Russia, Ukraine Children to choose their own parents and representatives

17 Oct 2011 | child rights

‘Pravda’ reports that eighty Russian and ten Ukrainian organizations that defend the interests of family, children and parents, conducted a conference in St. Petersburg. The participants of the conference addressed the governments of their countries with a request not to approve the document “The project of recommendations on the rights and the legal status of children and parental duties” from the Council of Europe. The participants of the conference claimed that the document undermines traditional family. They claim that the document would put the state, and not the parents as primary responsible agent for raising children and representing their interests. Also they complained that it would limitlessly expands children’s rights*.

Source : Pravda