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rights on – human child rights consultants
RIGHTS ON provides comprehensive consultancy services to institutions and organizations seeking to advance human and children’s rights. Our clients comprise a range of leading international, regional and national organizations.
We provide our clients with:
Trusted expertise to develop advocacy strategies, expand institutional partnerships, and enhance credibility on the ground
Technical advice on legal, institutional, and policy reform, the development of action plans, and the drafting of funding documents
We have worked across continents, designing and implementing global and regional initiatives and supporting efforts at the national and subnational level.
Our projects range from needs assessment, technical assistance, and capacity building at the field level, to policy engagement and high-level advocacy.
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Heading a partnership with the Women’s Aid Organisation, a Malaysian NGO, RIGHTS ON has been providing comprehensive technical support including assessment, workshops, practical tools, and training for the strengthening of a child rights approach in the institution’s work.
RIGHTS ON has been developing a publication series to provide hands-on guidance for national human rights institutions on children’s rights focusing on specific aspects of their mandate and presented them in webinars, with the first issues already being used at country level.
Publications:
National human rights institutions (NHRIs) Series: tools to support child-friendly practices.
RIGHTS ON produced the triennial AOMF report on children’s rights, with key recommendations then being implemented by AOMF.
Publication:
Les droits de l’enfant et les ombudsmans et médiateurs membres de l’AOMF : Etat des lieux en 2018 | Read
RIGHTS ON contributed 3 modules to an online course that primarily targets pediatricians.
RIGHTS ON produced an assessment and recommendations for independent child rights monitoring in Ukraine, which paved the way for discussions with national counterparts in a difficult political context.
At a conference to review the 2016 child protection law in France, RIGHTS ON presented a comparative perspective on child protection systems in Germany, Italy and the UK, which was published in the proceedings of the conference.
Publication:
Les besoins de l’enfant au coeur de la réforme de la protection de l’enfance : Regards croisés sur la loi du 14 mars 2016 | Read
RIGHTS ON, together with a national consultant, produced a feasibility study for an independent child rights monitoring mechanism in Vietnam through consultations with stakeholders at national and local level including children, and contributed advocacy with the parliament and in the media, leading to the inclusion of a monitoring component in the 2016 Law on children.
RIGHTS ON, together with another consultant, developed an analysis of the implementation of the Recommendation on child- and family-friendly social services, to inform the 2016-2021 Council of Europe Strategy to build a Europe for and with children.
Publication:
Children’s rights and social services | Read
As part of an EU funded multi-country research on access to justice for children with mental disabilities, RIGHTS ON conducted a review of international and European standards, which findings were integrated into the project’s final product.
Publication:
Access to Justice for Children with Mental Disabilities: International Standards and Findings from Ten EU Member States | Read
RIGHTS ON performed an evaluation of two projects implemented at the local level in line with the OECD-DAC recognized international guidelines, which was published and shared with the international donors.
Publication:
Fulfilling Children’s Rights Through Civil Society Strengthening: Children, community, civil society – Real-time assessment of two projects in Myanmar | Read
RIGHTS ON produced an in-depth analysis of legal minimum ages in various fields in all Latin America and the Caribbean countries, examining how they intersect and identifying gaps in legislation to strike a balance between autonomy and protection, and inform advocacy for law reform.
Publication:
Legal minimum ages and the realization of adolescents’ rights in Latin America and the Caribbean | Read
RIGHTS ON consolidated the State periodic report in line with the guidelines, which was then submitted to the Committee.
RIGHTS ON supported UNICEF Innocenti’s ongoing research on governance for children’s rights through planning and finalisation of publications and presented the research on independent institutions in various fora.
RIGHTS ON acted as substantive reviewer for indicators on the child-friendliness of governments in South Asia.
RIGHTS ON produced the analytical report of the ministerial conference of an EU-funded project on justice for children, showcasing the outcomes of the project for children.
RIGHTS ON conducted research for the Special Rapporteur, which formed the basis for two reports she presented at the UN General Assembly.
RIGHTS ON has been advising the UAE and the government of Sharjah for child-friendly services by developing action plans in consultation with stakeholders, assessing progress and conducting training, leading to a stronger policy framework country-wide and the recognition of Sharjah as Child-Friendly City.
RIGHTS ON has been supporting UNICEF Child-Friendly City Initiative by developing a toolkit, indicators’ framework and child participation guidance, contributing to a refined consolidated framework and visibility of the initiative within and outside the organisation.
RIGHTS ON produced an assessment and recommendations for independent child rights monitoring in Ukraine, which paved the way for discussions with national counterparts in a difficult political context.
RIGHTS ON facilitated a workshop in Sofia, Bulgaria, to strengthen the capacities of independent institutions for children’s rights, leading to the further engagement of UNICEF regionally through a capacity-building project started at the end of that year.
At a conference to review the 2016 child protection law in France, RIGHTS ON presented a comparative perspective on child protection systems in Germany, Italy and the UK, which was published in the proceedings of the conference.
Publication:
Les besoins de l’enfant au coeur de la réforme de la protection de l’enfance : Regards croisés sur la loi du 14 mars 2016 | Read
RIGHTS ON, together with a national consultant, advised UNICEF and the Government of Morocco by developing a comprehensive plan detailing measurable steps for implementation of the child protection policy in consultation with national stakeholders and presented it to the Minister, contributing to its adoption.
RIGHTS ON, together with a national consultant, produced a feasibility study for an independent child rights monitoring mechanism in Vietnam through consultations with stakeholders at national and local level including children, and contributed advocacy with the parliament and in the media, leading to the inclusion of a monitoring component in the 2016 Law on children.
RIGHTS ON supported the government of Kosovo (SC 1244) by developing a regulation to ensure access to social services for children repatriated with their families from high income European countries and building local capacities to implement the regulation.
In support of UNICEF advocacy in the country in a context of transition, RIGHTS ON developed a policy document comparing a government coordinating mechanism and an independent institution, which informed further consultations with stakeholders and young people on the topic.
RIGHTS ON developed the explanatory part of the guidebook, which aimed to build the capacities of local officials on child rights and how to implement child rights approaches in local policies.
Publications:
Heading a partnership with the Women’s Aid Organisation, a Malaysian NGO, RIGHTS ON has been providing comprehensive technical support including assessment, workshops, practical tools, and training for the strengthening of a child rights approach in the institution’s work.
RIGHTS ON develops a programme guidance and provides technical assistance to strengthen independent human rights institutions’ work for and with children and UNICEF’s capacity to support them globally.
RIGHTS ON has been advising the UAE and the government of Sharjah for child-friendly services by developing action plans in consultation with stakeholders, assessing progress and conducting training, leading to a stronger policy framework country-wide and the recognition of Sharjah as Child-Friendly City.
RIGHTS ON has been supporting UNICEF Child-Friendly City Initiative by developing a toolkit, indicators’ framework and child participation guidance, contributing to a refined consolidated framework and visibility of the initiative within and outside the organisation.
RIGHTS ON has developed a framework to provide guidance to ombudspersons on concrete steps for implementing a child rights approach and assess progress made, being tested in 2020.
Publication:
RIGHTS ON, together with a national consultant, advised UNICEF and the Government of Morocco by developing a comprehensive plan detailing measurable steps for implementation of the child protection policy in consultation with national stakeholders and presented it to the Minister, contributing to its adoption.
RIGHTS ON, together with a national consultant, produced a feasibility study for an independent child rights monitoring mechanism in Vietnam through consultations with stakeholders at national and local level including children, and contributed advocacy with the parliament and in the media, leading to the inclusion of a monitoring component in the 2016 Law on children.
RIGHTS ON supported the government of Kosovo (SC 1244) by developing a regulation to ensure access to social services for children repatriated with their families from high income European countries and building local capacities to implement the regulation.
RIGHTS ON drafted a proposal for EU funding, which ultimately led to a 2 million euro grant
RIGHTS ON produced a synthetic note presenting key areas of interventions in child protection at regional level for possible donors.
In support of UNICEF advocacy in the country in a context of transition, RIGHTS ON developed a policy document comparing a government coordinating mechanism and an independent institution, which informed further consultations with stakeholders and young people on the topic.
RIGHTS ON ensures the pedagogical coordination of the first Massive Open Online Course on children’s rights in French.
Heading a partnership with the Women’s Aid Organisation, a Malaysian NGO, RIGHTS ON has been providing comprehensive technical support including assessment, workshops, practical tools, and training for the strengthening of a child rights approach in the institution’s work.
RIGHTS ON develops a programme guidance and provides technical assistance to strengthen independent human rights institutions’ work for and with children and UNICEF’s capacity to support them globally.
RIGHTS ON has been developing a publication series to provide hands-on guidance for national human rights institutions on children’s rights focusing on specific aspects of their mandate and presented them in webinars, with the first issues already being used at country level.
Publications:
National human rights institutions (NHRIs) Series:
RIGHTS ON has been advising the UAE and the government of Sharjah for child-friendly services by developing action plans in consultation with stakeholders, assessing progress and conducting training, leading to a stronger policy framework country-wide and the recognition of Sharjah as Child-Friendly City.
RIGHTS ON has been conducting 7 to 12 training sessions annually for a diverse range of professionals and organizations, enabling the institutionalization of the training and its expansion to new audiences.
RIGHTS ON has been supporting UNICEF Child-Friendly City Initiative by developing a toolkit, indicators’ framework and child participation guidance, contributing to a refined consolidated framework and visibility of the initiative within and outside the organization.
Publications:
RIGHTS ON has developed a framework to provide guidance to ombudspersons on concrete steps for implementing a child rights approach and assess progress made.
Publication:
RIGHTS ON contributed 3 modules to an online course that primarily targets pediatricians.
RIGHTS ON facilitated a workshop in Sofia, Bulgaria, to strengthen the capacities of independent institutions for children’s rights, leading to the further engagement of UNICEF regionally through a capacity-building project.
RIGHTS ON developed a pedagogical guide, including a pedagogical narrative and proposals for no-cost activities with children and adolescents, which use has gone beyond AOMF as a tool for plain language explanation on children’s rights in French.
Publication:
[Webinar]
RIGHTS ON made the key presentation at the first webinar organized on the topic at UNICEF, paving the way for UNICEF’s further engagement on this issue globally.
RIGHTS ON moderated a panel and made a presentation on independent institutions in plenary.
RIGHTS ON developed the explanatory part of the guidebook, which aimed to build the capacities of local officials on child rights and how to implement child rights approaches in local policies.
Publications:
RIGHTS ON led a workshop on child rights impact assessment and good governance for children’s rights.
RIGHTS ON presented child rights approaches in the work of independent institutions at a training for staff of ombudspersons’ offices.
RIGHTS ON was created in 2013. A Paris-based consultancy company, we work with clients and partners around the world.
Vanessa Sedletzki is the founder of RIGHTS ON.
An expert with 20 years of experience in human and child rights, she worked for more than a decade with UNICEF at its Headquarters in New York and at the Innocenti Office of Research in Florence, Italy.
Her involvement has spanned a wide range of child rights and child protection topics. She has focused in particular on the link between children’s daily experiences and policy approaches, through independent institutions, access to justice, and child-friendly services.
A multilingual professional fluent in English, French, Italian and Spanish, she interacts with a diverse array of audiences and has authored a number of publications.
Our clients include international organizations such as the United Nations Children’s Fund and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, regional organizations like the Council of Europe, highly renowned academic institutions, and leading NGOs, including SOS Children’s Villages and Save the Children.
In our work, we focus on:
Human rights-based approaches
Meaningful involvement of rights holders, including children and persons from marginalized groups
Integrated systems
Building on a locale’s existing resources, institutions and practices
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Information:
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