GENERAL INFORMATION

Project title

Improving the Capacity of Lawyers and Bar Associations on Promotion, Protection and Monitoring of Children’s Rights

Priority area

Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights Sector / Fundamental Rights Sub-Field

Implementing partner

UNICEF

Partner institutions

The Union of Turkish Bar Associations

Duration (months) + start and end dates

36 months

The implementation schedule has not been finalized.

EU contribution (Euro)

2.920.000

PROJECT SUMMARY

Brief description of the project and main objectives
 

To contribute to better promotion and protection of children’s rights in Türkiye in accordance with international standards, To increase the number  and quality of interventions by the Bar Associations and lawyers to the cases with allegations on child right violations

Location

Achieved results / expected outputs
 

-Enhanced professional capacity and skills of lawyers on promoting children’s rights and applying child-sensitive procedures during legal and administrative proceedings

-Strengthened institutional capacity of the UTBA and the Bar Associations in responding, supervising, monitoring and reporting child rights violations

-Increased knowledge and coordination schemes in order to improve children’s right to access remedies against rights violations