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YOUTH HAVE
THEIR SAY IN JUSTICE!
The Council of Europe has recently adopted Guidelines on child friendly
justice intended to enhance children’s access to and treatment in justice.
In the drafting process, it decided to listen directly to children and young
people.
Around
30 partners throughout
Europe have contributed to this consultation, preparing and
disseminating a questionnaire, but also organising
discussion groups with children and young people in their different surroundings in order
to find out their views about justice in all its forms.
In total, over 3700 replies have
been received from 25 countries, analysed by Dr Ursula Kilkelly, an
Irish youth rights expert, and taken into account in the drafting of the
guidelines on child-friendly justice. Key themes include family,
mistrust of authority and need for respect, and the importance for
children and young people to be listened to. We invite you to consult
the
report.
This consultation was carried out
in spring 2010 with the generous support of the Government of Finland.
A BIG THANK YOU
TO EVERYONE WHO TOOK PART!
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