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September 2016

20 Sep

Record number of 120 children in contention for International Children’s Peace Prize 2016

International children’s rights NGO The KidsRights Foundation has today set off on the road to the International Children’s Peace Prize 2016. This year a record number of 120 nominated children are in contention for the internationally acclaimed prize, which is awarded annually to a to a child who has fought courageously to promote children’s rights. On 15 November, KidsRights will announce the three finalists. 2016’s winner will be announced on 2 December during an award ceremony held agains...

July 2016

June 2016

13 Jun

KidsRights Index 2016: countries falling short on children’s rights

KidsRights, the international children’s rights foundation, in collaboration with Erasmus University, has today published the KidsRights Index 2016. The Index is an annually updated global ranking that charts the extent to which countries worldwide adhere to and are equipped to improve the rights of children. This year’s list underlines that, worldwide, countries are falling short on the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

March 2016

31 Mar

Record 120 nominations for International Children’s Peace Prize 2016

The KidsRights Foundation has closed the call to nominations for the International Children’s Peace Prize 2016. KidsRights is very proud to announce that a record number of 120 nominations from 49 countries have been received. Previous International Children’s Peace Prize winners Chaeli Mycroft and Malala Yousafzai are notable examples of people who have nominated a boy or girl for this year’s Prize, which will be awarded on December 2nd 2016 in The Hague, the Netherlands.

January 2016

15 Jan

KidsRights opens up nominations for International Children’s Peace Prize 2016

Amstelveen, the Netherlands, 15 January 2016 – The KidsRights Foundation has today officially started the nomination process for the International Children’s Peace Prize 2016. KidsRights each year awards this prestigious prize to a brave boy or girl, regardless of race, place of birth or social standing, who has demonstrated the skill and determination necessary to personally improve the rights of children. These children deserve recognition and a global platform to continue their work on an ...

November 2015

09 Nov

Abraham M. Keita from Liberia wins International Children’s Peace Prize 2015

The Hague, 9 November 2015 – Seventeen-year old Abraham M. Keita from Liberia is the 2015 winner of the International Children’s Peace Prize. Today, he was presented with the prestigious award for demanding justice for children who are victims of physical or sexual violence, and for successfully campaigning for the Liberian parliament to adopt the Children’s Law.  In the presence of the world press Keita received the Prize from Nobel Laureate Leymah Gbowee who in 2011 was the first Liberian t...

October 2015

September 2015

20 Sep

Desmond Tutu announces nominees for International Children’s Peace Prize 2015

Abraham Keita (17 years old, Liberia) – nominated for his fight for justice for children who are victims of violence. Aziza Rahim Zada (14 years old, Afghanistan) – nominated for standing up for children living in appalling conditions in refugee camps. Jeanesha Bou (17 years old, Puerto Rico) - nominated for her fight against human trafficking. [Photo's from left to rigth: Abraham Keita (17), Aziza Rahim Zada (14), Jeanesha Bou (17)] The International Children’s Peace Prize is awa...