That situation was analyzed in order to adjust the education system to the standards of
promoting children's rights. The Children's Ombudsman notes that the rights and freedoms of the
child are poorly studied in the country's educational institutions. The textbook on the subject of the
People's Advocate for Children's Rights as a National Institution of Children's Rights is missing
from the textbooks. Although some topics exist in some textbooks, they are not studied. Thus,
children are deprived of the opportunity to know the only national institution specialized in the field
of children's rights that can represent the interests of the child before state authorities of any level,
non-governmental organizations and individuals. During the discussions at the meetings of the
Children's Ombudsman with the students, they expressed their dissatisfaction with the level of
teaching of children's rights in educational institutions. Most children know nothing about the
People's Advocate for Children's Rights, and if they know something, the source of information is
more often the media and very rarely they are informed on the subject within the respective
disciplines in the study process.
During the monitoring process of the respective issue there were identified the following
deficiencies:
At present, children know superficially the rights and freedoms they have, children do not
know the national institution of children's rights, the People's Advocate for Children's Rights
(Ombudsman) and this subject is not included in the school curriculum;
Information in the field of children's rights is mostly done by NGOs or volunteers from
public or private institutions;
The academic hours given for the study of subjects related to children's rights are
insufficient, and their teaching is done by people who do not have the necessary training;
The impact of information actions in the field of children's rights spent in educational
institutions is unsatisfactory.
The Children's Ombudsman notes that the study of children's rights of information about the
work of the national institution of children's rights, the People's Advocate for Children's Rights
(Ombudsman), in educational institutions of all levels is an imperative for the child's development
as a full holder of rights and responsibilities. At present, within the national education system there
are two compulsory school subjects and an optional one in which the subject of respecting the
children's rights / human being is approached. Thus, in the discipline "Education for society",
children can form social and civic skills and, in the discipline "Personal development", children
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