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IBA Annual Conference Copenhagen 2026

4 Oct - 9 Oct 2026

Session information

IBA HRI Showcase- The world and its children: the grave legal challenges to protecting the wellbeing and rights of the child

Monday 5 October (1430 - 1730)

Committee(s)

IBA's Human Rights Institute (Lead)

Description

This session will look into a wide range of issues faced by children around the world, eg, war, tracking, grooming, child marriage, slavery, abduction, forcible transfers, FGM and whether the international system is responding appropriately to the needs to the child.

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