Brussels, 8 April 2021: Today, on International Romani Day, the European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC), Hope and Homes for Children, and Eurochild call on European states to commit to closing down institutions for children, and providing appropriate child and family support services for Romani children who are overrepresented in state care
The EU has unveiled a new Child Rights Strategy. What difference could it make for children and families?
Ukraine’s U-turn on shutting the world’s biggest network of state-run orphanages flies in the face of international law and leaves 100,000 children at risk of torture, sexual violence and trafficking.
Galina was desperate to escape her abusive marriage. But she knew that if she left with nowhere to go, her son Ivan would be at risk of being sent to an orphanage.
We join the call for the Government of Ukraine and the EU to build a right-based child protection system in Ukraine, free from institutions.
On International Day of Persons With Disabilities 2020, we are reminded not to forget in a post-Covid world.
Like so many Nepalese children, Tika had been taken from his family by traffickers. For a high fee, they promised his parents that he would be well cared for and educated in an institution in the city. Instead, he was taken to an orphanage where he survived alone for two years; neglected, abused and exploited to elicit donations from tourists.
New research reveals how unprepared and unsupported young Latin American people feel when they leave orphanages and other kinds of institutional care.
A report from The Lancet confirms that confining children to orphanages seriously impacts their physical and psychological development.
While we do not endorse the Goverment’s decision to merge the DfID and the FCO, the progress the UK has made must not be lost.
