Introduction The Children’s Legal Centre Wales is developing a Wales-wide approach to empower young people via legal education on human rights. In a project funded by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation, CLCW Education and Engagement Lead Rhian Howells is working with children...
Five Ways to embed Children’s Rights in School Teaching children about, for and through Children’s Rights is now a legal requirement as part of the Curriculum for Wales. Although Human rights are specifically mentioned in the Humanities and Health and...
Recently while at a local pharmacy, I saw a visitor to the area collecting an emergency dose of antibiotics. When the pharmacist handed him the medication, the visitor waited briefly before asking how to pay. The pharmacist smiled brightly and informed him that there...
I was drawn to social justice work as a career choice due to my background as an adoptee, in addition to work experience I had undertaken at the Children’s Commissioner for Wales’s office when I was 16 years old. I have a passion for helping others and I wish to...
The Observatory and Children's Legal Centre Wales have links with child rights activists and researchers in many countries across the world, including the USA. This summer our work was represented at a major international conference held online and across time zones...
The UNCRC – the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child – is 30 today. 30 years of standing as a charter for the human rights of children, not just here in Wales, but across the world. It’s the most signed international convention ever – but 30 years ago,...
23rd September is the United Nations official ‘International day of Sign Languages’, raising awareness of the importance of sign languages and realisation of the human rights of approximately 72 million deaf people worldwide. The ability to communicate is an important...
...and the social workers and foster carers who look after them! The Children’s Legal Centre Wales and Welsh Government have been working together to produce a series of factsheets for Young People who find themselves in Wales seeking asylum, without family to care...
The Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 may provide a legal framework which will force politicians to think about the long term future of Wales, and not just about whether they will get re-elected at the next election. We talk a lot about the future –...
The Children’s Legal Centre Wales is celebrating the news that it has secured funding from the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation for the next 3 years. The £150,000 grant means the organisation can continue to develop accessible, bilingual online information for children and...
The Children’s Legal Centre for Wales is all about providing information about the law in Wales to children and young people living here. We grew out of the work that has been done, and continues to be done, by the Observatory on the Human Rights of Children which...
It’s all very well knowing that there’s something you want to change, but how do you actually go about making that change? Whether it’s a change in the law, or a change in policy, understanding how that change might happen and who you should talk to about it is...
Understanding the law is essential for the world we live in to be fair and just. After all, if you don’t know what your rights are how are you supposed to make sure they are respected and upheld? Here at the Children’s Legal Centre Wales we are very passionate about...
“A significant moment in the development of democracy in Wales” The Occasion – a ‘DGD Hub’ - live discussion over video link about the role of children as human rights defenders in advance of the UN’s Day of General Discussion, scheduled to take place in Geneva on...
Here it is! It’s been a long time in the planning and preparation but the Children’s Legal Centre Wales has its website up and running – obviously because you’re here on the website now, reading this blog… Welcome! Have a look around and let us know what you think....