Sep 15, 2009 INTERNATIONAL Consultative Status with the International Juvenile Justice Observatory (IJJO)IJJO To create a network of active observers which allows contributing to the promotion and defence of a global juvenile justice without borders is one of the essential objectives of the creation of the network of entities with a consultative status with the International Juvenile Justice Observatory (IJJO). [+] | | Sep 07, 2009 EUROPEAN UNION Drafting of the Opinion on "Urban areas and youth violence"IJJO The International Juvenile Justice Observatory has taken part, as an expert, at the Drafting of the Opinion on "Urban areas and youth violence", presented at the European Economic and Social Committee. The IJJO invite you to read this document which has been adopted by majority.
On July the 15th 2009, the Opinion on "Urban areas and youth violence" has been adopted at the European Economic and Social Committee (by 174 votes to 3, with 7 abstentions). The Rapporteur Mr. José María Zufiaur, Chair of the Committee of Latin America, and Member of European Economic and Social Committee, together with the International Juvenile Justice Observatory, as an expert on this matter, have presented this Opinion to the Section for Employment, Social Affairs and Citizenship which was responsible for preparing the Committee's work on the subject. [+] | | Jul 31, 2009 INTERNATIONAL Switzerland - United Nations. Mental health for minor offendersIJJO The Annual Ministerial Revision of the United Nations Economic and Social Committee took place in Geneva (Switzerland) from July 6th to 8th 2009. This year this meeting has focused on global public health. The International Juvenile Justice Observatory (IJJO) co-organised with Fundación Diagrama Intervención Psicosocial a side-event on 7th July, on the subject: health for minor offenders with mental disorders.
During the side-event, the situation of minors with mental disorders in the juvenile justice system was exposed and analysed. Importance was given to the need of interdisciplinary cooperation between the judicial and health systems. [+] |
Mr. Jean Schmitz delegate for the Foundation Terre des Hommes Lausanne in Peru and the Regional Technical Advisor in Juvenile Justice for Latin America and the Caribbean describes and analyses the situation of restorative juvenile justice in Latin America. Some of the main elements pointed out by Mr. Schmitz are going into the restorative juvenile justice methodology and instruments in depth and evaluate the victim’s situation in restorative juvenile justice as well as the need to protect him and repair the damage. 
