In a series of recent judgements at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), there has been a degressive trend from international norms, guaranteeing the child’s right to identity in family relations (Art. 8(1) CRC). In the decision Gauvin-Fournis and...

Child Identity Protection (CHIP) fully welcomes the forthcoming work on General comment 27 on children’s rights to access to justice and effective remedies announced by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (the Committee), which is especially relevant for children who...

In Gauvin-Fournis and Silliau v. France the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) recognised, by a slim majority (4 votes to 3), that France, in refusing the applicants access to any information relating to their origins, whether concerning their donor,...

Child Identity Protection (CHIP) has offered inputs to inform the forthcoming global report on the role of public service delivery in the promotion and protection of human rights and in the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including in relation to...

Child Identity Protection (CHIP) supports the multiple documents prepared for this Special Commission (SC) from 10 to 17 October 2023 and congratulates the work of the HCCH’s Permanent Bureau (PB) in the drafting of high quality material, welcoming the inclusion...

For many adoptees, the right to know one’s origins can only be achieved through search activities in the State of origin, especially when records available in the receiving State prove to be incomplete or spurious. Search activities can involve multiple...

DW (Germany) invited CHIP to speak about international standards related to surrogacy and the connected rights of children in the context of current reforms being considered by the Colombian government. CHIP was able to stress the importance that any regulation...