Ombudsman for Children in Finland

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Ombudsman's press releases

On these pages you will find the Ombudsman for Children's press releases translated in English.

17.11.2011 The Universal Children’s Day statement encourages better everyday life
11.11.2011 Ensuring a happy upbringing – praise a child every day
09.11.2011 Children’s rights as part of disability policy
22.08.2011 Time for Children – Emphasis on Upbringing
23.06.2011 Ombudsman for Children and NGOs pleased with UN recommendations to Finland
21.06.2011 Growing up alone and bringing up children alone are a thing of the past
26.05.2011 Children and young people need information on their rights as patients
11.05.2011 Children and adolescents listed their concerns: Intolerance, pressures of adulthood and lack of participation
07.04.2011 Child impact of decisions should be assessed in advance
04.02.2011 Performance pressures and loneliness overshadow childhood and adolescence in Finland
22.10.2010 Children's proposals for reducing corporal punishment: Information for children and help for parents
31.05.2010 Five years of work by the Ombudsman for Children: Children's rights on Finland's agenda
26.03.2010 Increasing awareness of children's rights in Finland
25.02.2010 The moral education function of schools must be strengthened
17.09.2009 Riitta-Leena Paunio: Children’s rights emphasised in Parliamentary Ombudsman’s own-motion investigations
01.09.2009 Ombudsman for Children calls for greater visibility of Roma culture in schools and the media
13.08.2009 Ombudsman for Children calls on government and municipalities to avoid mistakes of previous recession
22.06.2009 UN appoints Special Representative on violence against children
15.06.2009 Ombudsman for Children highlights dental care as part of child protection
25.08.2008 Ombudsman for Children and Jyväskylä University focus on views of Roma children
17.06.2008 Yearbook of the Ombudsman for Children stresses children’s rights of participation
21.04.2008 Ombudsman for Children wants to see more opportunities for participation for Sami children
19.11.2007 Adults need to devote time to children's participation
12.06.2007 Children need more time for play and less pressure to perform
08.03.2007 Children wish they had more of a say at school
31.01.2007 Hazards to children caused by parents' drinking must be cut
20.11.2006 More personnel needed in child welfare work to help child victims of violence
16.11.2006 Ombudsman for Children calls for increased child welfare family care
10.11.2006 Report on headlines as part of children's growth milieu
28.06.2006 Monitoring of children's living conditions must be improved
19.01.2006 Ombudsman for Children appeals to ministers to limit alcohol advertising