Children’s Rights Alliance for England

The Children’s Rights Alliance for England, part of @justforkidslaw, campaigns for children’s rights & monitors government implementation of the #UNCRC

[Children’s Rights Alliance for England @CRAE_official]

📢 Today, on #WorldChildrensDay, we celebrate 35 yrs of the UNCRC—a historic commitment to ensure all children can have a good childhood & develop to their full potential. 🌍

However, progress on children’s rights has declined in recent years.

Here's why we must do more ⬇️

[Children’s Rights Alliance for England @CRAE_official]

Amnesty UK warns the new “super Taser” is 'fundamentally dangerous' — especially for children. ⚠️
We are calling for Taser 10 rollout to be suspended until a full child rights impact assessment is carried out.

https://t.co/9bnVbfldtw

[Children’s Rights Alliance for England @CRAE_official]

Following last week's BBC Panorama programme, exposing failures of the Met to change, we've signed a joint statement calling for the end to:

"The cycle of scandal, reviews, broken promises of reform, and failure to change..."

Read more: https://t.co/AFbUWCc1fF

[Action for Race Equality @AREtweets_]

Following this week’s BBC Panorama which investigated Charing Cross police station, a statement condemning the behaviours exhibited by some of the police officers has been signed by a collection of organisations and charities.

Read the full statement:
https://t.co/4bUPUHTOnB

[Children’s Rights Alliance for England @CRAE_official]

Catch up on what happened at the Covid Inquiry last wk, including numerous calls being made for the #UNCRC to be incorporated into UK law: https://t.co/g7b5VNf9V0

[Children’s Rights Alliance for England @CRAE_official]

SACMILL, the Govt’s independent advisers on police weapons, have laid bare the serious risks of Taser 10 for children.

Greater risk of:
⚠️ Organ injury
⚠️Brain injury
⚠️Bone fractures

Despite this, Taser 10 has been authorised for use on children. https://t.co/MWQZHmIvw6

[Children’s Rights Alliance for England @CRAE_official]

📢Taser 10 is authorised and can be used on children.
⚠️Heavier barbs, higher velocity
⚠️Requires skin penetration
📄No Child Rights Impact Assessment
We're calling for suspension of rollout until children’s rights are fully considered.
🔗 Read more: https://t.co/79pVTlUQLO

[Children’s Rights Alliance for England @CRAE_official]

2/2 Read more in our joint press release: https://t.co/Kj3NLCzOox

[Children’s Rights Alliance for England @CRAE_official]

1/2 As the public hearings for the children's module of @covidinquiryuk gets under way today, we're calling for it to scrutinise why children were so invisible in UK Government decision-making and the reasons behind the failure to adequately consider their rights.

[Children’s Rights Alliance for England @CRAE_official]

We were pleased to join this discussion with CRC Chair @SophieKiladze. It is concerning to hear about the continuing UN #liquiditycrisis & the impact on holding states to account on their child rights obligations.

Read our concerns and key asks here ⤵
https://t.co/kRTmbdXSrO

[UNChildRights @UNChildRights1]

CRC Chair @SophieKiladze & #JulianaScerriFerrante meeting with CSOs organized by @ChildRightsCnct exchanging on current #liquiditycrisis, challenges #children globally facing and how to enhance cooperation to strengthen #childrights on grassroots

[Children’s Rights Alliance for England @CRAE_official]

CYP Now - ‘Put children’s rights at heart of UK law’, urge campaigners https://t.co/ihmOl65LY1

[Children’s Rights Alliance for England @CRAE_official]

Today, Peers are debating two amendments we’ve helped coordinate — backed by over 120 organisations — that would embed #childrights in UK law.

Our Director sets out why this matters:

[Children’s Rights Alliance for England @CRAE_official]

🧒📢Over 120 charities have come together to back two vital amendments being debated today in the House of Lords.

They put #ChildRights at the heart of Government ensuring children are no longer an afterthought in policy making.

📄Read our press release: https://t.co/GYmTl59fZV

[Children’s Rights Alliance for England @CRAE_official]

🧒 Children’s rights have been ignored in too many Government decisions — with real consequences.

Tomorrow, Peers will debate two vital #childrights amendments to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill.

We’re proud to lead a coalition of 120+ orgs supporting our calls.

[ALLFIE @ALLFIEUK]

We’re backing 2 key amendments to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, debated in the Lords this Thursday.

The joint briefing led by @crae_official, @UNICEF_uk & @NSPCC has been signed by 121 organisations: https://t.co/T2jC7jw6Mo

[Children’s Rights Alliance for England @CRAE_official]

5/ Our Director, Louise King, commented:

[Children’s Rights Alliance for England @CRAE_official]

🧵1 / We’re pleased to play a leading role in civil society scrutiny of the Police Race Action Plan and to have contributed to @PoliceISOB’s annual report.

Our focus: ensuring racialised children’s rights are front and centre in police reform. 👇

[Independent Scrutiny & Oversight Board @PoliceISOB]

The @policeisob 2025 Annual Feedback Report is out now.

With funding due to end in 2026, the future of the Police Race Action Plan is uncertain. ISOB sets out what must happen next.

Read the report: https://t.co/LxSIfmYCvg

#ISOBReport2025 #PRAP #AntiRacism #IndependentScrutiny

[Children’s Rights Alliance for England @CRAE_official]

4/ PRAP must also be explicitly aligned with the latest recommendations from the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child and the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.

[Children’s Rights Alliance for England @CRAE_official]

📢 New APPG reports reveal rights violations in police custody — from traumatic strip-searches to excessive detention.

They centre children's voices and call for urgent reform.

Read more 👇

https://t.co/x3WMBn63nI

https://t.co/sRAbGnOXIu

[Children’s Rights Alliance for England @CRAE_official]

🎉ROCK Steering Group has officially launched its Post-Conference Report, capturing the energy, insights & shared commitment of everyone who took part in #RightsChild2024 Conference

Together SACR @CRAE @ChildreninWales @ChildLawCentre @UNICEF_uk

➡ https://t.co/nFadGyzHFZ