MEPs highlight Romanian children’s rights abuses

The European Parliament is coming under fire for failing to focus on children’s rights abuses in Romania during accession talks.

Sun, 21 May, 2006 - 12:23

The European Parliament is coming under fire for failing to focus on children’s rights abuses in Romania during accession talks.

A number of MEPs say Romania should have been instructed to improve the plight of the 36,000 institutionalised children as a condition of joining the EU.

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