Manon Baert

Manon Baert is the Senior EU Affairs Officer at 5Rights Foundation. 5Rights advocating for a better digital world for children, by design and by default at European level. She has worked on previously worked in EU affairs within a non-profit and a consultancy, focusing on human rights and sustainability, as well as at the EU Delegation to the Council of Europe, where she followed the negotiations for EU accession to the ECHR and on the Convention on AI. Manon graduated from the College of Europe and holds a LLM from Maastricht University.

Institution

5Rights Foundation

Europe

5Rights fights for systemic change so the digital world respects children’s rights and caters to their needs by design and default. We amplify children’s voices, build capacity, and deliver ground-breaking research, legal frameworks, and technical tools. Our work raises awareness, shifts narratives, and re-centers policy and technical approaches around children’s needs while fostering a sustainable ecosystem for tech accountability.