Discover our latest actions, ongoing projects, and local and international initiatives that strengthen the protection of children’s and young people’s rights.
The term “Ombudsman” originates from Swedish and means mediator.
It refers to both an individual and the institution that this individual represents.
The Ombudsman for Children and Young People (OKAJU) is an independent institution that was
established by the law of April 1, 2020.
OKAJU’s mission is to promote, safeguard, and protect children’s rights as defined by the International Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC).
The CRC applies to all children and young people up to the age of 18. OKAJU ensures that the CRC is respected in Luxembourg.
The best interests of the child are at the heart of OKAJU’s missions and actions.
When institutions, administrations, businesses, or private actors make decisions affecting minors, the best interest of the concerned child or adolescent must be considered.
OKAJU provides individual assistance to children and adolescents to help them when their rights have not been respected. It listens to children and adolescents and encourages them to freely express their ideas and emotions.
OKAJU can be contacted for advice or to file a complaint concerning children’s rights and interests.
OKAJU organizes events to exchange ideas, network, and make children’s voices heard in support of their rights.
Each month, we highlight a topic, a theme that makes people think, talk, or want to take action.
The right of the child to access justice and an effective remedy (draft)
Children’s rights and the environment, particularly climate change (…)
Children’s rights in relation to the digital environmen (…)
To the page of the General Comments of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (…)
OKAJU works with other individuals and organizations to defend the rights of children and young people.
OKAJU supports research projects with universities. These studies help to better understand children’s needs and adapt practices and policies to better protect them.
Children who experience difficult life situations, such as trauma or adversity, are at greater risk of suffering from mental health problems or difficulties at school. The CHAMP project aims to better understand these links by studying, for the first time in Luxembourg, the psychological, biological, educational, and social effects of adversity experienced during childhood.
OKAJU supports the HERO II project, which seeks to better understand how professionals perceive and implement child participation in childcare facilities. The aim is to improve practices and children’s well-being by giving them a real say in decisions that affect them.
This research is part of a project funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) and carried out at the University of Lausanne (UNIL), in partnership with researchers from the University of Luxembourg and the Ombudsman for Children and Adolescents (OKAJU). The project, entitled “Lives after residential youth care: dealing with the past of harmful treatment in state institutions,” is being conducted under the supervision of Professor Guy Elcheroth.
Pour son rapport annuel 2025, l’Ombudsman fir Kanner a Jugendlecher, défenseur des droits de l’enfant, lance un appel à témoignages aux enfants et aux jeunes.
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