13 September 2005 - CRINMAIL 712 - Special Edition on the 40th Session of the UN Committee of the Rights of the Child
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- FORTIETH SESSION OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD: Agenda and Timetable
- STATES PARTIES INFORMATION: Trinidad and Tobago - Australia - Algeria - Uganda - China - Finland - Denmark - Russian Federation
- DAY OF GENERAL DISCUSSION: Children without Parental Care
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- COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD: Agenda and Timetable of the Fortieth Session
The fortieth session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child opened yesterday at the Palais Wilson in Geneva, Switzerland. The session will take place between 12th and 30th September, and the Committee will consider the reports of the following State parties: Australia, Algeria, Uganda, China (including Hong Kong and Macau), Finland, Denmark and the Russian Federation. Trinidad and Tobago was scheduled to present its report on Monday 12th, but cancelled at the last minute. An official explanation is expected from the government, and information will soon be posted on the CRIN website on the subject.
The timetable for the consideration of reports is as follows:
- Monday, 12 September: Opening/Adoption of agenda/Submission of reports
- Tuesday, 13 September: Australia
- Wednesday, 14 September: Algeria
- Thursday, 15 September: Uganda
- Friday, 16 September: Day of General Discussion
- Monday, 19 September: China
- Tuesday, 20 September: China
- Wednesday, 21 September: Closed meeting
- Thursday, 22 September: Finland
- Friday, 23 September: Closed meeting
- Monday, 26 September: Denmark
- Tuesday, 27 September: Closed meeting
- Wednesday, 28 September: Russian Federation
- Thursday, 29 September: Closed meeting
- Friday, 30 September: Future meetings, adoption of report, other matters
* STATE PARTY REPORTS
State Party reports are available in English, French and Spanish on the OHCHR website in Word and PDF formats on the CRC's 40th session page at: http://www.ohchr.org/english/bodies/crc/crcs40.htm
* ALTERNATIVE REPORTS
All Alternative Reports submitted by NGOs to the Committee on the Rights of the Child are made available on the CRIN website in partnership with the NGO Group for the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The reports can be searched by country, Committee session or by NGO at: http://www.crin.org/docs/resources/treaties/crc.25/annex-vi-crin.shtml
* NEWS
A special news page devoted to the activities of the Committee on the Rights of the Child has been set up on the CRIN website in partnership with the NGO Group for the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The page provides summaries of the Committee sessions by country, UN press releases, NGO press releases, information on Days of General Discussion, Decisions, and other activities of the Committee. Visit: http://www.crin.org/CRCnews
For more information on the Committee, contact:
UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Committee on the Rights of the Child
8-14 Avenue de la Paix, CH 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
Tel: + 41 22 917 9000; Fax: + 41 22 917 9022
Website: http://www.ohchr.org/english/bodies/crc/index.htm
For more information on Alternative Reports, contact:
Laura Theytaz-Bergman, CRC/NGO Liaison Officer
NGO Group for the Convention on the Rights of the Child
PO Box 88, CH-1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland
Tel: +41 22 740 47 30; Fax: + 41 22 740 1145
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.crin.org/NGOGroupforCRC
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- STATES PARTIES INFORMATION: Trinidad and Tobago - Australia - Algeria - Uganda - China - Finland - Denmark - Russian Federation
* TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
GENERAL STATISTICS
http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/trinidad_tobago_statistics.html
SECOND PERIODIC REPORT (CRC/C/83/Add.12)
On Monday 12th and Tuesday 13th September, the Committee should have examined Trinidad and Tobago's Second Periodic report. The report is accessible in English, French and Spanish at: http://www.ohchr.org/english/bodies/crc/crcs40.htm
PREVIOUS CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS (CRC/C/15/Add.82)
During its 16th session in September 1997, the Committee considered the initial report of Trinidad and Tobago (CRC/C/11/Add.10), and issued some recommendations, available at:
http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=6191 [English]
http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=6192 [Français]
ALTERNATIVE REPORT SUBMITTED FOR THE 40th SESSION
- The Trinidad and Tobago Coalition on the Rights of the Child
c/o YMCA, Benbow Road, off Wrightson Road
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Tel: + 809 627 87 64; Fax: + 809 625 96 22
Email: [email protected]
"NGO Comments on Trinidad and Tobago's Second Official Periodic Report on the Convention of the Rights of the Child"
Visit: http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=5876 [English]
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* AUSTRALIA
GENERAL STATISTICS
http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/australia_statistics.html
SECOND AND THIRD COMBINED PERIODIC REPORT (CRC/C/129/Add.4)
Today, Tuesday, 13th September, the Committee is examining Australia's Second and Third Periodic report (combined), accessible in English, French and Spanish at: http://www.ohchr.org/english/bodies/crc/crcs40.htm
PREVIOUS CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS (CRC/C/15/Add.79)
During its 16th session in September 1997, the Committee considered the initial report of Australia (CRC/C/8/Add.31), and issued some recommendations, available at:
http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=6193 [English]
http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=6194 [Français]
ALTERNATIVE REPORTS SUBMITTED FOR THE 40th SESSION
- Defence for Children International - Australia
Level 6 Number 1, Elizabeth Street
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Tel: + 61 3 961 28914; Fax: + 61 3 961 47088
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.dci-au.org
"The Non-government Report on the Implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in Australia"
Visit: http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=5864 [English]
- Catholics for a Free Choice
1436 U Street NW, Suite 301
Washington, DC 20009, United States
Tel: + 1 202 986 6093; Fax: + 1 202 332 7995
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.catholicsforchoice.org
"The Holy See and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in Australia"
Visit: http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=5863 [English]
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* ALGERIA
GENERAL STATISTICS
http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/algeria_statistics.html
ALGERIA'S SECOND PERIODIC REPORT (CRC/C/93/Add.7)
On Wednesday, 14th September, the Committee will examine Algeria's Second Periodic report, accessible in English, French and Spanish at: http://www.ohchr.org/english/bodies/crc/crcs40.htm
PREVIOUS CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS (CRC/C/15/Add.76)
During its 15th session in May 1997, the Committee considered the initial report of Algeria (CRC/C/28/Add.4), and issued some recommendations, available at: http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=6195 [English]
http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=6196 [Français]
ALTERNATIVE REPORT SUBMITTED FOR THE 40th SESSION
- Centre d'Information et de Documentation sur les Droits de l'Enfant et de la Femme
1, Rue Alfred Letelier, Sacré Coeur, Alger, Algeria
Tel: + 213 21 74 34 47; Fax: + 213 21 74 34 47
Website: http://www.ciddef.com
"Les Droits de l'Enfant en Algérie"
Visit: http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=5875 [Français]
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* UGANDA
GENERAL STATISTICS
http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/uganda_statistics.html
UGANDA'S SECOND PERIODIC REPORT (CRC/C/65/Add.33)
On Thursday, 15th September, the Committee will examine Uganda's Second Periodic report, accessible in English, French and Spanish at: http://www.ohchr.org/english/bodies/crc/crcs40.htm
PREVIOUS CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS ()
During its 16th session in September 1997, the Committee considered the initial report of Uganda (CRC/C/3/Add.40), and issued some recommendations, available at:
http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=6197 [English]
http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=6198 [Français]
ALTERNATIVE REPORTS SUBMITTED FOR THE 40th SESSION
- Human Rights Watch
350 Fifth Avenue, 34th floor
New York, NY 10118-3299, United States
Tel: + 1 212 216 1837; Fax: + 1 212 736 1300
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.hrw.org
"The Less They Know, the Better: Abstinence-Only HIV/AIDS Programmes in Uganda"
Visit: http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=5883 [English]
"Stolen Children: Abduction and Recruitment in Northern Uganda"
Visit: http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=5884 [English]
Summary: http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=5885 [English]
- Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers
2nd Floor, 2-12 Pentonville Road, London, N1 9FP, UK
Tel: + 44 20 7713 2761; Fax: + 44 20 7713 2794
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.child-soldiers.org
"CRC Country Briefing: Uganda"
Visit: http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=5887 [English]
- Uganda Child Rights NGO Network
PO Box 10293, Kampala, Uganda
Tel: + 256 41 543 548; Fax: + 256 41 543 548
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.kampala-city-guide.com/ngo/ucrnn
"NGO Complementary Report to the GOU First Periodic Report on the CRC"
Visit: http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=5881 [English]
Addendum: http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=5882
- Forest Peoples Programme and United Organisation for Batwa Development in Uganda
1c Fosseway Business Park, Stratford Road
Moreton-in-Marsh, GL56 9NQ, UK
Tel: + 44 1608 652893; Fax: + 44 1608 652878
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.forestpeoples.org
"Supplemental Report on the First Periodic Report of Uganda on the Convention on the Rights of the Child"
Visit: http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=5886 [English]
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* CHINA
GENERAL STATISTICS
http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/china_statistics.html
CHINA'S SECOND PERIODIC REPORT (CRC/C/83/Add.9)
On Monday, 19th and Tuesday 20th September, the Committee will examine China's Second Periodic report (including Hong Kong and Macau) accessible in English, Chinese, French and Spanish at: http://www.ohchr.org/english/bodies/crc/crcs40.htm
PREVIOUS CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS (CRC/C/15/Add.56)
During its 12th session in May 1996, the Committee considered the initial report of China (CRC/C/11/Add.7), and issued some recommendations, available at:
http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=6199 [English]
http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=6200 [Français]
ALTERNATIVE REPORTS SUBMITTED FOR THE 40th SESSION
- Human Rights Watch
350 Fifth Avenue, 34th floor, New York, NY 10118-3299, US
Tel: + 1 212 216 1837; Fax: + 1 212 736-1300
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.hrw.org
"China: Right to Education, The Rights of Children Affected by AIDS"
Visit: http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=5894
- International Campaign for Tibet
1825 Jefferson Place NW, Washington, DC 20036, US
Tel: + 1 202 785 1515; Fax: + 1 202 785 4343
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.savetibet.org
"Violations of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in Tibetan Autonomous Areas of China"
Visit: http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=5893
- Tibet Justice Centre
2288 Fulton Street, Suite 312
Berkeley, California 94704, US
Tel: + 1 510 486 0588; Fax: +1 510 548 3785
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.tibetjustice.org
"Violence, Discrimination and Neglect Towards Tibetan Children"
Visit: http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=5892
- Children's Council Working Committee
c/o Hong Kong Committee on Children's Rights
3rd Floor, Western District, Community Centre
36A Western Street, Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong, China
Tel: + 852 2324 9782; Fax: + 852 2324 9804
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.childrenrights.org.hk
"Report to the UN Committee on the Rights of Children in Hong Kong"
Visit: http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=5891
- Society for Community Organisation and Hong Kong Human Rights Commission
3/F 52, Princess Margaret Road, Homantin, Hong Kong, China
Tel: + 852 2713 9165; Fax: + 852 2761 3326
Email: [email protected]
Website: http:// www.hkhrc.org.hk
"Submission to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child on the First Report of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region"
Visit: http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=5889
- Hong Kong Committee on Children's Rights
3/71 Western District Community Centre,
36A Western Street, Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong
Tel: + 852 2324 9782; Fax: + 852 2752 8483
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.childrenrights.org.hk
"NGO Report of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region under the Convention on the Rights of the Child"
Visit: http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=5888
- Human Rights in China
350 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3309, New York, NY 10118, US
Tel: + 212 239 4495; Fax: + 212 239 2561
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.hrichina.org
"Implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in the People's Republic of China"
Visit: http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=6019
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* FINLAND
GENERAL STATISTICS
http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/finland_statistics.html
FINLAND'S THIRD PERIODIC REPORT (CRC/C/129/Add.5)
On Thursday, 22nd September, the Committee will examine Finland's Third Periodic report as well as its Initial Report submitted under article 8 (1) of the Optional Protocol on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict (CRC/C/OPAC/FIN/1). Both reports are available in English, French and Spanish at: http://www.ohchr.org/english/bodies/crc/crcs40.htm
PREVIOUS CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS (CRC/C/15/Add.132)
During its 25th session in September 2000, the Committee considered the second periodic report of Finland (CRC/C/70/Add.3), and issued some recommendations, available at:
http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=6202 [English]
http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=6203 [French]
http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=6204 [Spanish]
ALTERNATIVE REPORT SUBMITTED FOR THE 40th SESSION
- Lastensuojelun Keskusliitto (Central Union for Child Welfare)
Armfeltintie 1, 00150 Helsinki, Finland
Tel: + 358 9 3296 0204; Fax: + 358 9 3296 0299
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.lskl.fi
"Third Periodic Report by Finland on the Implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child"
Visit: http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=5877
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* DENMARK
GENERAL STATISTICS
http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/denmark_statistics.html
DENMARK'S THIRD PERIODIC REPORT (CRC/C/129/Add.3)
On Monday, 26th September, the Committee will examine Denmark's Third Periodic report as well as its Initial report submitted under article 8 (1) of the Optional Protocol on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict (CRC/C/OPAC/DNK/1). Both reports are available in English, French and Spanish at: http://www.ohchr.org/english/bodies/crc/crcs40.htm
PREVIOUS CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS (CRC/C/15/Add.151)
During its 27th session in May 2001, the Committee considered the second periodic report of Denmark (CRC/C/70/Add.6), and issued some recommendations, available at:
http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=6205 [English]
http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=6207 [French]
http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=6206 [Spanish]
ALTERNATIVE REPORTS SUBMITTED FOR THE 40th SESSION
- National Council for Children Denmark
Vesterbrogade 35A, Copenhagen V, Denmark
Tel: + 45 33 78 33 00; Fax: + 45 33 78 33 01
Email: [email protected]
"Report to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child"
Visit: http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=5870
"Children's Vision: Supplementary report to Denmark's third periodic report to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child"
Visit: http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=5871
- The Collaborating Group on the Children's Convention in Denmark
c/o Red Barnet, Rosenørns Allé 12
DK - 1634 Copenhagen V, Denmark
Tel: + 45 35 36 55 55; Fax: + 45 35 39 11 19
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.savethechildren.dk
"Supplementary NGO Report to the Danish Government's 3rd Periodic Report submitted to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child"
Visit: http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=5872
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* RUSSIAN FEDERATION
GENERAL STATISTICS
http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/russia_statistics.html
RUSSIA'S THIRD PERIODIC REPORT (CRC/C/125/Add.5)
On Wednesday, 28th September, the Committee will examine Russia's Third Periodic report, available in Russian at: http://www.ohchr.org/english/bodies/crc/crcs40.htm
PREVIOUS CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS (CRC/C/15/Add.110)
During its 22nd session in September 1999, the Committee considered Russia's second periodic report (CRC/C/65/Add.5), and issued some recommendations, available at:
http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=6208 [English]
http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=6209 [French]
http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=6210 [Spanish]
ALTERNATIVE REPORT SUBMITTED FOR THE 40th SESSION
- Coalition of Russian NGOs
c/o Right of Child NGO, 11 Novyi Arbat str.
19 floor, suite 1918, 1920 Moscow 119019 Russian Federation
Tel: + 7 095 291 58 72; Fax: +7 095 291 91 76
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.pravorebenka.narod.ru
"Comments to Russia's Federal 'Third Periodic Report on Realisation in Russian Federation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1998-2002'"
Visit: http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=5878
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- DAY OF GENERAL DISCUSSION: Children without Parental Care
The next Day of General Discussion will take place on Friday 16 September 2005, at the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (Palais Wilson, 52 rue des Paquis), during the 40th session of the Committee at the United Nations Office at Geneva. The purpose of the discussion is to foster a deeper understanding of the contents and implications of the Convention on this topic, improve implementation, and identify practical solutions and steps for ensuring that the rights of children living without parental care are respected.
For more information, contact:
Secretariat, Committee on the Rights of the Child
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, UNOG-OHCHR
CH-1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.ohchr.org/english/bodies/crc/discussion.htm
* WRITTEN CONTRIBUTIONS
Written contributions submitted by NGOs to the Committee on the Rights of the Child are available on the CRIN website at: http://www.crin.org/docs/resources/treaties/crc.40/Discussion.asp
* SIDE EVENT
The working group on children without parental care (part of the NGO Group on the CRC) is organising prior to the day of general discussion a meeting on the "Need for International Standards for Children without Parental Care", to be held in Geneva on Thursday, 15th September from 13.00 to 17.00.
For more information, contact:
Véronique Lerch, SOS-Kinderdorf International
Billrothstr. 22, A-1190 Vienna, Austria
Tel: + 43 1 368 2457 2534; Fax: + 43 1 368 2457 2790
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.sos-childrensvillages.org
Visit: http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=6122&flag=event
- COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD: Agenda and Timetable of the Fortieth Session
The fortieth session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child opened yesterday at the Palais Wilson in Geneva, Switzerland. The session will take place between 12th and 30th September, and the Committee will consider the reports of the following State parties: Australia, Algeria, Uganda, China (including Hong Kong and Macau), Finland, Denmark and the Russian Federation. Trinidad and Tobago was scheduled to present its report on Monday 12th, but cancelled at the last minute. An official explanation is expected from the government, and information will soon be posted on the CRIN website on the subject.
The timetable for the consideration of reports is as follows:
- Monday, 12 September: Opening/Adoption of agenda/Submission of reports
- Tuesday, 13 September: Australia
- Wednesday, 14 September: Algeria
- Thursday, 15 September: Uganda
- Friday, 16 September: Day of General Discussion
- Monday, 19 September: China
- Tuesday, 20 September: China
- Wednesday, 21 September: Closed meeting
- Thursday, 22 September: Finland
- Friday, 23 September: Closed meeting
- Monday, 26 September: Denmark
- Tuesday, 27 September: Closed meeting
- Wednesday, 28 September: Russian Federation
- Thursday, 29 September: Closed meeting
- Friday, 30 September: Future meetings, adoption of report, other matters
* STATE PARTY REPORTS
State Party reports are available in English, French and Spanish on the OHCHR website in Word and PDF formats on the CRC's 40th session page at: http://www.ohchr.org/english/bodies/crc/crcs40.htm
* ALTERNATIVE REPORTS
All Alternative Reports submitted by NGOs to the Committee on the Rights of the Child are made available on the CRIN website in partnership with the NGO Group for the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The reports can be searched by country, Committee session or by NGO at: http://www.crin.org/docs/resources/treaties/crc.25/annex-vi-crin.shtml
* NEWS
A special news page devoted to the activities of the Committee on the Rights of the Child has been set up on the CRIN website in partnership with the NGO Group for the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The page provides summaries of the Committee sessions by country, UN press releases, NGO press releases, information on Days of General Discussion, Decisions, and other activities of the Committee. Visit: http://www.crin.org/CRCnews
For more information on the Committee, contact:
UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Committee on the Rights of the Child
8-14 Avenue de la Paix, CH 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
Tel: + 41 22 917 9000; Fax: + 41 22 917 9022
Website: http://www.ohchr.org/english/bodies/crc/index.htm
For more information on Alternative Reports, contact:
Laura Theytaz-Bergman, CRC/NGO Liaison Officer
NGO Group for the Convention on the Rights of the Child
PO Box 88, CH-1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland
Tel: +41 22 740 47 30; Fax: + 41 22 740 1145
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.crin.org/NGOGroupforCRC
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- STATES PARTIES INFORMATION: Trinidad and Tobago - Australia - Algeria - Uganda - China - Finland - Denmark - Russian Federation
* TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
GENERAL STATISTICS
http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/trinidad_tobago_statistics.html
SECOND PERIODIC REPORT (CRC/C/83/Add.12)
On Monday 12th and Tuesday 13th September, the Committee should have examined Trinidad and Tobago's Second Periodic report. The report is accessible in English, French and Spanish at: http://www.ohchr.org/english/bodies/crc/crcs40.htm
PREVIOUS CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS (CRC/C/15/Add.82)
During its 16th session in September 1997, the Committee considered the initial report of Trinidad and Tobago (CRC/C/11/Add.10), and issued some recommendations, available at:
http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=6191 [English]
http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=6192 [Français]
ALTERNATIVE REPORT SUBMITTED FOR THE 40th SESSION
- The Trinidad and Tobago Coalition on the Rights of the Child
c/o YMCA, Benbow Road, off Wrightson Road
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Tel: + 809 627 87 64; Fax: + 809 625 96 22
Email: [email protected]
"NGO Comments on Trinidad and Tobago's Second Official Periodic Report on the Convention of the Rights of the Child"
Visit: http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=5876 [English]
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* AUSTRALIA
GENERAL STATISTICS
http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/australia_statistics.html
SECOND AND THIRD COMBINED PERIODIC REPORT (CRC/C/129/Add.4)
Today, Tuesday, 13th September, the Committee is examining Australia's Second and Third Periodic report (combined), accessible in English, French and Spanish at: http://www.ohchr.org/english/bodies/crc/crcs40.htm
PREVIOUS CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS (CRC/C/15/Add.79)
During its 16th session in September 1997, the Committee considered the initial report of Australia (CRC/C/8/Add.31), and issued some recommendations, available at:
http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=6193 [English]
http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=6194 [Français]
ALTERNATIVE REPORTS SUBMITTED FOR THE 40th SESSION
- Defence for Children International - Australia
Level 6 Number 1, Elizabeth Street
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Tel: + 61 3 961 28914; Fax: + 61 3 961 47088
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.dci-au.org
"The Non-government Report on the Implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in Australia"
Visit: http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=5864 [English]
- Catholics for a Free Choice
1436 U Street NW, Suite 301
Washington, DC 20009, United States
Tel: + 1 202 986 6093; Fax: + 1 202 332 7995
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.catholicsforchoice.org
"The Holy See and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in Australia"
Visit: http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=5863 [English]
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* ALGERIA
GENERAL STATISTICS
http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/algeria_statistics.html
ALGERIA'S SECOND PERIODIC REPORT (CRC/C/93/Add.7)
On Wednesday, 14th September, the Committee will examine Algeria's Second Periodic report, accessible in English, French and Spanish at: http://www.ohchr.org/english/bodies/crc/crcs40.htm
PREVIOUS CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS (CRC/C/15/Add.76)
During its 15th session in May 1997, the Committee considered the initial report of Algeria (CRC/C/28/Add.4), and issued some recommendations, available at: http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=6195 [English]
http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=6196 [Français]
ALTERNATIVE REPORT SUBMITTED FOR THE 40th SESSION
- Centre d'Information et de Documentation sur les Droits de l'Enfant et de la Femme
1, Rue Alfred Letelier, Sacré Coeur, Alger, Algeria
Tel: + 213 21 74 34 47; Fax: + 213 21 74 34 47
Website: http://www.ciddef.com
"Les Droits de l'Enfant en Algérie"
Visit: http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=5875 [Français]
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* UGANDA
GENERAL STATISTICS
http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/uganda_statistics.html
UGANDA'S SECOND PERIODIC REPORT (CRC/C/65/Add.33)
On Thursday, 15th September, the Committee will examine Uganda's Second Periodic report, accessible in English, French and Spanish at: http://www.ohchr.org/english/bodies/crc/crcs40.htm
PREVIOUS CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS ()
During its 16th session in September 1997, the Committee considered the initial report of Uganda (CRC/C/3/Add.40), and issued some recommendations, available at:
http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=6197 [English]
http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=6198 [Français]
ALTERNATIVE REPORTS SUBMITTED FOR THE 40th SESSION
- Human Rights Watch
350 Fifth Avenue, 34th floor
New York, NY 10118-3299, United States
Tel: + 1 212 216 1837; Fax: + 1 212 736 1300
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.hrw.org
"The Less They Know, the Better: Abstinence-Only HIV/AIDS Programmes in Uganda"
Visit: http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=5883 [English]
"Stolen Children: Abduction and Recruitment in Northern Uganda"
Visit: http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=5884 [English]
Summary: http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=5885 [English]
- Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers
2nd Floor, 2-12 Pentonville Road, London, N1 9FP, UK
Tel: + 44 20 7713 2761; Fax: + 44 20 7713 2794
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.child-soldiers.org
"CRC Country Briefing: Uganda"
Visit: http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=5887 [English]
- Uganda Child Rights NGO Network
PO Box 10293, Kampala, Uganda
Tel: + 256 41 543 548; Fax: + 256 41 543 548
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.kampala-city-guide.com/ngo/ucrnn
"NGO Complementary Report to the GOU First Periodic Report on the CRC"
Visit: http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=5881 [English]
Addendum: http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=5882
- Forest Peoples Programme and United Organisation for Batwa Development in Uganda
1c Fosseway Business Park, Stratford Road
Moreton-in-Marsh, GL56 9NQ, UK
Tel: + 44 1608 652893; Fax: + 44 1608 652878
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.forestpeoples.org
"Supplemental Report on the First Periodic Report of Uganda on the Convention on the Rights of the Child"
Visit: http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=5886 [English]
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* CHINA
GENERAL STATISTICS
http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/china_statistics.html
CHINA'S SECOND PERIODIC REPORT (CRC/C/83/Add.9)
On Monday, 19th and Tuesday 20th September, the Committee will examine China's Second Periodic report (including Hong Kong and Macau) accessible in English, Chinese, French and Spanish at: http://www.ohchr.org/english/bodies/crc/crcs40.htm
PREVIOUS CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS (CRC/C/15/Add.56)
During its 12th session in May 1996, the Committee considered the initial report of China (CRC/C/11/Add.7), and issued some recommendations, available at:
http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=6199 [English]
http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=6200 [Français]
ALTERNATIVE REPORTS SUBMITTED FOR THE 40th SESSION
- Human Rights Watch
350 Fifth Avenue, 34th floor, New York, NY 10118-3299, US
Tel: + 1 212 216 1837; Fax: + 1 212 736-1300
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.hrw.org
"China: Right to Education, The Rights of Children Affected by AIDS"
Visit: http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=5894
- International Campaign for Tibet
1825 Jefferson Place NW, Washington, DC 20036, US
Tel: + 1 202 785 1515; Fax: + 1 202 785 4343
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.savetibet.org
"Violations of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in Tibetan Autonomous Areas of China"
Visit: http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=5893
- Tibet Justice Centre
2288 Fulton Street, Suite 312
Berkeley, California 94704, US
Tel: + 1 510 486 0588; Fax: +1 510 548 3785
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.tibetjustice.org
"Violence, Discrimination and Neglect Towards Tibetan Children"
Visit: http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=5892
- Children's Council Working Committee
c/o Hong Kong Committee on Children's Rights
3rd Floor, Western District, Community Centre
36A Western Street, Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong, China
Tel: + 852 2324 9782; Fax: + 852 2324 9804
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.childrenrights.org.hk
"Report to the UN Committee on the Rights of Children in Hong Kong"
Visit: http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=5891
- Society for Community Organisation and Hong Kong Human Rights Commission
3/F 52, Princess Margaret Road, Homantin, Hong Kong, China
Tel: + 852 2713 9165; Fax: + 852 2761 3326
Email: [email protected]
Website: http:// www.hkhrc.org.hk
"Submission to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child on the First Report of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region"
Visit: http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=5889
- Hong Kong Committee on Children's Rights
3/71 Western District Community Centre,
36A Western Street, Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong
Tel: + 852 2324 9782; Fax: + 852 2752 8483
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.childrenrights.org.hk
"NGO Report of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region under the Convention on the Rights of the Child"
Visit: http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=5888
- Human Rights in China
350 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3309, New York, NY 10118, US
Tel: + 212 239 4495; Fax: + 212 239 2561
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.hrichina.org
"Implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in the People's Republic of China"
Visit: http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=6019
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* FINLAND
GENERAL STATISTICS
http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/finland_statistics.html
FINLAND'S THIRD PERIODIC REPORT (CRC/C/129/Add.5)
On Thursday, 22nd September, the Committee will examine Finland's Third Periodic report as well as its Initial Report submitted under article 8 (1) of the Optional Protocol on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict (CRC/C/OPAC/FIN/1). Both reports are available in English, French and Spanish at: http://www.ohchr.org/english/bodies/crc/crcs40.htm
PREVIOUS CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS (CRC/C/15/Add.132)
During its 25th session in September 2000, the Committee considered the second periodic report of Finland (CRC/C/70/Add.3), and issued some recommendations, available at:
http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=6202 [English]
http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=6203 [French]
http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=6204 [Spanish]
ALTERNATIVE REPORT SUBMITTED FOR THE 40th SESSION
- Lastensuojelun Keskusliitto (Central Union for Child Welfare)
Armfeltintie 1, 00150 Helsinki, Finland
Tel: + 358 9 3296 0204; Fax: + 358 9 3296 0299
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.lskl.fi
"Third Periodic Report by Finland on the Implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child"
Visit: http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=5877
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* DENMARK
GENERAL STATISTICS
http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/denmark_statistics.html
DENMARK'S THIRD PERIODIC REPORT (CRC/C/129/Add.3)
On Monday, 26th September, the Committee will examine Denmark's Third Periodic report as well as its Initial report submitted under article 8 (1) of the Optional Protocol on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict (CRC/C/OPAC/DNK/1). Both reports are available in English, French and Spanish at: http://www.ohchr.org/english/bodies/crc/crcs40.htm
PREVIOUS CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS (CRC/C/15/Add.151)
During its 27th session in May 2001, the Committee considered the second periodic report of Denmark (CRC/C/70/Add.6), and issued some recommendations, available at:
http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=6205 [English]
http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=6207 [French]
http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=6206 [Spanish]
ALTERNATIVE REPORTS SUBMITTED FOR THE 40th SESSION
- National Council for Children Denmark
Vesterbrogade 35A, Copenhagen V, Denmark
Tel: + 45 33 78 33 00; Fax: + 45 33 78 33 01
Email: [email protected]
"Report to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child"
Visit: http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=5870
"Children's Vision: Supplementary report to Denmark's third periodic report to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child"
Visit: http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=5871
- The Collaborating Group on the Children's Convention in Denmark
c/o Red Barnet, Rosenørns Allé 12
DK - 1634 Copenhagen V, Denmark
Tel: + 45 35 36 55 55; Fax: + 45 35 39 11 19
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.savethechildren.dk
"Supplementary NGO Report to the Danish Government's 3rd Periodic Report submitted to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child"
Visit: http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=5872
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* RUSSIAN FEDERATION
GENERAL STATISTICS
http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/russia_statistics.html
RUSSIA'S THIRD PERIODIC REPORT (CRC/C/125/Add.5)
On Wednesday, 28th September, the Committee will examine Russia's Third Periodic report, available in Russian at: http://www.ohchr.org/english/bodies/crc/crcs40.htm
PREVIOUS CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS (CRC/C/15/Add.110)
During its 22nd session in September 1999, the Committee considered Russia's second periodic report (CRC/C/65/Add.5), and issued some recommendations, available at:
http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=6208 [English]
http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=6209 [French]
http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=6210 [Spanish]
ALTERNATIVE REPORT SUBMITTED FOR THE 40th SESSION
- Coalition of Russian NGOs
c/o Right of Child NGO, 11 Novyi Arbat str.
19 floor, suite 1918, 1920 Moscow 119019 Russian Federation
Tel: + 7 095 291 58 72; Fax: +7 095 291 91 76
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.pravorebenka.narod.ru
"Comments to Russia's Federal 'Third Periodic Report on Realisation in Russian Federation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1998-2002'"
Visit: http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=5878
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- DAY OF GENERAL DISCUSSION: Children without Parental Care
The next Day of General Discussion will take place on Friday 16 September 2005, at the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (Palais Wilson, 52 rue des Paquis), during the 40th session of the Committee at the United Nations Office at Geneva. The purpose of the discussion is to foster a deeper understanding of the contents and implications of the Convention on this topic, improve implementation, and identify practical solutions and steps for ensuring that the rights of children living without parental care are respected.
For more information, contact:
Secretariat, Committee on the Rights of the Child
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, UNOG-OHCHR
CH-1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.ohchr.org/english/bodies/crc/discussion.htm
* WRITTEN CONTRIBUTIONS
Written contributions submitted by NGOs to the Committee on the Rights of the Child are available on the CRIN website at: http://www.crin.org/docs/resources/treaties/crc.40/Discussion.asp
* SIDE EVENT
The working group on children without parental care (part of the NGO Group on the CRC) is organising prior to the day of general discussion a meeting on the "Need for International Standards for Children without Parental Care", to be held in Geneva on Thursday, 15th September from 13.00 to 17.00.
For more information, contact:
Véronique Lerch, SOS-Kinderdorf International
Billrothstr. 22, A-1190 Vienna, Austria
Tel: + 43 1 368 2457 2534; Fax: + 43 1 368 2457 2790
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.sos-childrensvillages.org
Visit: http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=6122&flag=event
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