Charter of Rights – OOGCYP (SA)

A Big “Shout Out” to Kinship and Foster Carers – You are Amazing!

Foster and Kinship Carers Week is a special time for us all to acknowledge and celebrate the incredible contribution carers make to the lives of children and young people in care.

At the Guardian’s office, we meet so many amazing carers and hear their stories. Most importantly, we see first-hand the difference they make to a child’s life when they open up their hearts and homes, and welcome children into their families.

September 15, 2023 No Comments

External monitoring, charters and conventions come together to improve youth justice detention

Events at Darwin’s Don Dale Youth Detention Centre in 2016 alarmed the community and shone a spotlight on the unsuitable treatment and environment in youth

April 29, 2019 No Comments

Australia reports to the UN on child rights

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child is one of the most important documents in preserving the rights of children around the

March 5, 2019 No Comments

The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in Australia

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child is more than an abstract aspiration. In this article we look at the reporting process

August 27, 2018 No Comments

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child

The United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights is 70 in 2018 and of it’s many grandchildren, the most widely ratified is the United Nations

May 8, 2018 No Comments

The UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights – 70 years on

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is the foundation of international human rights law and just as relevant now as it was when it was

March 13, 2018 No Comments

Young people speak about protecting their rights in residential care

Following up from Commissioner Nyland’s recommendation #136 in her August 2016 report on child protection systems in South Australia, the Guardian asked CREATE to ask

February 13, 2018 No Comments

The Charter of Rights in action

28 November 2017 Mission Australia, as a rights-based organisation, found a natural fit with the Charter of Rights says Flexible Learning Option (FLO) Case Manager

November 28, 2017 No Comments

Setting the record straight

6 June 2017 Record keeping can be seen as just another chore, the domain of archivists concerned with keywords and disposal schedules or a tedious

June 6, 2017 1 Comment

Charter of Rights breaks signup records

77 endorsing organisations! 410 Charter Champions! The release of the revised Charter of Rights for Children in Care and the re-endorsement by organisations throughout 2016 and into

May 10, 2017 No Comments

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