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Children's Participation: From tokenism to citizenship
A nation is democratic to the extent that its citizens are involved, particularly at the community level. The confidence and competence to be involved ...

La participación de los niños: de la participación simbolica a la participación autentica
Una nación es democratica en la medida en que sus ciudadanos participan, especialmente a nivel comunitario. La confianza y la competencia para participare ...

Participatory Development: Global Seminar Report, 1990
This Report is organized in three main sections: 1) Introduction: Basic concepts and practices of participation.Characteristics and elements of participatory ...

Promoting Children's Participation in Democratic Decision-Making
This Insight makes a strong case for listening to children, outlining the implications of failing to do so and challenging many of the arguments that ...

Promouvoir la participation des enfants au processus decisionnel democratique
Dans cet Insight Innocenti, Gerison Lansdown examine l’article 12 de la Convention relative aux droits de l’enfant, selon lequel les enfants ont le droit ...

Promuovere la partecipazione dei ragazzi per costruire la democrazia
In questa Indagine Innocenti, Gerison Lansdown prende in esame il significato dell'articolo 12 della Convenzione sui diritti dell'infanzia, nel quale ...

Prosecuting International Crimes against Children: The legal framework
This paper presents a short overview of the obligations of states under international law to prosecute persons accused of genocide, war crimes, crimes ...

Psychosocial Support for Children: Protecting the rights of child victims and witnesses in transitional justice processes
The paper first looks at psychosocial factors that affect children's participation in transitional justice mechanisms. These factors largely determine ...

Restorative Justice after Mass Violence: Opportunities and risks for children and youth
There is growing interest in the role that restorative justice can play in addressing mass atrocities. This paper describes the associated principles ...

The Right of Children to be Heard: Children's rights to have their views taken into account and to participate in legal and administrative proceedings
This paper addresses the right of children to be heard in any judicial or administrative proceeding affecting them. It introduces the subject based on ...

Transitional Justice and the Situation of Children in Colombia and Peru
This working paper provides an overview of the transitional process in Colombia and Peru, focusing on the situation of children. The adoption of judicial ...

Transitional Justice and Youth Formerly Associated with Armed Forces and Armed Groups: Acceptance, marginalization and psychosocial adjustment
To support true healing of war-affected populations, including children formerly associated with armed forces and armed groups, transitional justice efforts ...