Children's Rights Alliance

We work to make Ireland one of the best places in the world to be a child

Report Card 2012 was published on 23 January 2012. This year the Alliance has given the Government its best result in four years - an overall ‘C+’ grade for its progress to date on its key promises to children.

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Stop Child Trafficking

Since 2009, the Alliance has worked as the Irish partner for The Body Shop’s global campaign: ‘Stop Sex Trafficking of Children and Young People’.Over 165,000 people in Ireland signed the petition calling on Government to ratify the Optional Protocol on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography, among other issues.

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Smart Budgeting for Children’s Futures

What is Smart Budgeting? The Alliance is lobbying Government to invest in children through ‘smart’ policies and budgets that will have a positive impact across the life cycle. Ensuring children’s safety, health and education now, will equip them later to lead fulfilled lives as citizens, parents and workers.

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Children’s Rights and Constitutional Reform

The Alliance is lobbying Government to hold a referendum to strengthen children’s rights in the Constitution – the highest law of the land. This is a key campaign for the Alliance and has the potential to transform the lives of children and make Ireland one of the best places in the world to be a child.

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