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European Parliament: Fair trials for children: MEPs amend rules to establish strong EU-wide standards

06 February 2015

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"Draft EU rules to ensure that children suspected or accused of a crime are assisted by a lawyer at all stages of criminal proceedings in any EU country were approved by the Civil Liberties Committee on Thursday. MEPs also made sure that children will be individually assessed by qualified staff, can be heard and state their views in a trial and are kept separate from adult inmates, even, in some cases, after they are 18 years old."

See the full text: Fair trials for children: MEPs amend rules to establish strong EU-wide standards (Press release, pdf)

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