• Topic

    Special Protection

    Children should be protected from all forms of exploitation prejudicial to any aspects of their welfare in relation to the digital environment.Exploitation may occur in many forms, such as economic exploitation, including child labour, sexual exploitation and abuse, the sale, trafficking and abduction of children and the recruitment of children to participate in criminal activities, including forms of cybercrime.

    By creating and sharing content, children may be economic actors in the digital environment, which may result in their exploitation.

Current news

Welcome to Katowice - the Internet Governance Forum 2021 has begun

Welcome to Katowice - the Internet Governance Forum 2021 has begun

[Translate to Englisch:]

In our own words - children’s rights in the digital world

This is a child-friendly version of the General Comment on Children’s Rights in Relation to the Digital Environment (2021). It was written by young people between the ages of 11-17 to make it easier for other young people to understand.

[Translate to Englisch:] Ansicht: Video: In unseren eigenen Worten

Video: In our own words

Young people from across the world provide an overview of the General comment and inform other children and young people about the rights that they have in a way that is easy to understand in a video published by the 5Rights foundation.

[Translate to Englisch:] Ansicht: Unsere Rechte in der digitalen Welt - ein Schnappschuss der Perspektiven von Kindern auf der ganzen Welt

Our rights in the digital world — a snapshot of perspectives from children around the world

This brief report summarizes the key findings of a large-scale international child participation study conducted by Professor Amanda Third and Lilly Moody from the Young and Resilient Research Centre at Western Sydney University on behalf of the 5Rights Foundation and with the support of 27 partner organizations from around the world.

Ansicht: 35 Jahre Kinderrechte

Our Rights in the Digital World - Background, Summary, Methodology and Key Issues

Background, summary, methodology and key themes of "Our Rights in the Digital World"

[Translate to Englisch:] Ansicht: Unsere Rechte in der Digitalen Welt Kapitel 7: Schutz

Our Rights in the Digital World - Chapter 7: Protection

Chapter Protection from “Our Rights in the Digital World”

Ansicht: EU Strategie für die Rechte des Kindes - Merkblatt

EU Strategy on the Right’s of the Child - Fact Sheet

The European Commission has developed a new strategy to protect children’s rights

Ansicht: EU-Kinderrechtsstrategie

EU Strategy on the Right’s of the Child

The European Commission has developed a new strategy to protect children’s rights.

[Translate to Englisch:] Ansicht: Allgemeine Bemerkung zu den Rechten der Kinder in Bezug auf das digitale Umfeld

General Comment No. 25 (2021) on Children’s Rights in Relation to the Digital Environment

The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child has published a General Comment on children’s rights in relation to the digital environment.

Ansicht: Erläuternde Hinweise zu der Allgemeinen Bemerkung zu den Rechten der Kinder in Bezug auf das digitale Umfeld

Explanatory Notes on the General Comment No. 25 (2021) on Children’s Rights in Relation to the Digital Environment

Explanatory Notes on the General Comment No. 25 (2021) on Children’s Rights in Relation to the Digital Environment.