Resources
Explore our curated resources and find valuable publications, tools and positions on children’s rights in the digital environment.
Joint Statement: The inaugural Global Dialogue on AI Governance must deliver for children
Over 120 leading organizations and experts across all continents are calling on Governments to turn obligations commitments into action through effective regulation, strong safeguards, and meaningful accountability to ensure that children’s rights are protected in practice.
Joint statement on potential new measures for child online safety in the European Union
A joint statement from more than 100 organisations and experts urging the European Commission to pursue safety-by-design regulation over blanket age-based social media bans – and to keep accountability where it belongs: with technology providers.
Growing up in the Online World: a national consultation
5Rights’ response to the national consultation Growing Up in the Online World, outlining key recommendations for protecting children’s rights in the digital environment.
5Rights response to Australia’s Draft Children’s Online Privacy Code consultation
Australia’s Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) is developing a Children’s Online Privacy Code that would establish binding rules for how tech companies collect, use, and share children’s data. 5Rights submitted to the consultation in June 2026.
Statement on the UK Government’s Growing up in the online world consultation
Twenty-four of the UK’s leading children’s organisations are speaking with one voice: the Government must go after the root causes of online harm, not just its most visible symptoms.
UNCRC General comment No. 25 5th Anniversary Joint Letter
Five years on, global organisations urge governments to fully implement General comment No. 25 and ensure the digital world protects children’s rights.
Joint Letter on Children’s Rights in the EU Digital Omnibus on Artificial Intelligence
This joint letter, signed by more than 80 children’s rights, family and mental health organisations and experts, calls on Members of the European Parliament to uphold strong protections for children in the Digital Omnibus on Artificial Intelligence.
Access restrictions to protect children and their rights in the digital environment
5Rights Foundation welcomes the will of the EU and its Member States to take further and robust action to protect children from unsafe and exploitative practices by technology providers and ensure children’s rights are fully respected and upheld in the digital age.
Joint Statement on Artificial Intelligence and the Rights of the Child
This joint statement sets out a shared commitment to advancing a child rights-based approach to artificial intelligence.
