UNICEF releases a paper “Free and safe to protest – Policing assemblies involving children”
This paper articulates child rights in the context of policing assemblies involving children, framed against States’ more general obligations regarding children’s right to freedom of peaceful assembly (RFPA). It is based on a literature review, analysis of relevant international and regional standards, the expertise of a 31-member international advisory group, focus group discussions in nine countries with 72 children and 25 young people, and a discussion with 14 law enforcement experts from 10 countries. Each key section of the paper includes detailed recommendations.
