The Catalan Ombudsman and the Deputy for the defence of children's rights have delivered to the President of the Parliament of Catalonia the Report on the Rights of the Child 2012. This report complies with the article 29.2 of the Law on the rights and opportunities in childhood and adolescence.
The report highlights situations of violation of children's rights in Catalonia, particularly worsened by the economic insecurity of families because of the crisis and the austerity policies of the government, which have meant not only cuts in benefits and services to address these situations, but a set-back in some cases.
These shortcomings have affected important rights such as the right to an adequate standard of living, the right to education, the right to leisure, in addition to worsen child poverty.
The previous report on children's rights (2011) recommended that the government strengthen its efforts to combat situations that, because of the economic vulnerability of families, affect children's rights. However, this report shows that most of these recommendations have not been fulfilled by the government.