CANCELLOR OF JUSTICE AS OMBUDSMAN FOR CHILDREN In August 2013, head of the Children’s Rights Department of the Office of the Chancellor of Justice, Andres Aru, and adviser to the Chancellor, Andra Reinomägi, attended the meeting of ombudsmen for children of Baltic and Nordic countries in Jyväskylä. At the meeting, Andres Aru introduced the results of the analysis of the substitute home service carried out by the Chancellor’s Office and the methodology of inspection visits. At the meeting, the Baltic and Nordic ombudsmen for children also made a joint statement urging their governments to take steps to ban and prevent corporal punishment of children.130 Head of the Children’s Rights Department of the Chancellor’s Office, Andres Aru, and adviser to the Chancellor, Kristi Paron, attended the General Assembly and Annual Conference of the European Network of Ombudspersons for Children (ENOC) in Brussels. In 2013, the main topic of the annual conference was the rights of children on the move. At the annual conference, ENOC members adopted a position statement emphasising particular vulnerability of children who have left their homeland and the need to protect the rights of these children and calling on all European states and institutions to take necessary measures for improving the situation. ENOC also made a statement concerning the situation of Syrian child refugees, drawing attention to the fact that children in refugee camps do not have enough food, water and medical assistance, and the coming winter may lead to the death of many child refugees.131 PART II In spring 2013, the second meeting of the ombudsmen for children of Baltic countries was held in Riga. During the two-day meeting organised by the Latvian ombudsman for children good practices and experiences were shared, and common problems and future cooperation possibilities were discussed. The tradition of organising annual meetings began in 2012 on the initiative of the Estonian Ombudsman for Children. PART III International cooperation PART IV 6. PART I Just Film, the Union for Child Welfare, the Child Advocacy Chamber, Family Centre You and Me, Against Bullying Foundation, etc. In the framework of a study visit, in autumn 2013 the staff of the Children’s Rights Department of the Chancellor’s Office visited the Icelandic Ombudsman for Children and other Icelandic state agencies and organisations safeguarding the rights of children. 7. Participation in the activities of other institutions In 2013, staff of the Children’s Rights Department also participated in the activities of other institutions: Andra Reinomägi participated in the working group for preparing the concept of child welfare; Andres Aru and Margit Sarv participated in the work of the study grant committee of the non-profit association SEB Charity Fund; Andres Aru was a member of the editorial board of the magazine Märka Last published by the Union for Child Welfare. 8. Special programme on the rights of the child at the festival Just Film One of the tasks of the Ombudsman for Children is to inform about the rights of children, including raising topics which are important for children and generating discussion. Estonia’s own film festival which is recognised equally by children, young people and adults definitely offers an excellent opportunity for this. 130 The text of the joint statement is available online: http://www.lapsiasia.fi/nyt/aloitteet/aloite/-/view/1862473. 131 The report of the ENOC 2013 conference is available online: http://crinarchive.org/enoc/resources/infoDetail. asp?id=32251. The texts of the joint statements are published as annexes to the report, pp 35–40. 61