disabilities in legal proceedings
📅 Wednesday 14 January
🕚 11:00-12:30 CET
✍ Register here: forms.office.com/e/6FgdDQtGkL
🗣️ Ruth Farrugia & @kbabicka.bsky.social
🪩🎄 What’s new at the ICJ? Our final 2025 human rights update
Explore our latest initiatives and events before the year wraps up: 🔗 mailchi.mp/icj/discover...
✨🔮 Happy holidays from all of us, and best wishes for a wonderful start to the new year!
Missed @icjurists.bsky.social webinar on procedural rights of migrant and refugee children in legal proceedings?
🎥The recording is available here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gau1...
#ChildVOICE
Register for the @icjurists.bsky.social webinar on inclusive participation of children with disabilities in legal proceedings. Discover how international & EU legal frameworks guarantee their right to be heard and inclusive justice
📅14 January
🕚11:00-12:30
✍Register forms.office.com/e/6FgdDQtGkL
♀️✊ During #16Days, Clara Sandoval reminds us that the fight against #GBV must include the survivors of conflict-related sexual violence —whose stories are too often overlooked. Their voices matter. Their #justice matters. Let's not look away. #NoExcuse #CRSV #NoWomanLeftBehind
🎞️🎥shorturl.at/LCjY2
🚨Unaccompanied children must never be placed in asylum border procedures
The @icjurists.bsky.social, @savechildreneu.bsky.social & @supportkind.org call on EU Member States to implement the new Asylum Procedures Regulation in a manner that guarantees the rights of children
👉 icj.org/eu-unaccompa...
Live @icjurists.bsky.social webinar with Kateřina Radová (Czech Government’s Office before the ECtHR) & Michail Christodoulou (ECtHR Registry), sharing first-hand practical insights on litigation before the @echr.coe.int against the detention of migrant children
#EndChildDetention
Today @icjurists.bsky.social held a session in Tashkent on women’s rights, non-discrimination & CEDAW, stressing States’ duty to protect women and girls from violence and to ensure equal access to justice.
Launching #16Days of Activism campaign.
#WomensRights #CEDAW #HumanRights #Uzbekistan
📢Don’t forget to register for the @icjurists.bsky.social webinar on litigation before the ECtHR - Immigration detention and alternatives to detention of children
🗓️ 28 November
🕚 11:00–12:30 CET
✍️ forms.office.com/e/9UDCgJnrHR
Register for the @icjurists.bsky.social webinar on litigating children’s rights in immigration detention before the ECtHR. Learn how to bring a case and explore litigation strategies to end detention of migrant children
🗓️28 November
🕚11:00-12:30 CET
✍️ forms.office.com/e/9UDCgJnrHR
On 13-14 November, the @icjurists.bsky.social brought together experts and legal professionals from Austria, Czechia, Malta, the Netherlands and Slovakia to exchange good practices ensuring effective participation of children with disabilities in legal proceedings
👉 www.icj.org/eu-children-...
For practical guidance on the rights of persons with disabilities in criminal proceedings, check out the @icjurists.bsky.social & @validityfoundation.bsky.social ’s Model Disability Rights Benchbook: www.icj.org/resource/mod...
#ChildVOICE
What are the rights of children with disabilities in legal proceedings? Exploring access to justice and procedural accommodations under international and EU law with Karolína Babická @icjurists.bsky.social & Simona Florescu @validityfoundation.bsky.social
#ChildVOICE
Day 2: Spotlights on inclusive strategies & good practices for professionals working with children with disabilities! Participants from the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Malta, Austria & the Netherlands discuss effective procedural accommodations and remedies
#ChildVOICE
@icjurists.bsky.social
Day 1 of @icjurists.bsky.social workshop focuses on the need for procedural accommodations for children with disabilities in legal proceedings. Support from intermediaries, interpreters & other professionals ensures that children are heard and can effectively participate
#ChildVOICE
