Costa Rica (literally, rich coast) lies in Central America, with coastline on both the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea. The State is often described as a haven of peace and relative stability in a region blighted by civil war and violence, and has...
Summary: Information about institutions in Costa Rica that monitor children's rights. Children's Ombudsperson
The Ombudspersons Office (Defensoria de los Habitantes) (http://www.dhr.go.cr/) has a record of receiving and addressing complaints from or...
Summary: General overview of Costa Rica's national legal provisions on children's rights, including guidance on how to conduct further research. National laws on children's rights
Status of the CRC in national law
Article 7 of the Constitution of...
This report summarises individual observations and direct requests issued by the ILO Committee of Experts related to child labour conventions. To view the full reports, go to the ILOLEX database (http://www.ilo.org/ilolex/english/) and click...
Introducción
El acceso de los niños a la justicia requiere que todos ellos puedan participar plenamente en los procedimientos judiciales, independiente de cómo entren en contacto con la ley. En general, la idea es que los ni...
To educate the public, the bar (lawyers), and the judiciary (judges) about the harm caused by all forms of childhood genital cutting, including female genital cutting (also known as female genital mutilation or FGM), male genital cutting (also known...
Summary: Juan Camilo Saldarriaga, 20, of San José, Costa Rica, says young people deserve better services and stronger policies. [29 June 2012] - Teenage pregnancy is a big problem in my country; every year more than 14,000 teenagers get...
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure
Adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution A/RES/66/138 of 19 December 2011
Chart of signatures...
[12 de junio de 2012] - "A pesar de la ratificación de varios instrumentos internacionales relacionados con la protección de los niños, la protección especial para niños sustraídos o desaparecidos todav...
[31 de mayo de 2012] - La Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) presentó hoy en una actividad regional el Informe Acceso a la Justicia de Mujeres Víctimas de Violencia Sexual en Mesoamérica, el cual analiza...
