Date & Time
The International Children’s Declaration on the Human Rights of Children in the Digital Age was hand-delivered to the UN on World Children’s Day, Nov. 20th. Plans are to submit it to various other international bodies as well. Thus far these are:
UN Human Rights Council – February 12, 2024
Meeting of the European Council – March 21, 2024
UN Economic and Social Council – April 9, 2024
World Health Organization 77th World Assembly – May 27, 2024
Meanwhile, in order to keep the momentum going, American’s for Responsible Technology (ART) and Broadband Legal Action Network (BBILAN) have organized a webinar for campaigners to share and generate ideas on how the Declaration can best be used in their respective countries to raise awareness among decision makers, educators, etc. about the human rights violations regarding children’s use of digital technology. The webinar is open to all but capacity is limited. (Details below)
If you haven’t yet signed The International Children’s Declaration, please consider doing so on behalf of yourself and/or an organization.
Declaration website – https://www.thechildrensdeclaration.org/.
To sign – https://www.thechildrensdeclaration.org/become-a-signatory