Children’s rights commissioner slams education ministry over stage show
Children’s rights commissioner Despo Michaelidou on Tuesday blasted the education ministry after a line in a play with an LGBTI+ message was removed, calling it...
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No services to prevent parental alienation says commissioner
The Commissioner for the Protection of Children’s Rights, Despo Michaelidou, said there was a lack of specialised services that to prevent ‘parental alienation’ which often...
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...
World Children’s Day overshadowed by conflict, says Children’s rights commissioner
This year’s World Children’s Day is overshadowed by 35 million children around the world who are forcibly displaced from their homes, instead of being able...
Child commissioner welcomes new law on minors
Children’s rights commissioner Despo Michaelides praised the passing of a recent bill which establishes a clearer framework for the handling of minors in the legal...
Commissioner says children should be involved in running of schools
Children’s rights commissioner Despo Michaelides has expressed concern that domestic laws in Cyprus still do not fully comply with the provisions and principles of the...
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...
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...
