Topic: Council of Europe

Council of Europe: EU states must protect digital rights of children

EU countries have been given clear guidelines on how to better respect and protect the rights of children in a ‘digital environment’. They form part of a new recommendation adopted by the Council of Europe (CoE) which...Read more

11-07-2018|Comment|author: Simon Weedy

EU’s Human Rights Commissioner: children are the future of any society

The Council of Europe’s (CoE) Commissioner for Human Rights has used his latest quarterly report to press home the message that children ‘are the future of any society’. Nils Muižnieks is the human rights figurehead of the...Read more

30-03-2018|Comment|author: Simon Weedy

EU ‘toolkit’ to engage young people in decision-making

Eurochild, an EU-supported network of children’s rights champions, has published a new ‘toolkit’ aimed at helping involve children and young people in the decision-making processes affecting their lives. It is likely to be particularly useful for...Read more

15-03-2018|Comment|author: Simon Weedy

Refugee Rights Protest at Broadmeadows, Melbourne

Child rights bodies call for new approach to EU migrant detention

A number of children’s rights advocacy bodies have joined a group of 53 organisations across Europe in raising concerns over proposed new Council of Europe rules for the administrative detention of migrants. The group says that a fundamentally...Read more

27-06-2017|Comment|author: Adrian Voce

New Children’s Rights Strategy (2016-2021) brings new hope for children in Europe

In March 2016 the Council of Europe adopted its latest Children’s Rights Strategy (2016-2021). Focusing on a brand new set of priority areas, this Strategy is currently the only strategic document on children’s rights since...Read more

30-03-2016|Comment|author: Vasilka Lalevska