Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)
The Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC), monitors implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989) and its two optional protocols.
The NGO Group on the CRC has produced guidelines on NGO reporting to the CRC Committee.
The Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) reviews country reports, and IDA regularly provides country specific submissions with a specific focus on the rights of children with disabilities. Additionally, IDA provides input into the elaboration of General Comments by the CRC Committee.
News!
- The Committee on the Rights of the Child has developed an annotated outline to guide them in the drafting of their upcoming General Comment on child rights and business. The outline is available in English and Spanish. The Committee is now seeking inputs by civil society, including DPOs, on this outline and suggestions on issues to be covered by the General Comment by 20 April in English, French or Spanish. Further Information is available on the CRC Committee's website.
- On 19 December, the UN General Assembly adopted the new Optional Protocol to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) establishing a complaints mechanism for children. The Optional Protocol allows individual children to submit complaints regarding specific violations of their rights under the Convention and its first two optional protocols. Upon receiving a complaint, the Committee on the Rights of the Child will examine it to determine whether the Convention has been violated. The Committee will guarantee that child-sensitive procedures and safeguards are put in place to prevent the manipulation of the child by those acting on their behalf under the Protocol. The Protocol opens for signature in 2012 and will enter into force upon ratification by 10 States.
On Here below you can find information about the recent session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child. For detailed information on past sessions of the Committee on the Rights of the Child, please click the link "View All Sessions" at the bottom of this page.
60th Session (May - June 2012)
The Committee on the Rights of the Child will meet for its 60th session from 29 May - 15 June 2012.
More information on this session.
IDA’s recommendations for Concluding Observations, and IDA’s disability analysis of the State reports.
General Comment
The CRC Committee launched a call out for inputs by civil society, including DPOs, on their upcoming General Comment on child rights and business. Further Information is available on the CRC Committee's website.
IDA’s submission in response to this request.
Pre-Sessional Working Group
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