Home site map Press FR THE AND About us Advice In the spotlight Caroline is listening Incentives Children's rights Publications Left Contact Welcome to the Children's Rights Commissioner Welcome to the Children's Rights Commissioner. The Flemish advocate of children's rights, founded by the Flemish Parliament . We fulfill this role by detecting signals from children, young people and professionals and converting them into concrete policy advice. The Complaints Line of the Children's Rights Commissioner investigates complaints of violations and monitors the application and compliance with children's rights. Tell me more In the spotlight All messages Position of the Reception Crisis: Belgium still guarantees the rights of children on the run? The Children's Rights Commissioner and the Délégué général aux droits de l'enfant have received a lot of worrying signals in recent months about the shortage of reception places for people who want to apply for international protection in our country. Because the reception network is full, only a limited number of people can submit an asylum application and be allocated a reception place. Extra vulnerability criteria are regularly applied for the vulnerable group of unaccompanied minors in order to give priority to children who are especially vulnerable. Children and young people who... 26.11.2021 tell me more Don't let children's rights be overlooked again this winter Yes, we are again in a very difficult period and the healthcare sector is heavily overloaded. Yes, our education is under pressure again due to the rising corona figures. And yes, both social workers and educators are an indispensable link in our society and we must protect and value them. This again calls for caution and new measures. What we as the Children's Rights Commissioner are asking is: do everything possible this winter to spare children and young people as much as possible from too many restrictive measures. This goes beyond the discussion about mouth masks and… 26.11.2021 tell me more Online presentation annual report 2020-2021 'Tired of waiting' ‘Het wachten moe’. Dat is de titel van het nieuwe jaarverslag van het Kinderrechtencommissariaat. Een verslag over de invloed van wachten op het welzijn en de ontwikkeling van kinderen en jongeren. Wachten op gepaste hulp, op gepast onderwijs, op een beslissing in hun procedure. Met noodkreten van kinderen en jongeren die door al dat wachten niet tot hun rechten komen. Het leven van kinderen en jongeren staat niet stil. Duizenden jongeren wachten op hulp. Door corona moesten ze vaak nog langer wachten. Dat valt niet meer uit te leggen aan die kinderen, jongeren en hun... 17.11.2021 Vertel mij meer Adviezen en standpunten Alle adviezen Advies A 2021-2022 /05 17.11.2021 Jaarverslag Kinderrechtencommissariaat 2020-2021 'Het wachten moe' Advies A 2021-2022 /04 21.10.2021 Advies oprichting Interministriële Conferentie Jeugd Advies A 2021-2022 /03 12.10.2021 Advies Conceptnota leersteun Tweets by KRCommissaris Stay informed. Subscribe to our newsletter E-mail address * View all newsletters RSS feed Twitter Newsletter YouTube facebook Instagram Home About us Opinions and points of view In the spotlight Convention on the Rights of the Child Publications Left Newsletters Press Contact CONTACT Children 's rights commissioner Leuvenseweg 86 1000 Brussels Monday to Friday from 9 am to 4 pm T: 02-552-98-00 kinderrechten@vlaamsparlement.be Follow the Children's Rights Commissioner Our Twitter Our RSS feed Newsletter YouTube Ombudsman service on Facebook Instagram © Children's Rights Commissioner | feedback website | privacy policy | accessibility We use cookies to make it easier for you to surf on children's rights commissariaat.be and to integrate social media. We have adjusted our privacy and cookie statement . I AGREE MORE INFORMATION