C R L International

The insights developed during the revival and reflection period resonate with the mounting distress in economic, political, environmental, cultural and social spheres. These demand immediate action at individual, family, community, national, regional and international levels. In carving the strategic direction of   C R L the challenge that lies ahead of us is to understand and embrace this ground reality. Through our transformative child rights agenda we plan to adopt immediate measures to inspire and encourage adults and children, as well as institutions, into constructive action. We need to understand that the survival of all sentient beings on our mother earth depends on our ability to shed egoistic identity and expand the self to achieve a more harmonious balance and peaceful relationship with everything around us - people, animals, plants and the earth.

Daily Mirror, January 19, 2008 carried  Professor Christine Gray’s [Professor in International Law, St John's College, University of Cambridge] Foreword to the book - “A Child’s Right to Privacy in International Law” by Dr Charika Marasinghe. To read the Foreword by Professor Christine Gray click here

The request from Caritas Sri Lanka to formulate a Child Protection Policy document was the crowning glory at the end of an eventful 3rd Year of C R L’s existence. A land mark document in the history of Child Rights in Sri Lanka, it is the first of its kind in the country. We are proud of the monumental role we played in preparing it in our usual participatory mode. Thank you Caritas Sri Lanka for the trust and confidence placed in us.