Webinar: COVID-19 and Children Deprived of their Liberty

The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action and UNICEF

The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action and UNICEF facilitated this webinar to discuss the guidance in the Technical Note on COVID-19 and Children Deprived of their Liberty and some of the successes and challenges in protecting the rights of children in detention during the pandemic. The webinar includes a short presentation on the Technical Note, children’s rights and deprivation of liberty, and experiences from the field.

The main part of the webinar is dedicated to Q&As from the field, which is moderated by Audrey Bollier from Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action. Presenters: Professor Ann Skelton (University of Pretoria and member of the Committee of the Rights of the Child), Vijaya Ratnam (UNICEF), Benjamin Lewis (OHCHR, Migration and Human Rights), Brigid Kennedy Pfister (UNICEF, Children affected by Armed Conflict), Holly Hobart (ILF, Senior Programme Director), Marta Gil (Terre des Hommes MENA Regional Coordinator - Access to Justice Programme)