Leo Ratledge

Co-Director at Child Rights International Network (@crinwire). Opinions my own etc.

[Corina Heri @cohelongo]

Last week, I promised to live tweet the Duarte Agostinho hearing at the ECtHR - and set out the key reasons why this case is so exciting (and contested). Today I’ll be making good on my promise, starting right now!

[Child Rights International Network - CRIN @CRINwire]

[TW: Suicide]

British veterans aged 16–19 are three times as likely to end their lives compared to their civilian peers.

CRIN’s new report is the first to explore how joining the military at a young age heightens risk of suicide and mental ill-health./1

https://t.co/51Bz8O9QUS

[The Times and Sunday Times @thetimes]

Britain should raise the minimum age for enlisting into the military to 18, a UN report has said amid allegations of abuse and sexual assault at the army’s training college in Harrogate https://t.co/Dz81OVHVCL

[Advancing Child Rights Strategic Litigation @ACRiSL_Project]

1/ We are very excited to announce this event on Advancing Child Rights Strategic Litigation: Ways Forward (6 June, 10:00-18:00 BST).Participants will explore the work of @ACRiSL_Project & - crucially - will strategise on how to push forward #childrights #strategiclitigation work

[UNChildRights @UNChildRights1]

Children in Northeast Syria must be urgently repatriated: UN experts calling for the urgent repatriation of children from Northeast Syria as they enter their fifth year of detention, saying children in conflict zones must be protected, not punished.

https://t.co/pKUCYZ7UGm

[Advancing Child Rights Strategic Litigation @ACRiSL_Project]

🗓️Save the date! 28 March 2023 |16:00 – 17:30 UK time (GMT) - ACRiSL Network Event "Exploring ‘Wins’ in #Child #Rights Strategic #Litigation" with 🗣️@BVanKeirsbilck @NCYLnews @ECCHRBerlin.
🔗Further information + registration: https://t.co/iDPiNS0B7O

[Child Rights International Network - CRIN @CRINwire]

Brazil is #LatinAmerica’s best-performing country in preventing and responding to child sexual exploitation and abuse, while Argentina is the lowest-ranked, according to a new report released today by @economistimpact. Here's what you need to know /1 https://t.co/10YCdTUlrX

[Child Rights International Network - CRIN @CRINwire]

Today CRIN and @defenddigitalme launch our report on a children’s rights approach to #encryption.🔐
It is a response to the polarisation that currently exists between a #ChildProtection approach and a #CivilLiberties focus.
Here's what you need to know /1
https://t.co/YVj3JqjHxf

[Advancing Child Rights Strategic Litigation @ACRiSL_Project]

Join us on 12/12🗓️ for our ACRiSL network event on 'Opportunities for #UNCRC-based #argumentation in #childrights #strategiclitigation'! Feat 🗣️ @SteveBroach (@39EssexChambers), @katibainstitute and @enakshi_G (@HAQCRC).

🔗+ info and registration: https://t.co/kizUm3QtHi

[Leo Ratledge @leo_ratledge]

@commentator01 It's the best I'm aware of online, I'm afraid. Good luck with the search!

[Leo Ratledge @leo_ratledge]

@commentator01 And volume 2: https://t.co/ehlGfaFMan

[Leo Ratledge @leo_ratledge]

@commentator01 OHCHR have published it online: https://t.co/8atEALudYC

[Child Rights International Network - CRIN @CRINwire]

🧵The last couple of weeks have seen more developments relating to the sexual abuse of women and young people in the British armed forces.
As evidence mounts and people increasingly speak out, when will the #ArmedForces take action to protect women and young people?

[Children and Young People's Commissioner Scotland @CYPCS]

It has been a year since @UKSupremeCourt ruled that some sections of the #UNCRCScotland Bill required reconsideration. That's a long time in a child's life. 🧵1/6 #ChildrensRights #UNCRC

[Centre for Child Law @UPChildLaw]

The Centre welcomes the ConCourt's decision which confirms that the criminal justice system is not the correct forum to deal with children using and/or found in possession of cannabis.

See below the press statement and link to the judgment:

https://t.co/QLqor93iGP

[Advancing Child Rights Strategic Litigation @ACRiSL_Project]

Yesterday we launched our new report ‘Advancing Child Rights-Consistent Strategic Litigation Practice'! Practitioners from around the world joined the launch event, and discussed how this report could be applied in their work.
Here’s what you need to know:
https://t.co/GRpAOJkIxc

[Child Rights International Network - CRIN @CRINwire]

Too many states are failing to take a #HumanRights-based approach to children detained in North East Syria. 📢This needs to change‼️ - these children can and must be brought home. Our new research guide focuses on reintegration and rehabilitation. /1
https://t.co/NWpYNslMdZ

[Advancing Child Rights Strategic Litigation @ACRiSL_Project]

📢 Report launch: Advancing Child Rights-Consistent Practice in Strategic Litigation
🗓️ 27 September, 12:30pm (GMT +1)
🗨️ Join us to learn how practitioners, advocates and others can better put #ChildrensRights at the heart of their practice.
Register now➡️https://t.co/GBjc2CHQxI

[Child Rights International Network - CRIN @CRINwire]

🔎Vacancy! CRIN is looking for someone to join our work in pushing for #CounterTerrorism measures in the UK to better respect children's rights. You'd be: producing & sharing research, advocacy with relevant decision-makers, network-building and more. ➡️https://t.co/zxxuBKT3zE

[John H Knox @JohnHKnox]

The UN General Assembly has recognized the human right to a clean healthy and sustainable environment by an overwhelming vote of 161-0 with just eight abstentions. A truly historic moment.