ICJA  took part in the Digital Dialogue on Child-Centred Justice, organised as a follow-up to the 2024 Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence Against Children, hosted in Bogotá. The Bogotá Conference marked an important milestone, generating over 370 pledges from more than 100 Member States to end violence against children. Transforming these commitments into meaningful […]

ICJA is pleased to announce the publication of a new op-ed, “Closing the Justice Gap for Children,” co-authored by Mariana Pérez Cruz and Cédric Foussard, and published by Salzburg Global. The piece highlights an urgent message at the core of ICJA’s work: justice for children cannot wait. Drawing on years of collaboration with Salzburg Global […]

ICJA recently participated in the virtual workshop “Justicia que acompaña: Integrating differentiated approaches in supporting children and adolescents,” organised by GIZ México and the Federal Institute of Public Defence (IFDP) within the framework of the PROFEMEX project. The workshop brought together legal advisors and public defenders to reflect on real cases, identify situations of vulnerability, […]

ICJA took part in the 32nd International Congress on Prevention and Response to Child Abuse and Sexual Violence, where ICJA was invited to contribute to a conversation on the evolution of child justice advocacy over the past decades. The discussion was an opportunity to reflect on what “advocacy” means today in an increasingly complex and […]

ICJA is continuing its collaboration with Manchester Metropolitan University on a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network proposal called “CHILDJUST — Systemic Violence Against CHILDren in JUSTice Systems.” The proposal brings together a dozen European universities to strengthen research and training on child-centred justice and deepen understanding of systemic violence in justice systems. During several working sessions […]

This week, the ICJA team met at the Accenture offices in Bucharest in the context of our involvement in the PPRO-Child project. While not a formal project meeting, this gathering allowed us to reflect on the project’s progress and exchange on key issues related to justice for children in the digital environment. PPRO-Child is an […]