CANCELLOR OF JUSTICE AS OMBUDSMAN FOR CHILDREN Participation in the activities of other institutions During the reporting year, officials from the Children’s Rights Department also participated in the activities of other institutions: Andra Reinomägi participated in the working group for the preparation of the concept of the welfare of the child and in the working group “Custody rights of parents in a violent family”; Andra Reinomägi 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. 7. Special programme on the rights of the child at the festival Just Film PART II 6. PART III In the course of a study visit in autumn 2012, the Children’s Rights Department of the Chancellor’s Office visited Finnish and Norwegian ombudsmen for children and parliamentary ombudsmen, the Norwegian parliamentary group dealing with the rights of children and other Norwegian state agencies and organisations protecting the welfare of children. Advisers of the Children’s Rights Department of the Chancellor’s Office together with the Finnish parliamentary ombudsman participated in an inspection visit to a rehabilitation establishment for young people with behavioural problems and mental disorders. PART I Indrek Teder and head of the Children’s Rights Department of the Chancellor’s Office Andres Aru attended ENOC General Assembly and Annual Conference in Cypros. 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. In the framework of the children’s and youth films festival Just Film, as part of the Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF), a special programme on the rights of the child was shown already for the second consecutive year. This year’s special programme was prepared in cooperation of Just Film, Ombudsman for Children, Ministry of Justice and the Union for Child Welfare. Advisers of the Children’s Rights Department of the Chancellor’s Office and of the Ministry of Justice selected for the special programme films which draw attention to issues important for children and young people, are suitable for watching together with friends, parents and classmates, and stimulate debate about the substance of the film and the rights of children. The seven selected films were shown 15 times during the festival. A debate with the audience was held at least at one of the showings of each film. Best Estonian experts shared their views during the debates which were chaired by advisers of the Children’s Rights Department of the Chancellor’s Office and the Ministry of Justice. In addition, in the framework of the special programme a free showing of a film took place in the Chancellor’s Office, followed by a debate on the topics of raising children without violence. Interest in the special programme on the rights of the child was high: a total of 1611 children and adults visited the programme. Four showings were fully sold out; the average occupancy rate of the hall was 73.6%, which was significantly higher than the average for the festival. 8. Homepage and Facebook profile To inform about the rights of children and explain the institution and activities of the Ombudsman for Children, the Facebook profile of the Ombudsman for Children40 has been created, and in March 2012 the homepage of the Ombudsman for Children41 was opened. 40 See at https://www.facebook.com/lasteombudsman. 41 See at http://lasteombudsman.ee/en/welcome. 27