Biographical data form of candidates to the Committee on the Rights of the Child

Director of Defence for children international (DCI-Belgium) since 2012, a leading child rights-focused organization committed to ensure the effective implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child at the local, national and international level. [...] Member of the advisory body of the National Commission on the Rights of the Child, since 2015. [...] Participation in the Council of Europe Expert Group in charge of the drafting of the Council of Europe Guidelines on Child Friendly Justice, the development of an online training on the same topic for the COE HELP Programme and participation in the evaluation of the Council of Europe strategy on the rights of the child. [...] He has an in- depth knowledge of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and has followed the work of the United Nations Committee since its creation, in particular by participating in several monitoring activities. [...] He is member of the Committee on the Rights of the Child since 2021 and coordinates the Working Group on Individual Communications as well as the Working Group on the drafting of the next General Comment on the right of the child to access to justice and remedies.