IDA welcomes Draft General Comment on the implementation of the rights of the child during adolescence, elaborated and published by the Committee on the Rights of the Child. We commend the Committee for considering the specific needs and situations of adolescents with disabilities in the draft of the General Comment. This present submission proposes concrete drafting suggestions to strengthen upholding the rights of this frequently marginalised group of adolescents, and draws upon IDA’s initial submission focusing on adolescents with disabilities in response to the CRC Committee’s call for comments in 2015.
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