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Council of Europe Consultation Group on the Children of Ukraine launched
The Council of Europe Consultation Group on the Children of Ukraine (CGU) is holding its first meeting in Strasbourg on 30 November - 1 December 2023, bringing together over 85 participants (in person and online) to discuss ways to effectively protect the rights of millions of Ukrainian children...
Presentación del estudio de mapeo y el informe de necesidades de formación sobre la implementación del modelo Barnahus en España
El 10 de noviembre de 2023 tuvo lugar en Madrid el evento de presentación de los dos primeros informes desarrollados en el marco del proyecto conjunto de la Unión Europea (DGREFORM) y el Consejo de Europa “Fortalecimiento de la justicia adaptada a la infancia a través de la cooperación y...
The Steering Committee for the Rights of the Child held its 8th plenary meeting
At its 8th Plenary meeting (14-16 November 2023), the Steering Committee for the Rights of the Child (CDENF) adopted a Guide for medical professionals to children’s participation in decisions regarding their health, jointly elaborated with the Steering Committee for Human Rights in the fields of...
European day against child sexual abuse: stronger engagement with victims and survivors needed to stop stigmatisation and prevent further crime, says Secretary General
Ahead of the European Day on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse (18 November), Secretary General Marija Pejčinović Burić has called on Council of Europe member states to step up their engagement with victims and survivors of childhood sexual violence to help...
Protecting children from sexual exploitation and sexual abuse in the circle of trust: find out how you can contribute
Sexual exploitation and sexual abuse affect children in every country across the world, in the vast majority of cases the child is abused by someone they know and trust. Until now 48 countries have joined forces to better prevent and protect children from sexual exploitation and sexual abuse...
Slovenian Juvenile Justice Project concludes with training and closing conference presenting key deliverables
On 17-18 October 2023, the European Union – Council of Europe Joint project on “Improving the juvenile justice system and strengthening the education and training of penitentiary staff in Slovenia” held its two final activities: a capacity-building event on European promising practices and a...
Stakeholder debate on the fight against sexual violence against children
In the context of this year’s edition of the European Day on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse focused on "Learning from victims/survivors of childhood sexual violence to inspire policy change", the Council of Europe hosted a “stakeholder debate” on...
Strengthening the child protection system in Morocco and the Lanzarote Convention
Two events on strengthening child protection system in Morocco were organised by the Council of Europe in Rabat on 24 and 25 October 2023. The workshop on 24 October on violence against children was centred on the Council of Europe Convention for the protection of children against sexual...
Addressing challenges raised by child self-generated sexual images and/or videos: Lanzarote Committee factsheets
Two comprehensive sets of factsheets, designed to raise awareness on the key findings of the Lanzarote Committee (i.e. the Committee of the Parties to the Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse) have been just released. These factsheets are based on...
Roundtable to discuss legal and training gap analyses in the context of Barnahus took place in Dublin
On 10 October 2023, a Roundtable was organised in Dublin to present the two draft Analyses developed under the joint European Union–Council of Europe project “Support the implementation of the Barnahus project in Ireland”. Representatives from the EU DG Reform, the Council of Europe and the...
OUTCOME OF THE 8TH MEETING
CJ/ENF-ISE: Rights and best interests of the child in parental separation proceedings
The Council of Europe Committee of Experts on the Rights and the Best Interests of the Child in Parental Separation and in Care Proceedings (CJ/ENF-ISE) held its 8th meeting from 4 to 6 October 2023. The experts finalised the draft recommendation on the protection of the rights and the best...
Barnahus: a European journey - Findings of a mapping study on multidisciplinary and interagency child-friendly justice models responding to violence against children
On 28 September 2023, the Steering Committee for the Rights of the Child (CDENF) and the Lanzarote Committee (i.e. Committee of the Parties to the Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse) hosted a public event to present the main...
Outcome of the 2nd meeting of the Committee of Experts on the Prevention of Violence (ENF-VAE)
The Council of Europe Committee of Experts on the Prevention of Violence (ENF-VAE) held its second meeting on 11 to 12 October 2023 in Strasbourg. During the meeting, the experts discussed the preliminary draft feasibility study on age-appropriate comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) to...
Tender call for the provision of international consultancy services on End Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse@Europe Plus (EndOCSEA@Europe+) project
The Council of Europe is currently implementing the Project “End Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse@Europe Plus (EndOCSEA@Europe+)”. The EndOCSEA@EUROPE+ project aims to strengthen actions to prevent and combat Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (OCSEA) across the Council of...
Study Visit in Sweden: a source of inspiration for the Slovenian Juvenile Justice Reform
On 3-5 October 2023, key stakeholders from the juvenile justice system in Slovenia participated in a study visit in Stockholm organised in the framework of the European Union - Council of Europe project on Improving the juvenile justice system and strengthening the education and training of...
The Council of Europe Lanzarote Committee urges Russia to co-operate on the protection against sexual exploitation and abuse of unlawfully transferred or deported Ukrainian children
Following urgent questions addressed to the Russian Federation on 2 June 2023 about children who have been unlawfully transferred or deported to the Russian Federation or to the areas temporarily controlled or occupied by it, yesterday, the Lanzarote Committee, adopted a statement deploring the...
Signing a Memorandum of Co-operation on development and implementation of child-friendly justice initiatives in Ukraine
On 14 September 2023, the Council of Europe Office in Ukraine signed a Memorandum of Co-operation with the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine and Coordination Centre for Legal Aid on the development and implementation of initiatives on child-friendly justice. The signing event gathered Oleksandr...
New Council of Europe Recommendation aims to strengthen national reporting systems for professionals on violence against children
The Council of Europe Committee of Ministers has adopted a new Recommendation to member States on strengthening reporting systems on violence against children. Often underreported and undetected, violence against children remains widespread. Professionals working with children frequently face...
Tender call for provision of meeting rooms, event management, audio-visual equipment and catering services in Madrid, Spain
The Council of Europe is currently implementing the Project “Barnahus in Spain – Strengthening child-friendly justice through effective co-operation and coordination among different Barnahus-type services in the regions of Spain”. It is co-financed by the EU Structural Reform Support Programme...
Published on 2 August 2023
Tender call to develop a study to measure progress related to the average duration of judicial processes of child sexual abuse cases in Finland
The Council of Europe is currently implementing the Project “Ensuring child-friendly justice through the effective operation of the Barnahus-units in Finland”. It is co-financed by the EU Structural Reform Support Programme and implemented in close cooperation with the EU DG Reform and National...
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