Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) is a human rights instrument, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 13th December 2006.
The Childs Right to be Heard in the Healthcare Setting: Perspectives of Children, Parents and Health Professionals
This study presents the experiences of children, parents and health professionals on listening to children in the healthcare setting.
Giving Children a Voice: Investigation of Children’s Experiences of Participation in Consultation and Decision-making in Irish Hospitals
The focus of this research was to investigate sick children’s experiences of participation in consultation
Report of the Ombudsman for Children to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child on the Occasion of the Examination of Ireland’s Second Report to the Committee
In this report, submitted to the Committee in the context of the examination of Ireland’s Second Report to the Committee, I reflect on the advances made since 1998, on new issues and on outstanding concerns.
Recommendation Rec(2006)1 of the Committee of Ministers to Member States on the Role of National Youth Councils in Youth Policy Development
Recommendation adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 11 January 2006 calls on member state governments to recognise and support the work of youth councils in contributing to the development of public youth policy.