children’s rights
Children right to be angry with adults for state of world says Commissioner
Despite the progress achieved, children’s unhindered access to their rights remains an open challenge, Children’s Comissioner Despo Michaelidou said on Sunday, International Children’s Rights Day....
Children’s rights commissioner says state failing youngsters in its care
Ninety complaints concerning the treatment of children under the legal care of the state were received between 2011 and 2021, according to the Commissioner for...
Call on Anastasiades to help children of bicommunal couple get RoC IDs
A weekly show by Alpha TV called on President Nicos Anastasiades on Sunday to help so that the two children of a bicommunal couple can...
Easing of divorce law under discussion
MPs agreed during a House legal affairs committee meeting on Wednesday that reforms to family law are necessary to modernise the legislative framework and better...
Coronavirus: Restrictions taking toll on children, commissioner says
Covid-19 restrictions have affected children’s rights and mental health, the Children’s Rights Commissioner Despo Michaelidou said on Tuesday. In a written statement on the international...
Children’s rights watchdog defends student’s criticism of religious education
The children’s rights commissioner Despo Michaelidou on Monday criticised a group of teachers for attacking a high school girl over an article she wrote questioning...
‘Children’s rights violated when not allowed to vote for strike’
The Commissioner for Children’s Rights Despo Michaelidou on Tuesday expressed her concern after students from two schools were banned from taking part in an island-wide...
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...
Health ministry chided for failing to act on procedures for children’s medical examinations
Hospitals have still not been informed about a protocol ensuring the right of children to undergo tests and other medical procedures in the presence of...
