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11. Groups of persons deprived of their liberty at the places of detention
taking positions, as a result of which only female staff could assist the bathing of
the boys. This situation was prone to induce a sense of shame in the children
concerned, thus causing an impropriety related to degrading treatment. To remedy this situation,
I suggested that,
in the future, the
institution should
pay due attention
to gender balance
when selecting
and employing
staff members.
Developmental room,
Home for Children
with Disabilities of
the Károlyi István
Children’s Center
Due to the lack of barrier-free accessibility, children in wheelchairs could not
move around freely even on the premises of the Károlyi István Children’s
Center. There is a threshold at the entrance of the building used by Group 51,
and children in wheelchairs could not access the building used by Group 53
without assistance. The playground between the buildings used by Groups
51 and 52 could hardly be used by children with reduced mobility. In connection with barrier-free accessibility, I pointed out that restricting mobility
causes an impropriety related to the right to free movement. In my report on
the visit, I suggested that the Head of the Children’s Center should ensure
that the institution is made barrier-free so that residents using wheelchairs
could exercise their right to mobility and free movement.
In connection with terminating placement in the children’s home,
I pointed out that facilitating adoption and placement with foster parents
were missing from the professional program of the Home for Children with
Disabilities. In this context, it seems to be justified to work out a government strategy with an appropriate timeframe in order to make it possible
for children with special needs placed in children’s homes to grow up in a
family environment instead. In my report, I recommended the amendment
of the children’s home’s professional program so that adoption and placement with foster parents could be major considerations when terminating
placement in the institution.
Although the staff did not apply physical punishment of the children,
there had been examples of emotional blackmail, and there had been a case
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