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European Ministers call for child friendly justice
Resolutions adopted
Addresses
Opening for signature of the Council of Europe Convention against Sexual Exploitation and Abuse of Children
Photo: Mariano Fernandez Bermejo, Spanish Minister of Justice, and Maud de Boer-Buquicchio, Deputy Secretary General, during the press conference
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On
26 October, the ministers of Justice of the 47 member states invited the
Council of Europe to prepare ''European guidelines for child friendly
justice''. In a resolution adopted at the close of the Conference,
ministers recommended that children should be better informed of their
rights and understand better how to access justice, including the European
Court of Human Rights. The ministers also proposed the examination of ways
in which children’s views can be taken into account during judicial
proceedings... (
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On
25 October in Lanzarote, twenty-three member states signed the Convention
which represents a major step in the prevention of sexual offences against
children. Deputy Secretary General Maud de Boer-Buquicchio expressed
satisfaction at the number of signatures and encouraged other countries to
follow suit. (