The Protection and Promotion of the Rights of LGBTIQ+ Children

2026-07-22

As a Network of 44 Independent Children’s Rights Institutions, ENOC’s main objective is to protect and promote children’s rights across Europe through a full implementation of the UNCRC and related EU standards. The Network will support its members with capacity-building and training activities to improve their expertise and increase impact. In 2026, ENOC will focus on Protecting and Promoting the Rights of LGBTIQ+ Children & Young People and will thus, through its membership, independently review and promote accountability of State and non-State actors, by addressing a number of issues hindering the realisation across Europe of the rights of this group of children. A number of annual activities will be organised on the main topic to allow members to exchange practices, and children to express views. ENOC will issue a policy Position Statement on the main subject informed by ENOC members’ experience and ENYA young advisors’ views. ENOC will also monitor, report and tackle issues affecting children’s rights as they arise throughout the year. All the activities are designed to strengthen the Network’s advocacy and facilitate the implementation of high child rights standards at all levels, especially those on integrating a child rights-based approach in decision and policy making. ENOC’s objective is to include in a systematic and meaningful way the voices of children and young people, hence its ENYA child participation project. Expected results of ENOC activities include an assessment across the membership of the level of implementation of the rights of LGBTIQ+ children followed by the adoption of evidence-based policy recommendations; increased knowledge by ENOC members & stakeholders of ad-hoc child rights issues; continuous experience and practice sharing among ENOC members; increased impact of ENOC’s collective voice reflecting children’s views, and empowering their participation in all aspects of ENOC’s work; enhanced promotion of ENOC’s role and activities.

France

2026-02-01