Preserving ‘family relations’: An essential feature of the child’s right to identity in the Americas

Child Identity Protection (CHIP) has now published and launched its report on preserving family relations as an essential feature of children’s rights to identity in the Americas. This publication provides a regional complement to CHIP’s 2022 flagship publication, as it seeks to delve into the specifics of the region, analysing how historical, political, social and cultural contexts have influenced the creation, modification, falsification, preservation, and eventual restoration of children’s identities, including their family relations. This document also intends to provide a detailed overview of the practices, challenges and opportunities that exist in the Americas to ensure that all children can access their right to identity, including in complex contexts and situations, such as third-party reproduction, migration, alternative care and adoption, child abduction, child marriage and early unions, illicit practices and access to justice. The publication is available in English and Spanish.