For immediate release Realising Children’s Rights – Human Rights Conference Saturday 14th October 2006 Achieving Rights Based Child Law is the theme of tomorrow’s public conference organised by the Irish Human Rights Commission and the Law Society of Ireland in…
UN report on children’s rights is a comprehensive assessment of the reality of children’s lives in Ireland – Ombudsman for Children The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child report published today (Friday) is a very comprehensive assessment of…
The Ombudsman for Children wishes to clarify comments made publicly about a letter sent to the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform on May 24th 2006. Contrary to public comments and reports the Ombudsman for Children did not argue…
The Ombudsman for Children, under Section 7(4) of the Ombudsman for Children Act, 2002, has a statutory mandate to offer advice to any Minister on matters relating to the rights and welfare of children. The Ombudsman for Children wrote to…
Cross-border initiative aimed at strengthening and supporting children’s advocates sees European Network of Ombudsmen for Children in Dublin Children’s Ombudsman, Emily Logan, and Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People, Barney McNeany, are co-hosting a special meeting of the…
Full Implementation of Children’s Act would make proposed changes in legislation unnecessary – Ombudsman for Children Logan outlines concerns about ASBOs in advice to Government Proposed changes to the Children’s Act 2001 are unnecessary and in some cases may be…
Ombudsman for Children, Emily Logan has expressed her sadness at the death earlier today of her colleague, Northern Ireland’s Commissioner for Children and Young People, Nigel Williams, and paid tribute to Nigel’s commitment and dedication to helping children and young…
Students must be allowed to share responsibility for positive culture in schools – Logan Students must play a big part in setting discipline procedures if the culture in schools is to improve, Emily Logan, Ombudsman for Children said today (Tuesday)…
A review of child protection services must be undertaken as a matter of priority in order to protect vulnerable young people and their families, Ireland’s first Ombudsman for Children, Emily Logan, told the Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children today…
The failure of the All-Party Oireachtas Committee on the Constitution to recommend that express rights for children be included in the Constitution is a retrograde step in strengthening and protecting children’s rights. This means that children will not be recognised…