Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts (Protocol 1)PreambleThe High Contracting Parties, Proclaiming their earnest wish to see peace prevail among...
The General Assembly,Reaffirming the Declaration and the Plan of Action contained in the final document of the special session of the General Assembly on children, entitled “A world fit for children”, 1 and recognizing that their...
Summary: Speech on Health Care 2005, The children's Ombudsman of Sweden, Ms Lena NybergOwner: Ombudsman for Children and Young Persons - Swedenpdf: http://www.crin.org/docs/COspeech_Sweden_Nyberg_Healthcare_2006.pdf
Summary: Broschure on the right to be heard not only in child-custody cases, criminal cases, and asylum applications, but also on school matters, in political decisions, and in other everyday contexts. In order for children and young people to have...
Summary: The Office of the Children's Ombudsman has prepared these pages in order to provide some pointers and advice, on the basis young people’s own experience, as to how a criminal trial can be adapted better to young people’s prerequisites and...
Summary: The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child as a tool for auditors in local authorities, county councils and regions. Office of the Children’s Ombudsman in SwedenOwner: Ombudsman for Children and Young Persons - Swedenpdf: http://www.crin....
Summary: Speech on corporal punishment 2006, The Children's Ombudsman of Sweden, Ms Lena NybergOwner: Ombudsman for Children and Young Persons - Swedenpdf: http://www.crin.org/docs/COspeech_Sweden_Nyberg_Corporal_Punishment_2006.pdf
Summary: Juvenile Justice (Speech), 2006, The Children's Ombudsman in Sweden, Ms Lena NybergOwner: Ombudsman for Children and Young Persons - Swedenpdf: http://www.crin.org/docs/COspeech_Sweden_Nyberg_JuvenileJustice_2006.pdf
The UN Human Rights Council has now selected the first countries to be examined under the new Universal Periodic Review mechanism. The countries listed below will be reviewed over the course of next year's Council sessions. The UPR aims to ensure...
Summary: Nomination process for child delegates to participate in the Special Session follow up event to take place in New York on 11 and 12 December 2007. The selection process has been set up by UNICEF and the Global Movement for Children (GMC)....