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Thomas Hammarberg, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights
(also includes viewpoints and memorandums from the Commissioner's
Office) |
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2010 |
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Adoption should only be agreed when in the child’s best interests |
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Positions on children’s rights - Position Paper from the Council of Europe
Commissioner for Human Rights |
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“Children coming alone as migrants should not be automatically returned”
says Commissioner Hammarberg launching the “Human Rights Comment” |
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2009 |
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Ljubljana, 6 October 2009: “Children must be the actors of their rights” |
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Viewpoint: National parliaments can do more to promote human rights
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2008 |
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Memorandum: issue – corporal punishment/United Kingdom
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Viewpoint: The key to the promotion of Roma rights - early and inclusive
education |
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Issue paper, updated version Jan. 2008: "The right not to be hit, also a
children's right " |
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Viewpoint:
Europe is moving towards a total ban of domestic violence against children |
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2007 |
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Warsaw, 20 November: Universal Children's Day: "Children have the right to
be heard and adults should listen to their views" |
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Viewpoint: "Lister seriously to the views of children" |
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Strasbourg, 17 September, Conference on International Justice for Children:
"Making
international and regional human rights complaints/communications mechanisms
child-friendly", |
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Strasbourg, 10 July: Viewpoint - "Europe
is not free from child poverty" |
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Warsaw, 20 March: Save the Children-Sweden conference, "The rights of
children in migration must be defended" |
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Belfast, 8 February: Children's Law Centre Annual Lecture 2007 "The impact
of conflict on children: healing the past and securing the future" |
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2006 |
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8 January 2007: Viewpoint: "It's wrong to punish child victims" |
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St Peterburg, 21 September: "Human rights for persons with disabilities",
conference on "Improving the quality of life of people with disabilities in
Europe " |
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Moscow, 5-6 July: "The human rights dimension of juvenile justice" |
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Palencia, 19 June 2006: "The rights of the child: present challenges" |
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6 June 2006: issue paper - "The right not to be hit, also a children's
right" |
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Stockholm, 28 April 2006:
"Protection of
the rights of children at risk" |
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Monaco, 5 April 2006: "Building a Europe for and with children" conference |
