Relying on Article 8 (right to respect for private and family life and the home), the applicants complained that their deportation to Pakistan would break the strong ties they have with Norway where they have lived since they were young children with their aunt and uncle.
Child laundering – the practice of transferring illegally children from birth families through child buying or kidnapping, so as to launder them through adoption systems as orphans and then adoptees – is condemned in Parliamentary Assembly expert Marlene Ruprecht’s report which will be discussed at a meeting in Andorra on 30 November.
The meeting will focus on making better use of existing Council of Europe and United Nations monitoring mechanisms.
In this interview Cork Senator and Parliamentary Assembly member Deirdre Clune promises laws by the end of this year aimed at ensuring that “the plague of sexual abuse of children is routed out.”
In this interview, John Budd, UNICEF’s regional Chief of Communication, discusses cooperation with the Council of Europe and the situation of Roma youngsters in Europe.
