The Uruguayan government, in coordination with other international, regional and local organisations, including Defence for Children International-Uruguay and UNICEF, will host a regional consultation for the UN Global Study on Children Deprived of Liberty on October 25th in Montevideo, Uruguay.
Government officials, regional child rights experts, and civil society representatives will participate in discussions of children deprived of their liberty in the administration of justice, institutions and for migration-related reasons as well as those detained with their parents. The representative of the Independent Expert, Professor Manfred Nowak is going to present the Global Study and engage in a discussion with government and official authorities, human rights institutions and civil society organisations.
The full agenda can be found here in Spanish.