Child Rights Centre Published a Video “Child-Friendly Justice from the Perspective of Children and Youth” in order to point out at the importance of informing children and youth on their rights in case they come into contact with justice system.
The children and youth from DX Club as part of the Child Rights Centre participated in the development of the video, given that child participation, as one of the basic principles of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, is a very important component of the project. Since May 2020, members of DX Club have been educated on the international standards on child-friendly justice and empowered to advocate for their implementation in practice.
The results of the research “Child Friendly Justice – the Perspectives of Children and Youth” conducted by the Child Rights Center in the period from March to September 2020, indicate that children and youth from general population are not informed about the rights they have when in contact with the justice system. Thus, 44% of children and youth are not informed at all about the rights they have if they come into contact with the justice system or are partially informed (28%). Only 3% of respondents believe that children and youth are fully informed about their rights in case they come into contact with the justice system. The results indicate the importance of informing children and youth about the rights of the child in the judicial system, which was the reason for making this video.
The CRC has made the video as part of the project “Rights of the Children in Serbia – Improving Outcomes for Children in the Serbian Justice System – CRIS” implemented in cooperation with the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and ASTRA – Anti-Trafficking Action, with financial support of the European Union through the “The Rights, Equality and Citizenship” Programme.
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