International Bureau for Children's Rights


The International Bureau for Children's Rights is a non-governmental organization based in Montreal, Canada which was established in 1994 by Judge Andrée Ruffo and Bernard Kouchner.

Mission

The primary mission of the IBCR is to promote and protect children's rights in accordance with the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which was adopted by the UN in 1989 and ratified by 192 countries.
The IBCR is convinced that the implementation of children's rights can be facilitated by the sharing of know-how and good practices, as well as by the development of strategic partnerships, with intergovernmental agencies, NGOs and other institutions, which are also concerned about the rights of the child.
Today, the IBCR has several missions but it remains active in primarily two sectors: the sexual exploitation of children and children in armed conflict.
Since 2005, the IBCR has a special advisory status at the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations..

Projects

The IBCR is responsible for the Guidelines on Justice in Matters involving Child Victims and Witnesses of Crime adopted by United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime in 2005.
The IBCR officially launched the first Canadian national campaign for the prevention of the sexual exploitation of children in travel and tourism on November 18, 2010 at the Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, in Montreal, Quebec.

Publications