A Child-Centered Approach to Justice: Ibero-American Perspectives for a Regional Agenda

December 2, 2025 | 8:00–10:00 a.m. (EST) / 7:00–9:00 a.m. (CDMX) / 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. (ARG) / 2:00–4:00 p.m. (CET)

Between 2024 and 2025, members of the Alliance launched a new research initiative focused on one of the most sensitive and urgent issues: children’s access to justice. This effort resulted in an initial analysis centered on one of the populations most at risk of exclusion, with the objective of advancing an Ibero-American regional agenda focused on child-centered justice.

The report, A Child-Centered Approach to Justice: Ibero-American Perspectives for a Regional Agenda, highlights existing challenges and good practices, and proposes a roadmap to advance toward child-centered justice as part of the commitment to leave no one behind, in line with the 2030 Agenda.

​Building on the premise that the report is a strategic initiative proposing a concrete agenda to close the justice gap affecting children through a people-centered, evidence-based, and intersectional approach—but also grounded in the certainty that viable alternatives, inspiring experiences, and political conditions exist to transform justice systems—this webinar will have the following objectives:

• ​Present the Ibero-American Report.
• ​Promote the foundations and methodology of the work.
• ​Highlight the specific regional characteristics of this age group and the challenges they face.
• ​Gather comments and inputs to contribute to a future regional agenda.
• ​Seek financial and political support to encourage and replicate good practices in the region, with the objective of making access to justice for children a reality.
• ​Emphasize the importance of regional approaches, such as the Ibero-American and African Alliances for People-Centered Justice, in promoting global impact.

Speakers

• María Fernanda Rodríguez, Lead Technical Secretariat of the Ibero-American Alliance, Former Vice-Minister of Justice of Argentina – co-author of the report
• Jennifer Davidson, Director, Institute for Inspiring Children’s Futures U. Strathclyde. Lead of the Working Group on Justice for Children and SDG16+
• Cedric Foussard, Child justice expert – Advocacy and Global Learning Juvenile Justice Advisor
• Nicolás Espejo Yaksic, Comparative Law, Child Rights & International Human Rights Law Academic & Consultant – co-author of the report
• Florencia Abed Dickson, Co-Director of the Civil Association for Equality and Justice (ACIJ)
• Adriana Lander, Justice Systems and Access to Justice Coordinator, United Nations Latin American Institute for the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders (ILANUD)
• Silvana Greco, Member of the Ibero-American Technical Working Group on Restorative Juvenile Justice – Inter-American Association of Public Defenders (AIDEF)

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