Racism violates children’s rights

Eurochild’s response to the EU Anti-Racism Action Plan Report.

Eurochild welcomes the report on the implementation of the EU anti-racism action plan 2020-2025 and on national action plans against racism and discrimination. Whether conscious or unconscious and manifested in both subtle and overt forms, racism perpetuates systemic inequities that disproportionately affect racialised communities, leading to multiple children’s rights violations.

As outlined by the Committee on the Rights of the Child, racism thrives ‘’where there is ignorance, unfounded fears of racial, ethnic, religious, cultural and linguistic or other forms of difference, the exploitation of prejudices, or the teaching or dissemination of distorted values.’’ Eurochild’s core mission is to ensure that the rights of all children are upheld and no child faces discrimination. We are eager to share the knowledge of our members and the lived experiences of children and provide insights to the upcoming EU Anti-Racism Action Plan, to be adopted after 2025, to ensure that no child faces discrimination and racism.

Read Eurochild's full response here

For more information, please contact Francesca Pisanu, EU Advocacy Officer.