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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10024
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/fundamental rights

EU to continue defending children's rights

Brussels, 20/11/2009 (Agence Europe) - On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the UN convention on the rights of the child (UNCRC), held on Friday 20 November, the European Commission announced it would continue to defend high standards for the protection of rights of the child. “Despite the good work done in the past years, there is no room for complacency. The violations of children's rights in the EU and worldwide are still far too many”, the European commissioners for justice,...

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