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Created in 1995, the International Institute for the Rights of the Child (IDE) is :<\/p>\n
IDE obtained UN ECOSOC status in 2003, renewed in 2009, 2015 and 2021.<\/p>\n
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IDE’s three main lines of action :<\/p>\n
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\nby training professionals in contact with children.<\/p>\n
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989) and its
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Jean Zermatten was born in Sion (canton of Valais, Switzerland) in 1948. He studied law at the University of Fribourg. After graduating, he was hired as a clerk at the Juvenile Criminal Court of Fribourg, before being appointed President of the Juvenile Court of the canton of Valais, a position he held for 25 years. <\/p>\n
In 1995, together with other pioneers, he founded the International Institute for the Rights of the Child in Sion (Bramois), an institute dedicated to the study of children’s rights, the dissemination and awareness-raising of these rights, and the training of professionals responsible for applying them. He was director of the Institute from its creation in 1995 until the end of 2014. <\/p>\n
In 2005, he was elected to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, a position he held until 2013; he was Vice-Chairman of the Committee from 2007 to 2011, and then assumed the position of Chairman of the Committee (2011-2013).<\/p>\n
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Alongside his work as a judge, he lectures at numerous institutes, universities and colleges in Switzerland and abroad.<\/p>\n
In 2007, he was awarded the title of “Docteur honoris Causa” by the University of Fribourg. In 2014, he was awarded the title of “Docteur honoris Causa” by the University of Geneva. In September 2009, he was awarded the F.-K. Divisionnaire R\u00fcnzi. In 2016, the City of Sion honored his dedication to the cause of children.<\/p>\n
Jean Zermatten has also initiated several academic programs and participated in the drafting of several national laws and bills; in particular, he is the author of the Concordat romand sur l’ex\u00e9cution de la privation de libert\u00e9 des mineurs, was a member of the commission of experts to revise the general part of the Swiss penal code, and author of the preliminary draft of the federal law on criminal procedure applicable to minors.<\/p>\n
He has written and contributed to several books on children’s rights, and is the author of a large number of articles and lectures around the world.<\/p>\n
<\/strong><\/p>\n Creating a university institute dedicated to children’s rights in Sion was a challenge, and it took an ideal alignment of the stars to make it work.<\/span><\/p>\n The ingredients were :<\/p>\n Why children’s rights?<\/p>\n In 1994, 5 years after the promulgation of the Convention, there was a serious lack of knowledge of this text among professionals in the civil and criminal protection of children and the humanitarian organization community. What’s more, the text appeared to be a kind of fine declaration, with no concrete implications for everyday life. Switzerland had not yet ratified it, and many were wary of an “international” text. It was therefore time to take this subject seriously and fill a gap. <\/p>\n Why Sion, and not Geneva or Zurich?<\/p>\n None of the universities were eager to address the issue, nor did they see children’s rights as an academic subject. None of the existing organizations based in these large cities were aware of the potential of children’s rights, nor were they considering adding this theme to their objectives or work. The question of the child as a subject of rights remained a theoretical notion, with no direct present or future interest. <\/p>\n IDE immediately established itself as a unique center of competence, and from its very first international meeting (1995), was a great success, both in terms of the number of participants and their origins.<\/p>\n A publication followed to mark the seriousness and lasting effect.<\/p>\n One thing led to another, and for a long time Sion became the capital of children’s rights, with a strong influence on the surrounding area…<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Header” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#eaeaea” collapsed=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” width=”90%” max_width=”1500px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”5a99fbd1-2eb2-42d1-a3ef-14c7a5fa0c88″ header_font=”|||on|||||” header_text_align=”center” header_text_color=”#11649d” header_2_font=”|||on|||||” header_2_text_align=”center” header_2_text_color=”#11649d” header_2_font_size=”50px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”5a99fbd1-2eb2-42d1-a3ef-14c7a5fa0c88″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”gcid-body-color” text_orientation=”justified” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-body-color%22:%91%22text_text_color%22%93}”]<\/p>\n The Fonds Veillard-Cybulski association, set up in 1986 to honour the memory and work of Maurice VEILLARD-CYBULSKI, had the following aims, according to its articles of association:<\/p>\n Since 1999, the International Institute for the Rights of the Child and the Veillard-Cybulski Fund Association have worked hand in hand, each pursuing its own mission, but both committed to the promotion and defense of children’s rights.<\/p>\n In this spirit, IDE housed the AFVC on its premises, and provided its secretariat and accounting services; while the AFVC pursued its two activities of awarding a biennial Prize and organizing fora, both focusing on Juvenile Justice, making it clear that these activities were carried out in close cooperation.<\/p>\n This approach has been recognized by both organizations as positively promoting the pursuit of their own objectives, while at the same time being largely complementary. During its 35 years of activity, the AFVC has awarded a dozen “Maurice Veillard-Cybulski” prizes, and organized numerous meetings of professionals, mainly in Switzerland. In so doing, it has honored the memory of the pioneering Swiss judge Maurice Veillard and his wife, Judge Henryka Cybulska, a renowned children’s rights activist at national level in her native Poland, and later at international level. <\/p>\n From 2020 onwards, it became difficult for the AFVC to continue its activities, particularly in view of the pandemic, major changes at the IDE and a significant drop in the number of paying members.<\/p>\n After consultation with members of the Association’s Committee and members of the Veillard-Cybulski family, it was decided to dissolve the Association in May 2022, and to transfer its remaining assets to IDE, which will continue to honor the memory of these two eminent youth magistrates, Maurice Veillard and Henryka Cybulska, and to promote all work relating to children’s rights, particularly in the field of juvenile justice.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Header” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#FFFFFF” height=”200px” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” collapsed=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” width=”90%” max_width=”1500px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”5a99fbd1-2eb2-42d1-a3ef-14c7a5fa0c88″ header_font=”|||on|||||” header_text_align=”center” header_text_color=”#11649d” header_2_font=”|||on|||||” header_2_text_align=”center” header_2_text_color=”#11649d” header_2_font_size=”50px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Header” _builder_version=”4.20.0″ _module_preset=”default” collapsed=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.3″ _module_preset=”default” width=”90%” max_width=”1500px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.20.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”5a99fbd1-2eb2-42d1-a3ef-14c7a5fa0c88″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”gcid-body-color” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-body-color%22:%91%22text_text_color%22%93}”]IDE is a member of the Child Rights Network Switzerland, an association of Swiss non-governmental organizations committed to the recognition and implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in Switzerland. 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ASSOCIATION FONDS VEILLARD-CYBULSKI<\/h2>\n
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MEMBER OF THE SWISS NETWORK
FOR CHILDREN’S RIGHTS<\/h2>\n