Building a Europe for and with children

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Conference documents:
Concept note
 List of participants
Speakers biographies
Background documents:
Council of Europe Strategy for the Rights of the Child (2012-2015)
 Update on the implementation of the Strategy

Our work in the area of:

 Violence against children
Guidelines on integrated national strategies for the protection of children from violence
 Corporal Punishment (Website)
Recommendation Rec(2006)19 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on policy to
support positive parenting

Sexual Violence
Lanzarote Committee (Website)
Council of Europe ONE in FIVE Campaign (Website)

Child-friendly justice
Child-friendly Justice Website
Recommendation CM/Rec(2008)11 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on the 
European Rules for juvenile offenders subject to sanctions or measures 
European Progress in Achieving Child Friendly Justice
Children in detention: Children’s rights and the European Committee for the Prevention of 
Torture

Child-friendly Healthcare
Guidelines on child-friendly health care

Child-friendly Social Services
Recommendation CM/Rec(2011)12 on children’s rights and social services friendly to children
and families

Children's participation
Rec(2012)2 of the Committee of Ministers on participation of children and young people under the age of 18
Child Participation Assessment Tool

Children in care
Recommendation Rec(2005)5 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on the rights of children living in residential institutions
Booklet "Children and young people in care - Discover your rights!"
Booklet "Securing children’s rights: A guide for professionals working with children in care"

Child-friendly materials
The Underwear Rule” – awareness-raising material - Website
Through the Wild Web Woods - Online game
Council of Europe “Raise your hand against smacking” Campaign - TV spot
Children and young people in care. Discover your rights!
I have rights! Campaign and the passport to your rights

Monitoring Children's rights

Factsheet on Council of Europe Monitoring Bodies

 ECHR
Factsheet on Children's rights
 Factsheet on Parental rights
 Factsheet on Protection of minors
 Factsheet on Reproductive Rights

 Social Charter
Factsheet on Children's rights under the European Social Charter

Lanzarote Committee
Relevant Case-law document: The right of children to be protected against sexual violence
 Briefing on Lanzarote Convention
Factsheet on "Protecting children against sexual violence"

Links to:
European Convention on Human Rights
Activities of the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights relating children's rights
Social Charter
 European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT)
European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI)
European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission)
- Report on the protection of children's rights: international standards and domestic constitutions