5th World Congress on Justice With Children 2025

Throughout the World Congress, participants will engage in a diverse range of activities, including thought-provoking plenaries, interactive workshops, valuable networking opportunities, and captivating performances.

Pathfinders at World Congress on Justice With Children 2025

On June 2 through June 4, 2025, organizations from all over the world working on issues of justice with children will convene in Madrid, Spain for this three dynamic days of interactive workshops, thought-provoking plenaries, and critical discussions at the Fifth World Congress on Justice with Children. The Pathfinders team will be hosting and supporting a series of events as part of our Justice for Children workstream under the Justice for All program.

All plenary sessions will be livestreamed with translations available in English, Spanish, French, and Arabic. All times are listed in Central European Time (CET).

Day 1: Monday, June 2

Day 2: Tuesday, June 3

Day 3

Justice for Children Resources

  • Justice for Children in the Era of Data-Intensive Technologies

    This working paper highlights how the rapid emergence and advancement of digital technologies pose new challenges to the realization of access to justice for children.

  • Justice for Children Policy Brief: Evidence & Data

    This policy brief outlines actions needed to close the evidence and data gap, to achieve justice for children.

  • Ending Violence Against Children in Detention

    This working paper draws on recent research about children’s experiences of violence in European Union detention facilities. It highlights significant challenges related to gaps in data collection and inconsistent legal frameworks across the EU - which violate children’s rights, harm their well-being, and hinder effective policy responses. The Working Paper also features nine key recommendations to improve data collection on violence against children in detention facilities.