Committee
on the Rights of the Child
The Committee on the Rights
of the Child (CRC) is the body of independent
experts that monitors implementation of the
Convention on the Rights of the Child by its
State Parties. It also monitors implementation
of two Optional Protocols to the Convention,
on the involvement of children in armed conflicts
and on the sale of children, child prostitution
and child pornography.
The UN General Assembly called
for the Study on Violence Against Children in
2001 acting on the recommendation of the Committee
on the Rights of the Child.
In overseeing the implementation of the Convention
on the Rights of the Child, the Committee held
two days of general discussion on the issue
of state violence against children (2000) and
violence against children within the family
and in school (2001).
Convention on the Rights of the
Child |
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Optional Protocol
on the involvement of children in armed
conflicts
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PDF |
Optional
Protocol on the sale of children,
child prostitution and child pornography |
PDF |
Recommendation
of the CRC for the Study on Violence Against
Children |
PDF |
Concluding Observations adopted by the
CRC on violence against children in Europe
and Central Asia, OHCHR |
Compilation,
20 May 2005
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Analyses,
24 May 2005 |
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CRC Days of General Discussion
The CRC holds a day of general
discussion each year. The discussion day is
a public meeting, which takes place at the Office
of the United Nations High Commissioner for
Human Rights, Palais Wilson, Geneva.
Past subjects of discussion
are listed below. Click on the PDF files to
view the recommendations:
RECOMMENDATIONS |
YEAR |
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Implementing
child rights in early childhood |
2004 |
PDF |
The rights of
indigenous children |
2003 |
PDF
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The private sector
as a service provider |
2002 |
PDF
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Violence against
children within the family and in school |
2001 |
PDF
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State violence
against children |
2000 |
PDF
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10th Anniversary:
General measures of implementation |
1999 |
PDF |
HIV/AIDS |
1998 |
PDF
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Children with
disabilities |
1997 |
PDF
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The child and
the media |
1996 |
PDF
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Juvenile justice |
1995 |
PDF
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The girl child |
1995 |
PDF
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Role of the family |
1994 |
PDF
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Economic exploitation |
1993 |
PDF
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Children in armed
conflict |
1992 |
PDF
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Day of General Discussion on “Children
without parental care”
16 September 2005
The Convention on the Rights
of the Child is the most widely ratified international
human rights instrument, with 192 States Parties.
The
UN
General Assembly 2002 Special Session on Children
recognized that there are currently many children
who are orphaned or otherwise separated from
their parents due to a large variety of reasons.
It adopted a Plan of Action which committed
Member States to take special measures "to
support such children and the institutions,
facilites and services that care for them, and
to build and strengthen childrens' own abilites
to protect themselves".
The Committee on the Rights
of the Child, the body of independent experts
responsible for reviewing progress made by States
Parties in implementing the Convention on the
Rights of the Child decided at its 37th session
to devote its 2005 day of general discussion
to the subject of “Children without parental
care" in order to improve implementation
of the Convention on this topic and identify
practical solutions and steps for ensuring that
the rights of children living without parental
care are respected.
The Committee has identified
three main areas to be considered during the
day of general discussion:
- What types of legal frameworks
are most likely to ensure that the rights of
the child are safeguarded before, during and
after separation from parents?
- What family support and alternative
care policies can be recommended to help prevent
and reduce separation and ensure the most appropriate
use of alternative substitute care?
- What opportunities exist
for increasing the participation of children
in measures to keep them in safety with their
family, and in other decisions about their care,
including those pertaining to removal, alternative
care placements, and reunification?
Children without
parental care |
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Discussion brochure |
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Discussion outline |
PDF |
Discussion guidelines |
PDF |
UN
Study on Violence Against Children
Europe and Central Asia Regional Consultation
– OHCHR |
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Compilation of Concluding
Observations adopted by the Committee
on the Rights of the Child,
May 20th, 2005 |
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For more information, contact
CRCgeneraldiscussion@ohchr.org
or write to the CRC Secretariat at UNOG-
OHCHR, CH-1211 Genève
10, Switzerland.
More info: OHCHR
web site.
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