Bruno Vanobbergen FlemishChildren’sRightsCommissioner (Belgium) ENOC, 2012
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Bruno VanobbergenFlemishChildren’sRightsCommissioner (Belgium)ENOC, 2012
Medicalisation and labeling of children and youngpeople
Startingpoints
• Alarmingstatistics• UN Committeeon the
Rights of the Child (2010) – ConcludingObservations
• Lack of voices of children and youngpeople
Participation?
• Participative research (individualtalks, focus groups, workshops)
• Twodocumentaries (includingself made movies)
• Policyrecommendations• Educationalmaterialsfor
teacher training
What is important?• Documentarieswork
– Convincing without beingtooemotional
– Privacy!• Collaborationwithrelatedorga
nisations– Actingtogether,
speakingindependently• Children’srights as a starting
point fordialogue• Children’srights and business
principles