9 June 2008 - CRINMAIL CRC 15: 48th session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child
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CRC SESSION REPORTS: Philippines, United States, Republic of Korea, Sierra Leone, Eritrea, Georgia, Serbia, Bulgaria
The Committee on the Rights of the Child held its 48th session at the Palais Wilson in Geneva, Switzerland, from 19 May to 6 June 2008.
The NGO Group for the Convention of the Rights of the Child has produced summaries of the Committee Sessions for each country: Bulgaria, Eritrea, Georgia, Serbia and Sierra Leone on their implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
The Republic of Korea and the United States on the implementation of the Optional Protocol on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography (OPSC).
The Philippines, the Republic of Korea and the United States on the Optional Protocol on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict (OPAC).
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Further information
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CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS: Committee on the Rights of the Child issues recommendations to States Parties
The following Concluding Observations to the States parties reports considered at the 45th Session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child are available (in English) on CRIN's website. French and Spanish versions are forthcoming.
CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD
Bulgaria - Second Periodic Report
Eritrea - Second and Third Consolidated Periodic Report
Georgia - Third Periodic Report
Serbia - Initial Report
Sierra Leone - Second Periodic Report
OPTIONAL PROTOCOLS
The United States - on both the OPSC and OPAC
Republic of Korea - on both the OPSC and OPAC
The Philippines - on OPAC
To see Concluding Observations from previous sessions, visit: http://www.crin.org/docs/resources/treaties/crc.25/annex-vi-crin.asp
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Committee on the Rights of the Child
Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
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Tel: + 41 22 917 9000; Fax: + 41 22 917 9022
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