Celebrating 30 Years of Children's Rights: Daily Brief
Plus: Amazon makes bold move on transparency; Australia’s fails to properly address older people’s rights; Chinese security forces allegedly tortured U.K. consulate employee; UNESCO’s tie with Saudi Prince questionable; Malaysia humiliates LGBT people; protestors in Lebanon shut down parliament; Zimbabwe police repress protests; and Ukraine signs the Safe Schools Declaration.
Today marks 30 years since the adoption of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. While major gains have been made over the last three decades, millions of children still do not enjoy gains in education or healthcare. Meanwhile, more and more kids are raising their voices to fight for climate justice.
In a move towards transparency over supply chains, the world's largest online retailer, Amazon, has publicly declared a list of names and addresses of all its suppliers.
Disappointingly, the Australia government has released weak recommendations to address the use of chemical restraints for elderly people living in care facilities in Australia.
Why is UNESCO, the World Heritage Convention, co-sponsoring an event with close ties to the Saudi leader Mohammed bin Salman?
Malaysia should stop pointlessly punishing LGBT people.
Lebanon would do well to listen to protestors’ demands for justice.
Once again, Zimbabwe police have violently cracked down on supporters of the country's main opposition party, this time using batons, tear gas and water cannons.
And finally, Ukraine is the latest country to sign up to the Safe Schools Declaration!