Overview

• Brandenburg’s Education Minister Steffen Freiberg has publicly backed enshrining children’s rights in the Basic Law, calling them “elementary fundamental rights.”
• Children and Youth Commissioner Katrin Krumrey launched the petition to urge the newly elected Bundestag to take up the constitutional amendment.
• The campaign emphasizes recognizing children and adolescents as independent rights holders rather than passive care recipients.
• A constitutionally enshrined clause would legally require political, judicial and administrative bodies to prioritize the best interests of the child.
• Organizers are seeking broad public backing to ensure the petition shapes Bundestag deliberations on the proposed amendment.