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European Network of Ombudspersons for Children
ANNUAL CONFERENCE& GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Strasbourg,7, 8 & 9 th, October
2010
SUMMARY OF ANNUAL ACTIVITIES
Ombudsman for Children of the Republic of Lithuania
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Ombudsman for ChildrenOn 25th of March 2010 the third Ombudsman for Children
Mrs. EDITA ZIOBIENE was appointed by the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania (for 5 year term)
• Educational background:- 2004-2010 Director of the Lithuanian Centre for Human Rights- 2003-to the present Assoc. Prof. For Comparative Constitutional Law, Institutional
Human Rights Protection and Media Law at Constitutional Law Department, Mykolas Romeris University
• Participation:- Since 2005 to the present Member of EU Network of Legal Experts in Non-
discrimination Field- 2005-2010 Chairpersons of the Ethics Commission of Journalists and Publishers- Since 2007 to the present Additional Member of the Advisory Committee on the
Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities- Since 2006 to the present Board Member of ENAR (European Network against
Racism and Xenophobia)- 2005-2006 Member of the EU Network of Independent Experts on Fundamental
Rights
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Office of Ombudsman for Children• AnniversaryThis autumn the Office of Ombudsman for Children is going to celebrate 10th
Anniversary:-round table discussion on the role of the Ombudsman for Children-competition of the new logo of the Office (created by children)
• Structure: 17 civil servants (advisers, specialists); 6 contractual employees .
• Location: the Office has moved to a separate premises (accessibility for children) .
Complaints:In 2009: - 407 written complaints;
- 297 investigations started by the initiative of the Ombudsman. From 1st January to 1st of September 2010:
– 218 written complaints; - 76 investigations started by the initiative of the Ombudsman.
The main applicants:members of family – 95 percent; children – 5 percent.
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Policies (streamlines)
• The main activities are directed to:
- an essential monitoring of the implementation of the child rights in Lithuania;
- improvement of the conditions of children in care institutions;
- adoption of the Law on prohibition of corporal punishment;
- improvement of the conditions of children having behavioral problems (delinquents);
- child friendly justice.