Child Friendly Justice European Network (CFJ-EN)

📢To all MEPs, we need your support to re-establish the Intergroup! What to do? Just click here, download the support letter and send it back to us ↩️ https://buff.ly/46mRrGf 🗣️We count on you to leave no child behind. #VoteforChildren

This recent UNICEF article highlights a stark reality: half of all children in Europe and Central Asia are exposed to frequent heatwaves, double the global average. With heatwaves set to increase in frequency and intensity, urgent measures are needed to protect children from the severe health risks associated with heat stress. The upcoming CFJ-EN Annual Seminar on October 10-11, organised in partnership with Terre des hommes foundation, CICS.NOVA.UMinho - Centro Interdisciplinar de Ciências Sociais, and the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, will delve into how climate change pressures justice systems and explore ways to guarantee children's access to justice. This conference aims to foster dialogue and exchange knowledge on transforming justice systems to better meet children's needs and rights. Join us in this critical conversation by registering for the Annual Seminar: https://lnkd.in/eWnynh4t Read the full UNICEF article here: https://lnkd.in/dFkxaM2N #ClimateAction #ChildrensRights #Heatwaves #ClimateJustice #UNICEF #CFJEN2024

We'd like to extend our heartfelt thanks to the brilliant Lucy Jaffe for generously contributing her time and expertise to our fundraising podcast on 'Mastering the Art of the Elevator Pitch' (available to CFJ-EN members). Your practical tips on keeping things succinct, engaging, and direct are incredibly helpful. And, of course, that practice makes perfect. Lucy is the Treasurer of the European Forum for Restorative Justice (EFRJ) and has directed three successful organisations, including the restorative justice NGO, Why Me?. To find out more about her consultancy work, visit https://jaffeworks.com/ Thank you so much Lucy!

We at the Child Friendly Justice European Network (CFJ-EN) welcome the Scottish government's recent announcement that no more under-18s will be kept in young offenders institutions by early September. This decision comes in the wake of the tragic death of 17-year-old Jonathan Beadle at Polmont Young Offenders Institution. His story underscores the urgent need for reform in how we treat young offenders. This change marks a significant step towards a more compassionate and protective approach for vulnerable youth in Scotland. #YouthJustice #Scotland https://lnkd.in/euKbx8dZ

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland incorporates UN children's rights charter into law 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 This marks a significant step forward in protecting and empowering children. The act mandates that all public authorities in Scotland, including the government, must protect the rights of children and young people, consider these rights in policy decisions, and ensure it is illegal to violate UNCRC requirements. https://lnkd.in/eANZNGZM #ChildRights #UNCRC #Scotland

📢 CFJ-EN European Webinar Alert! Join us for an insightful discussion on holistic approaches to child victims’ rights in Europe, together with the European Commission and 4 European Networks!  🔗 The webinar will focus on multi-agency approaches, safe justice for child victims, restorative justice and child-sensitive approaches towards working with child victims. Participants will be given the opportunity to engage with key stakeholders working at policy level to better protect and respect the rights of child victims in legal proceedings. As the EU Victim’s Rights Directive is currently being revised, this webinar appears particularly timely. 🗣️ We are delighted to invite the following guest speakers during our webinar: -Katarzyna Janicka-Pawlowska, European Commission Coordinator for Victims’ Rights -Olivia Lind Haldorsson, Senior Adviser & Head of Children at Risk Unit, Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) -Levent Altan, Executive Director, Victim Support Europe -Edit Törzs, Executive Director, European Forum for Restorative Justice (EFRJ) Moderation : Mariama Diallo, Coordinator, Child Friendly Justice European Network Given their complementary backgrounds, expertise and current positions, you can count on a very enriching discussion with of time for input from the participants! 📅 Date & Time: 4 September 2024, 3:00-4:30 PM (UTC 2) 🌐 Location: Online (Zoom link will be sent to registered participants) Please register before 31 August 2024 using this link: https://lnkd.in/ex8epEX3! #justicestartswithchildren #victimsrights #childvictims

📢 Only 5 days left for the early bird offer! 🐣 Don't miss out on our Annual Seminar from 10-11 October in Brussels! This year's theme: "How Climate Change Affects Children's Access to Justice." 🌍👧👦 Book your spot: https://buff.ly/4caz7SS #CFJEN2024

📢 Only 12 days left for the early bird offer! 🐣 Don't miss out on our Annual Seminar from 10-11 October in Brussels! This year's theme: "How Climate Change Affects Children's Access to Justice." 🌍👧👦 Book your spot: https://buff.ly/4caz7SS #CFJEN2024

📢 Don't miss out on our Annual Seminar happening from 10-11 October in Brussels! This year's theme is "How Climate Change Affects Children's Access to Justice." 🌍👧👦 🐥 Early bird tickets available till 20th July. Book your spot now: https://lnkd.in/eWnynh4t

Last week, Lotte Buekenhout, our Advocacy Officer, participated in a roundtable organised by Passerell Luxembourg. The event brought together four speakers to discuss how to protect child victims of gender-based violence in the context of migration and asylum (LEILAW project). The speakers aimed to highlight challenges they encountered in the field. Lotte emphasised that: 👧 The presumption of minority must be respected. In other words, in cases where there is doubt about the age of a victim, authorities should err on the side of caution and treat the individual as a child until proven otherwise. 🌐 Child protection requires an integrated approach. 🤝 We need proactive support from governments, asylum authorities, and professionals working with children to ensure their rights are respected. 👓 It takes cultural understanding to truly grasp the intersectionality between migration, gender-based violence, and being a child. We should stop assessing their situations through a Western lens. 🎯 We need a victim and child-centred approach. ⚖️ The principle of the best interests of the child must be genuinely applied. It should be the primary consideration in any decision affecting a child Read how our member DEI Belgique worked on the topic for 2.5 years through its BRIDGE project (2018-2020): https://lnkd.in/em5J5fPt