Official complains of double standards at state sports schools
There are deficiencies in informing state sport school applicants about entrance criteria, Child Commissioner Despo Michaelidou-Livanou said in a report made public on Monday. The...
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Coronavirus: Prodromou says school protocols ready to send out (Updated)
By Peter Michael and Jonathan Shkurko Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou said on Friday the health protocols for schools at all levels were ready and were...
Child commissioner calls for regulation of summer camps after abuse claims
Commissioner for Children’s Rights Despo Michaelidou called on Monday for the state to introduce a framework covering the operation of summer camps in a report...
Children should face no discrimination, no exclusions, says commissioner
Child commissioner has said that only patience and persistence can ensure that no child in Cyprus is excluded from enjoying their basic human rights. “We...
Child watchdog calls for inquiry after apparent teen suicide
Child commissioner Leda Koursoumba asked for an inquiry on Friday into the apparent suicide of a 14-year-old boy who was found dead at a farm...
Three years and counting for suspected predator to go on trial
By Evie Andreou Children’s Rights Commissioner, Leda Koursoumba, slammed authorities on Friday for the delay in the trial of a man accused of sexually abusing...
Ten per cent increase in complaints to child commissioner
By Evie Andreou Children’s Rights Commissioner Leda Koursoumba on Thursday said that her office has seen a more than 10 per cent increase last year...
Police ‘acted immediately’ on abuse claim after children’s watchdog cites violations
Police on Thursday denied that they had violated the rights of a minor child whose parents had reported a neighbour for allegedly sexually abusing her....
Child commissioner concerned over hunting licences for teens
Children’s Rights Commissioner Leda Koursoumba expressed concerns on Tuesday as to the interior ministry’s bill to grant teenagers learners’ hunting licences and said that any...
MPs visit Menoyia, slam policy towards migrant mothers
By Stefanos Evripidou THE HOUSE Human Rights Committee yesterday slammed the government’s policy of separating migrant mothers from their children for the purposes of detaining...
Families split as parents detained
By Poly Pantelides TWO top state officials are investigating several cases involving children whose parents have been illegally detained under threat of deportation by the...