Rights of the Child
We thank the United Nations for taking the momentous stride forward whereby the humane treatment of animals has been brought directly into the domain of Human Rights through the Rights of the Child.
In terms of the Rights of the Child GC26, no child may be exposed to violence, be it domestic, societal or against an animal.
Dr Rinchen Chophel, Vice Chair and Rapporteur of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child.
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Please see Dr Chophel speaking at the United Nation here...
read our latest issue of animal voice - November 2025
Greetings to our valued readership
In this issue: countries around the world are already changing their laws to accommodate the inclusion of animal welfare in the Child Rights domain; South Africa’s finest minds explain why they add their unwavering support; a university survey reveals a 100% vote in favour of animal sentience being taught in high school.
View our open letters here
Voices for Animals
A series of interviews with those who speak out loud and clear for all who are born non-human
Dr Sharyn Spicer
Lecturer in Sociology
University of the Western Cape
Retired Justice
Edwin Cameron
Formerly a justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa
Chad Nathan Cupido
Founder
Dr Phil-afel Foundation for Plant Powered People
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Dr Adam Cruise
Respected South African environmental journalist
Professor Sandra Swart
Professor and Chair
Department of History Stellenbosch University
Revd Professor
Andrew Linzey
Director
Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics
Dr Clair Linzey
Deputy Director
Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics
Malcolm Plant
Founder
The European Link Coalition
Professor David Bilchitz
Professor of Fundamental Rights and Constitutional Law University of Johannesburg (UJ) and University of Reading, UK
Professor Ann Skelton
Professor at Law,
University of Pretoria
Amy P. Wilson
Executive Director,
Animal Law Reform
South Africa
Noël Sweeney
British Lawyer specialising in human rights and animal law
Vivienne Rutgers
Specialist humane education teacher, Cape Town
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