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  • 27 Márta 2007
  • Cineál: Preaseisiúint

  Respecting Children’ theme of Ombudsman for Children’s second Annual Report

  Respecting Children is the theme of the Ombudsman for Children’s second annual report published today (Tuesday). The report, which covers the period from April 2005 to December 2006, details the main areas of work across the complaints, research ...

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  • 24 Eanair 2007
  • Cineál: Preaseisiúint

  Children’s Ombudsman publishes investigation into housing complaint of boy with a disability

  Best interest must be a primary consideration in public policy decisions regarding children Public policy decisions regarding children must have the best interest of the child as a prime consideration, Ombudsman for Children, Emily Logan, has ...

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  • 5 Eanair 2007
  • Cineál: Preaseisiúint

  State needs to support families in upcoming children’s rights referendum

  The State needs to support families, consider the principles of the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child and set out a clear, unambiguous position of children’s rights in the Constitution, the Ombudsman for Children ...

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  • 22 Samhna 2006
  • Cineál: Preaseisiúint

  Statement in Relation to the Proposed Constitutional Referendum on Children’s Rights

  The Ombudsman for Children is currently preparing advice to Government on the proposed Constitutional referendum on children’s rights. The Ombudsman for Children has a statutory mandate to offer advice to the Government on any matter relating ...

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  • 20 Samhna 2006
  • Cineál: Preaseisiúint

  Cross-border Pre-school Project Aims to Promote Diversity – Children’s Ombudsman

  Ireland’s first Ombudsman for Children, Emily Logan, will today (Monday – Universal Children’s Day), launch a cross-border project as part of the Media Initiative for Children in association with the Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and ...

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  • 13 Deireadh Fomhair 2006
  • Cineál: Preaseisiúint

  Realising Children’s Rights – Human Rights Conference

  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 ...

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  • 11 Deireadh Fomhair 2006
  • Cineál: Ráiteas

  Presentation by the Ombudsman for Children to the Joint Committee on Child Protection

  Mr Chairman, members of the Committee, let me start by thanking you for the invitation to meet with you today. I know that you are working to a tight time frame and I appreciate the complexity ...

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  • 11 Deireadh Fomhair 2006
  • Cineál: Ráiteas

  Government must act to promote rights of children with disabilities

  Government must act to promote rights, and safeguard welfare, of children and young people with disabilities – Logan It has often been said that disability is a human rights issue. Today, on United Nations International Day ...

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  • 29 Meán Fomhair 2006
  • Cineál: Preaseisiúint

  OCO – UN Report on Children’s Rights

  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 ...

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  • 18 Meitheamh 2006
  • Cineál: Óraid, Ráiteas

  Speech by Emily Logan at the Macgill Summer Summer School

  The full text of the speech is attached below: Download Attachments: Speech at Macgill Summer School