Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you. Indeed this kind of treatment has an irreversible impact on children, and this is now proved by a lot of neuroscience studies that give this argument. Second, it is also against international law, and there have been countries condemned for that, so that's also a risk

Foreign Affairs committee  It’ll be my pleasure. In fact, on the issue of repatriation of children accused of terrorism, there is currently a position statement not only from DCI, but also from a large number of reputable child justice NGOs. In this document, we clearly recommend the repatriation of child

Foreign Affairs committee  This issue is quite new. The general comment of the UNCRC has been adopted recently during the COVID period, and member states, including Canada, have to work very closely on this. As you mentioned, the complexity is that it doesn't depend only on public measures, but also on pri

Foreign Affairs committee  Good afternoon. Let me first of all thank you warmly for the invitation to Defence for Children International. I'll start with a few words about the organization. I think we are the only non-Canadians here. Defence for Children International is a leading child rights-focused a