In Resolution P8_TA(2018)0476, the European Parliament called for better data and safeguards in cross-border family cases involving German youth-welfare authorities. Nearly eight years later, can the public measure what changed? #EUFamilyLaw #Jugendamt #ChildrensRights

“1.5 million Palestinian children are starting the new school year without secure access to education. In the Gaza Strip, around 98% of school buildings are damaged, and many children have not attended regular classes for three years.

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A Jugendamt can shape a family-court record, yet who independently audits its methods, errors and complaint outcomes? Authority affecting family life needs traceable decisions, published data and effective review—not institutional trust alone. #Jugendamt #FamilyJustice #ChildrensRights

YAP members Aoibhinn and Hannah met with European Commission Executive Vice President Henna Virkkunen, for the Online Safety Conference where they talked about the EU Presidency and put some of their own questions to her.

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Big decisions can have a big impact on children. That’s why it’s so important that children’s rights are part of the conversation from the very beginning.

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When a child rejects contact, should courts stop at the stated refusal—or examine how it formed? A child’s voice must be heard, but also understood in context, without presuming manipulation or dismissing risk. What safeguards make that inquiry credible? #FamilyJustice #ChildrensRights

A family-law reform is only real when courts can apply it. Clear statutory tests, deadlines, reasons and reviewable safeguards matter more than slogans. Children and parents need predictable procedure—not another stalled promise. #FamilyCourtReform #FamilyJustice #ChildrensRights

When a Jugendamt assessment enters family proceedings, who audits its method, evidence and corrections? Internal quality systems are not the same as independent review. Accountability requires traceable reasoning and accessible complaint routes. #Jugendamt #FamilyJustice #ChildrensRights

Across Europe, shared residence is treated very differently. Should a child’s chance of maintaining everyday care from both parents depend so heavily on the forum? Courts need transparent criteria, not postcode outcomes. #EUFamilyLaw #FamilyJustice #ChildrensRights

In a cross-border custody case, speed matters—but speed without hearing the child, testing an exception, or giving specific reasons can turn mutual trust into procedural blindness. What should courts verify before ordering return? #BrusselsIIb #HagueConvention #ChildrensRights

An emergency placement protects first; it should not decide the family’s future by inertia. Record the reasons, test proportionality, hear parents and child, and review promptly. Temporary measures need real procedural safeguards. #FamilyJustice #Jugendamt #ChildrensRights

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Evening question: when both homes are safe and workable, should shared residence be assessed through evidence—or dismissed by habit? Courts should explain how the child's welfare, continuity and practical realities were weighed. #FamilyJustice #ChildrensRights #EUFamilyLaw

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When a child resists contact, labels are not evidence. Courts need a structured inquiry into safety, coercion, relationship history and each parent’s conduct—without presuming abuse or alienation. Child welfare requires facts, not shortcuts. #ParentalAlienation #FamilyJustice #ChildrensRights

A contact order delivered after a child’s relationship has faded is not an effective remedy. In family justice, delay changes facts—and can decide outcomes. What time limits should courts publish and audit? #FamilyJustice #Article8 #ChildrensRights

Practical reform test: does family law reduce conflict early, hear children appropriately, and prevent interim arrangements from hardening through delay? Reform should be measured by outcomes, not announcements. #FamilyCourtReform #FamilyJustice #ChildrensRights

Read the report and see why evidence matters more than ever.

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Iran is a party to the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Documenting these cases is a first step toward accountability.

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Inobhutnahme figures should show more than how many children entered state care. Accountability requires duration, legal basis, review outcomes and family-reunification data—published comparably. What is not measured cannot be scrutinised. #Jugendamt #ChildrensRights #FamilyJustice