Ratify Hague Convention’ Urges Alliance
The current lapsing of a bilateral adoption agreement between Ireland and Vietnam has spotlighted the need for the urgent ratification by Ireland of the Hague Convention on Inter-country Adoptions – the international standard setter in the area of adoption. Although we recognise progress is being made, the Vietnamese Government report (MOLISA/UNICEF report) makes for worrying […]
Parenting Today is far From Child’s Play. Value Parenting to create a Child-Centred Society
Former ISPCC Chief Executive and current Chief Executive of St Patrick’s Hospital Mr Paul Gilligan, who features in the latest edition of the Children’s Rights Alliance Podcast Series (published today), says a parent, in today’sIreland, must endure increased pressures to successfully navigate their child into adulthood. In the latest podcast, where he discusses his book […]
New Child and Family Support Agency must be more than a Logo Switch
A symposium entitled “Embedding a Children’s Rights Approach into the new Child and Family Support Agency” is being held today (27 February 2013) in the National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin. The establishment of a Child and Family Support Agency is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to revolutionise the delivery of child protection, family support and other children’sservices. […]
Press Release: Government’s far-reaching reform puts children at centre of family law
The Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence, Alan Shatter TD, today outlined a range of innovative proposals in the Children and Family Relationships Bill 2014. The draft legislation, published in January of this year, recognises and legislates for the social reality facing families and children in Ireland today. The Minister was opening a seminar for […]
Child and Family Groups Join in Support of Historic Children and Family Relationships Bill
Published date: 2 Mar 2015 PRESS RELEASE Monday, 2nd March 2015 Child and Family Groups Join in Support of Historic Children and Family Relationships Bill -Children’s Rights Alliance members speaks of urgency to make children’s rights a reality – The publication of the Children and Family Relationships Bill is a monumental opportunity to enhance the rights of […]
The Rights of Parents and Children: How to Better Implement the Goldman Act on Child Abduction
Date: Wednesday, September 29, 2021 – 1:00pmLocation: 2172 Rayburn and Virtual, via Cisco WebEx Announcement Please join the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission for a hearing on “The Rights of Parents and Children: How to Better Implement the Goldman Act on Child Abduction.” The Convention on the Rights of the Child recognizes that “the child, for the full and harmonious development […]
Ernie Allen Testimony: “International Parental Child Abduction” for the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
TESTIMONY of ERNIE ALLEN PRESIDENT AND CEO THE INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR MISSING & EXPLOITED CHILDREN for the UNITED STATES SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS “International Parental Child Abduction”
