4. Development of permanent governmental coordination mechanisms

Le Défenseur des droits, Jacques Toubon, a rendu public son rapport annuel consacré aux droits de l’enfant. Ce rapport rend compte de l’activité de l’Institution, sur trois ans, en matière de protection des droits de l’enfant.

This EU report seeks to provide an insight into the problem of violence towards children in the EU, focusing on the particular vulnerabilty of children and their coresponding need for special protection. The qualitative and quantiative definitions of violence are examined, together with the root causes thereof and ways of preventing it, as well as international child protection standards used for reference. Finally, the document sets out the action taken by the EU to support efforts by Member States to protect children from violence.

Summary: This report extracts mentions of children's rights issues in the reports of all UN Treaty Bodies and their follow...

Summary: The violations highlighted are those issues raised with the State by more than one international mechanism. This...