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Committee on the Rights of the Child

‹Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial DiscriminationفوقCommittee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women›
remit Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)
  • Initial reports within twoyears of the entry into force
  • periodic reports every 5 years
type of issues considered
  • non-discrimination (Article 2)
  • best interests of the child (Article 3)
  • · right of life, survival and development (Article 6)
  • · respect for the views of the child (Article 12)
  • · name and nationality (Article 7)
  • · preservation of identity (Article 8)
  • · freedom of expression (Article 13)
  • · access to appropriate information (Article 17)
  • · freedom of thought, conscience and religion (Article 14)
  • · freedom of association and of peaceful assembly (Article 15)
  • · protection of privacy (Article 16)
  • · the right not to be subjected to torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (Article 37 (a))
  • · parental guidance (Article 5)
  • · parental responsibilities (Article 18, para.s 1 - 2)
  • · separation from parents (Article 9)
  • · family reunification (Article 10)
  • · recovery of maintenance for the child (Article 27, para. 4)
  • · children deprived of a family environment (Article 20)
  • · adoption (Article 21)
  • · illicit transfer and non-return (Article 11)
  • · abuse and neglect (Article 19), including physical and psychological recovery and social reintegration (Article 39)
  • · periodic review of placement (Article 25)
  • · survival and development (Article 6, para. 2)
  • · disabled children (Article 24)
  • · health and health services (Article 24)
  • · social security and child care services and facilities (Articles 26 and 18, para. 3)
  • · standard of living (Article 27, para.s 1 - 3)
  • · education, including vocational training and guidance (Article 28)
  • · aims of education (Article 29)
  • · leisure, recreation and cultural activities (Article 31)
  • · refugee children (Article 22)
  • · children in armed conflicts (Article 38), including physical and psychological recovery and social reintegration (Article 39)
  • · the administration of juvenile justice (Article 40)
  • · children deprived of their liberty, including any form of detention, imprisonment or placement in custodial settings (Article 37 (b), (c) and (d))
  • · the sentencing of juveniles, in particular the prohibition of capital punishment and life imprisonment (Article 37 (a))
  • · physical and psychological recovery and social reintegration (Article 39)
  • · economic exploitation, including child labour (Article 32)
  • · drug abuse (Article 33)
  • · sexual exploitation and sexual abuse (Article 34)
  • · other forms of exploitation (Article 36)
  • · sale, trafficking and abduction (Article 35) of children belonging to a minority or an indigenous group (Article 30)
number of members 10 “experts of high moral standing and recognised competence in the field covered by the Convention”; to be increased to 18 when two thirds of States parties notify their acceptance
how nominated by States party to CRC
how elected ditto; for 4 year periods; can stand again; no more than one member per country; half committee stands down every 2 years
reports to General Assembly, via ECOSOC, in addition to the biennial report to the General Assembly via ECOSOC, a report is issued at the end of each session
reports when every 2 years
online procedure *government submits report
  • Secretariatprepares country analysis
  • NGOs, relevant UN bodies and specialised agencies make submissions
  • pre-sessional working group of the CRC meets in private to prepare for the next session. It receives input from NGOs, relevant UN bodies and specialised agencies and draws up a list of issues to address to reporting governments
  • governments are requested to supply written answers to the list of issues before the session
  • at the session, government presents report
  • Country Rapporteur(s) and other CRC members ask questions
  • government replies
  • CRC members make preliminary oral observations
  • CRC meets in private to draft concluding (in some cases, preliminary) observations in writing
  • the CRC’s observations are adopted in public during the final meeting of the session
current members (name, country of origin, date mandate expires)
  • Mr Ibrahim Abdul Aziz AL-SHEDDI (Saui Arabia 2005)
  • Ms Ghalia Mohd Bin Hamad AL-THANI (Qatar 2005)
  • Ms Saisuree CHUTIKUL (Thailand 2005)
  • Mr Luigi CITARELLA (italy 2005)
  • Jacob Egbert DOEK (Netherlands 2005)
  • Amina Hamza EL GUINDI (Egypt 2003)
  • Mrs Judith KARP (Israel 2005)
  • Mrs Awa N’Deye OUEDRAOGO (Burkina Fasco 2003)
  • Mrs Marilia SARDENBERG (Brazil 2005)
  • Ms Elisabeth TIGERSTEDT-TÄHTELÄ (Finland 2003)
un address Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Palais des Nations United Nations 8 -14 Avenue de la Paix 1211 Geneva 10 Switzerland
submissions by 2 months prior to date set for discussion of periodic report in pre-sessional working group
secretary Mr Paulo DAVID
ROOM NUMBER Room 1-065
telephone 00 41 22 917 9301
fax 00 41 22 917 9022
e-mail pdavid.hchr@unog.ch
relevant un leaflet(s) The Rights of the Child Fact Sheet No. 10/Rev.1 Harmful Traditional Practices Affecting the Health of Women and Children Fact Sheet No. 23
established 1990
meets three times a year, in Geneva
came into force uk 1992
last uk report 1999 – to be considered May/June 2002
next uk report September 2004
came into force Ireland 1992
last Ireland report 1996 – considered January 1998
next Ireland report 1999 – overdue
further reading guide for NGOs produced by the NGO Group for the Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1994, available from: Ms Laura Theytaz-Bergman c/o Defence of Children International P.O. Box 88 1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland fax: 00 41 22 740 1145
OTHER REMARKS See also special rapporteur on violence against women and special rapporteur on sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography
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