29 November - 1 December 2023: Conference: The 'manufactured child' - What are the challenges for children’s rights, identity and origins?

We are pleased to confirm the participation of well-known researchers, authors and activists, including Audrey et Arthur Kermalvezen, Géraldine Mathieu, Michelle Cottier, David Smolin, Maud de Boer- Buquicchio; Karabo Ozah, Elizabeth Pangalangan, Olga Khazova, Nicolas Vulliemoz and many more.

Objectives: This event aims to hold  a proactive interdisciplinary dialogue between stakeholders (children who are now adults as a result of ART, professionals, parents who have recourse to ART, politicians, academia) that will meet to discuss children’s rights and the new ART techniques; to highlight good practices as well as the abuses that allow or compromise the respect of the rights of the children concerning both their identity and their family life; to deepen the scientific and legal knowledge in this field; to give concrete tools to the professionals who work with these children and their families.

Target audience: This conference is intended for political decision-makers and professionals working with and for children and young people (social workers, psychologists, teachers, doctors, mediators, lawyers, and any other professional concerned with children's issues), as well as representatives of the academic and scientific community.

Contact: colloque-enfance-hests@hevs.ch

Additional information at 13th International Conference | HES-SO Valais-Wallis (hevs.ch)