Climate Change and the Erosion of Children’s Rights in Bangladesh
In 2023, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child issued General Comment No. 26, recognising climate change and environmental degradation as urgent and systemic threats to children’s rights....
Right to Children’s Identity in Pakistan
The right of children to identity is globally recognized, with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) emphasizing its critical importance. As a signatory to this...
THE CENTRE FOR CHILD LAW AND OXFORD HUMAN RIGHTS HUB URGE THE SUPREME COURT OF APPEAL TO PUT CHILDREN FIRST IN LANDMARK CLASS ACTION CASE ABOUT LEAD POISONING
The Centre for Child Law (CCL), together with legal scholars from the Oxford Human Rights Hub (“the Amici”), will appear before the Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein as amicus...
Coming of Age: The Adoption of 18 as the Legal Minimum Age of Marriage
Kenya’s Supreme Court Balances Islamic Law and Equality in Landmark Inheritance Ruling
On 30 June 2025, the Supreme Court of Kenya delivered a groundbreaking judgment in Fatuma Athman Abud Faraj v Ruth Faith Mwawasi & 2 Others [2025] KESC 35, addressing whether...
Teenage Love Caught between Consent and Criminality under POCSO
In a country where the age of consent is fixed at 18 years, what happens to a 17-year-old in a consensual relationship? This has become a pressing legal concern after...
Legislation Meets Compassion: Frontline Workers Fighting Child Sexual Abuse
Child sexual abuse (CSA) leaves a profound scar, with physical, psychological, and social impacts. CSA survivors face stigmatization, often leading to emotional withdrawal and behavioural changes. Globally, the UNCRC sets...
The Peculiar Phenomenon of ‘Kid-Gurus’ in India
At just 10 years old, Abhinav Arora has garnered nearly a million followers on Instagram – as a spiritual leader. He is not alone. There are many other ‘kid-gurus’ being...
Unearthing Justice: The Human Rights and Environmental Toll of Mining in Ghana
Ghana, Africa’s biggest gold-producing country and the world’s sixth biggest, relies heavily on mining for its economic growth. The sector contributes significantly to GDP, jobs, and foreign exchange, with a...
Judicial Activism in Protecting the Right to Equality in Bangladesh: Reflections on High Court Division’s verdict on Redefining Parental Identity in Student Information Forms
The case of BLAST and others vs. Bangladesh and others (Writ Petition No. 5343 0f 2009) challenged the mandatory requirement for students to provide their father’s name in examination registration...
Letters from the judge: Strengthening child-focused justice in the family court in England and Wales
Children involved in family court proceedings in England and Wales are rarely addressed directly by the judges who make decisions about their lives. Research shows that when children are not...
The Best Interest of the Child should still be ‘Paramount’ for Migrants
The ‘Best Interest of the Child’ principle is the cornerstone of children’s rights; however, the Courts are less willing to uphold this when it comes to cases concerning migrant children....
