The interviews of the Council of Europe
Protection of children
''Sexual violence is hidden, children do not talk about it'' with Dr June Kane, expert (08.07.2005)
We must eliminate legalised violence with Peter Newell, of the Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of children (04.07.2005)
''Children are in need and cannot wait'' with Maud de Boer-Buquicchio, Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe (30.06.2005)
“The Council of Europe has a duty to defend children placed in institutions and orphanages” with Michael Hancock, British Liberal Democrat (25.04.2005)
“Families today are under a lot of strain, perhaps more so than ever before” with Gerry Mangan (newly elected Chair of this Committee of experts on children and families) and Jacob Egbert Doek (special guest and Chairperson of the United Nations’ Committee on the Rights of the Child) (10.12.2004)
Paulo Sergio Pinheiro, the Brazilian expert appointed by the United Nations to lead a global study on violence against children wants to break global taboos surrounding family violence (24.11.2004)
“Young people need to be taught about the dangers of the Internet” with Isabelle De Schrijver, from the Belgian association Child Focus, who is specialised in the prevention of child pornography on the Internet (15.09.2004)
“Abandoned children in Bulgaria want to believe in a brighter future” with Michael Hancock, British Liberal Democrat (30.08.2004)
A total ban on corporal punishment of children with Helena Bargholtz (Sweden, Liberal Group) (23.06.2004)
“Any country that fails to love its children has no right to call itself civilised !” with Mike Hancock - British Liberal Parliamentarian (02.04.2003)
Citizens are schools’ natural protectors with Professor Eric Debarbieux, President of the European Observatory on violence in schools (03.12.2002)
"Protecting children from corporal punishment, there is still a lot of resistance to overcome”, with Peter Newell, promoter of the Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children (21.11.2002)
"Abducted children are treated like objects!” with Michael Hancock, Rapporteur of the Social, Health and Family Affairs Committee (24.06.2002)
Interview with Guy de Vel, Director General of Legal Affairs of the Council of Europe (20.11.2001)
