Workshops, Trainings and Consultations

Online Expert Roundtable on the UN Global Study

The European Parliament and Defence for Children International organised an expert online session with Professor Nowak and representatives from the European Commission, European Parliament, Members States and Civil Society Organisations. More than 80 participants joined the discussion, moderated by Saskia Bricmont, member of the European Parliament. This session provided the space to discuss how recommendations …

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Workshop on Strategic Litigation on Children’s Rights at the University of Nottingham

This workshop hosted by the University of Nottingham and led by Professor Aoife Nolan and Professor Manfred Nowak examined child rights-specific strategic litigation related work as a tool for legal and social change. Karabo Ozah, Director of the Centre for Child Law in Pretoria, Claire Tixiere, from the European Centre for Constitutional and Human Rights, …

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Regional Launch of the Global Study for the ASEAN region in Bangkok – Mahidol University, GCHR, UNICEF, Institute of Human Rights and Peace Studies & the RLF

On the 19th February 2020 Manfred Nowak was invited to the Sub-regional launch in Asia to present the Global Study. The focus of this event was to discuss how to effectively implement the recommendations of the UN Global Study on Children Deprived of Liberty from a regional perspective in East Asian countries. This session also …

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4th East Asia Justice for Children Workshop, Global Campus of Human Rights (GCHR), UNICEF & the Government of Thailand in Bangkok

Manfred Nowak and other child rights experts from UNICEF and the CRC Committee participated in a two-day planned workshop taking place during the 17th and 18th of February 2020. During the first day, panelists shared their expertise on children deprived of liberty in institutions, children detained with their parents, as well as children without parental …

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17th Kilbrandon lecture, University of Strathclyde

On the occasion of the 17th lecture, the University of Strathclyde invited Manfred Nowak to present the main findings and recommendations of the Global Study on Children Deprived of Liberty. Video of the lecture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEeHqZvXBrg  Written speech: https://www.celcis.org/files/3815/8254/5797/2020_Vol_19_No_1_Nowak_M_The_UN_Global_Study_on_Chil dren_Deprived_of_Liberty.pdf    

MENA Regional Workshop on Children Deprived of Liberty

On 28th December 2020 the regional Office of Defence for Children International in the Middle East and North Africa held an online regional workshop on children deprived of liberty focusing on the recommendations from the Global Study and how to incorporate them in national plans and policies. Furthermore, the participants discussed the current situation of …

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Global Study Launch in the region of Southern Africa in Pretoria

The Global Campus of Human Rights, the African Master in Human Rights and the University of Pretoria, hosted a sub-regional launch of the Global Study. The focus laid on how to effectively implement the recommendations of the Study from a regional perspective. By bringing together multiple stakeholders such as members of the Southern African Development …

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Launch of the Global Study book and International Press Conference in Geneva, Palais des Nations

The event marked the official release of the Global Study. During the press conference, Manfred Nowak gave a first account of the entirety of the Global Study and attended to a wide range of questions by the press and the media. Video of the Press conference on UN Web TV: http://webtv.un.org/watch/global-study-on-children-deprived-of-liberty-press-conference-geneva-18-november-2019/6105423168001/