Children’s rights in 12 countries: UN Committee publishes
review findings
GENEVA (4 February 2015) – The UN Committee on the Rights of
the Child has published its concluding observations on the States it examined
during its 68th session from 12-30 January:
Cambodia, Dominican Republic, Turkmenistan, Sweden, Mauritius,
Gambia, Tanzania, Jamaica, Uruguay,
Colombia, Iraq and Switzerland
The concluding observations can be found here:
http://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/treatybodyexternal/SessionDetails1.aspx?SessionID=825&Lang=en
These findings contain positive aspects of a respective
State’s implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC),
highlight main areas of concern and detail the Committee’s recommendations.
Some of the above States were also reviewed on their record in preventing the
sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, and on the
involvement of children in armed conflict.
ENDS
For more information and media requests, please contact Liz
Throssell (+41 (0) 22 917 9466/ ethrossell@ohchr.org
To arrange an interview with a Committee member, please
contact Allegra Franchetti (+41 22 917 9340 /
To learn more about the Committee on the Rights of the
Child, visit: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/CRC/Pages/CRCIndex.aspx
Convention on the Rights of the Child
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the
Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography:
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/ProfessionalInterest/Pages/OPSCCRC.aspx
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child
on the involvement of children in armed conflict:
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/ProfessionalInterest/Pages/OPACCRC.aspx
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