Implementing the Rights of the Child

Abstract

[EN] Although the 1989 United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UN CRC) has been ratified by almost all countries, and children’s rights have been well documented, the rights of many children are neglected and violated on a daily basis. We propose to initiate several pilot projects and corresponding studies, followed by dissemination and implementation activities, in order to raise awareness of children’s rights among youth professionals and children, and implement children’s rights in professional practice. We have some options and ideas to perform these research activities in the Netherlands, but we are looking for international partners so we can a) learn from previous experiences and b) accomplish that more people and organizations benefit from the projects and findings. At the 2019 CARPE conference, our aim is to find universities of applied sciences that have expertise on children’s rights, and that are willing to collaborate with us on further developing and carrying out the proposed research.