Russian Federation: Children’s Day. There is no task more important: Protecting the rights of children

Russian Federation: Children’s Day. There is no task more important: Protecting the rights of children

Index Number: EUR 46/092/2003
Date Published: 10 November 2003
Categories: Europe And Central Asia

There are 155 internats (state orphanages) in the Russian Federation which are home to around 29,000 children. A further 19,400 children up to the age of four are housed in children's homes. A significant number of these children have a mental disability. Parents of children born with mental disability are often recommended to give up their child to state care at birth. If the parents agree, they sign a document giving up their legal rights as parents.\n\n