Commissioner for Children and Young People WA’s Post

No child is born poor. No child is born criminal. Our society and systems fail our children. The boot camp approach proposed by the NZ Government is worrying as it will mostly place rangatahi Māori into these academies. NZ is already known for the high number of Māori in prisons. I am sure that our Pacific and Ethnic children will follow from South Auckland and those from high deprivation areas into these facilities too. It's given. I am assured that the Human Rights Commission advocates best for the vulnerable in our communities fairly, and they have a closer ear to the inquiry hearings of those who were once children and in the care of the state and faith-based organisations for many years. We can do better as a country by listening carefully to the long term harms from the generation that has been abused. The government can invest into agencies at community level who are able to provide better care for young people with aroha and understanding the issues at heart. Bootcamps are not your quick fix. Healing doesn't happen through shortcuts approaches. There are many models of care approach available. Our NGOs will do the mahi if they have committed long-term funding rather than ad hoc or no funding right now from government agencies.

Your voice, Your future, Your Australia 📢 Share your thoughts, experiences, knowledge and insights on ending racism in Australia, and help us build a fair and inclusive society! Your responses will help inform the National Anti-Racism Framework being developed by the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC). This survey is safe and anonymous, consists of 12 questions and will take 5-10 minutes to complete. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gg-QHHQh

We have created a Political Briefing, which was recently distributed to MLAs. The briefing introduces the NICCY office, highlights the range of issues NICCY is working on, and helps MLAs to understand child rights frameworks.   The briefing introduces the key issues affecting children and young people across NI, and some priority actions required to address them.   We plan to follow this up with more detailed briefings to each of the main committees.   Read and download the full briefing ➡ https://lnkd.in/euBrHygs

14 March is the UN Human Rights Council’s 2024 Annual Day on the Rights of the Child States are obliged and committed under international human rights law to take all necessary action to protect children from violence, both by enacting explicitly clear legal frameworks that prohibit all forms and levels of violence against children - including all corporal punishment - and then putting into effect all necessary measures including the provision of necessary resources and budget, to implement the law, and ensure children are protected from violence. Such measures include the universal provision of information, support and parenting programmes to enable parents and carers to successfully adopt non-violent, positive methods of raising children. We know so many of the answers to end the ongoing cycle of violence against children, but we have to push hard for the issue to achieve political priority, and sadly prevalence across the world remains incredibly high. On this Annual Day on the Rights of the Child, let’s call for faster action and greater political will to end violence against children!

How can we protect civic space and human rights defenders? Follow the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights #RightsForum24 panellists as they explore how to protect and strengthen civic space across the EU, empower human rights defenders and develop a human rights culture. They will also discuss strategies for investing in human rights education and engaging young people. Register here: https://lnkd.in/d3e3C8xD #civilsociety #humanrightsdefenders #humanrights #civicengagement

Promote human rights education at the national level, strengthen government agencies' capacity to achieve human rights standards, and encourage civil society interaction with the United Nations human rights system. Join us in safeguarding rights and igniting change. For more details, refer to the first comment. #HumanRightsEducation #Empowerment #IgniteChange #HumanRightsStandards #UnitedForChange

Well said! 💡"A human rights approach [to encampments] is to stop the harm, make sure residents' needs are met, and to properly engage with them in solutions." - Federal Housing Advocate, Marie-Josée Houle. ➡️ Join the Advocate and lived experts in an online panel on Tuesday, March 26th to learn more about what a human rights-based approach to encampments looks like ! ✅RSVP: https://loom.ly/moJ0EW4

The final report of the National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from Their Families, conducted by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (now known as the Australian Human Rights Commission), was titled “Bringing Them Home” and was released on April 5, 1997. Have we remembered? How many of the recommendations have been implemented? How much have we been able to heal? Whenever we are delivering Cultural Awareness, we share about the impacts of the Stolen generation and how those impacts are still felt today. If it’s impacting us still today, it’s not in the past. Read the report: https://lnkd.in/gF6Zb2GN

#SocialRights are everyday #HumanRights 🧒 👧 On #WorldChildrensDay 🌍 and every day, the Council of Europe reaffirms its commitment to protect children's social and human rights as guaranteed by the #EuropeanSocialCharter. 💡 Learn about the #EuropeanSocialCharter, its collective complaints procedure and much more here: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dWHJFas #SocialCharter #SocialSecurity #SocialCohesion

Human Rights and Transitional Justice are integral to our mission. We're mobilising ourselves, local institutions, and fellow community members for community-based transitional justice initiatives. Our recent meeting with some youth-led civil society groups informs us of the key roles that we play together with them in advancing grassroots justice initiatives. #transitionaljustice #humanrights #ahnyar #centreforahnyarstudies