Castan Centre for Human Rights Law

Tag: UN

  • Is the Australian government scared of children?

    Children’s complaints to the UN could embarrass Canberra, but should be heard. By Dr Paula Gerber and Melissa Castan Is the Australian Government scared of children? Is there any other explanation for why we have refused to sign on to the new system that allows children to bring complaints of human rights violations to the…

  • Children will soon be seen AND heard by the UN

    By Paula Gerber One month ago, on 19th December 2011, the UN General Assembly adopted the Third Optional Protocol (OP) to the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CROC). This new international instrument establishes a procedure whereby children whose rights have been violated can bring a complaint to UN Committee on the Rights of…