7 November 2008 - CRINMAIL CRC 18
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**NEWS IN BRIEF**
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50th Session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child
The 50th Session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child will take place 12 to 30 January at the Palais Wilson in Geneva, Switzerland.
The Committee will examine reports from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Republic of Moldova, Netherlands and Republic of Chad on their implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
In addition, the Committee will review reports on the implementation of the Optional Protocol on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography (OPSC) from the Maldives and the Netherlands and reports on the Optional Protocol on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict (OPAC) for the Maldives, the Republic of Moldova and Tunisia.
A special CRC 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 about the Day of General Discussion, Decisions, General Comments and other activities of the Committee.
States Parties reports submitted by governments to the Committee on the Rights of the Child are available in English, French and Spanish on the website of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Word and PDF formats.
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 also be searched by country, Committee session or by organisation. Note that alternative reports are posted on the CRIN website as they are received.
Further information
Visit: http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=18901&flag=event
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CRC COMMITTEE: Country reports from the 49th Session [news]
The Committee on the Rights of the Child held its 49th session at the Palais Wilson in Geneva, Switzerland, from 15 September to 3 October 2008.
The NGO Group for the Convention of the Rights of the Child has produced summaries of the Committee Sessions for each country:
CRC: Bhutan ; Djibouti ; United Kingdom
OPSC: Tanzania ; Austria ; Lithuania ; Uganda
OPAC: United Kingdom ; Tanzania ; Uganda
Visit: http://www.crin.org/crcnews
Further information
For more information, contact:
NGO Group for the Convention on the Rights of the Child
1 rue Varembé, 1202 Geneva
Tel: + 41 22 740 47 30; Fax: + 41 22 740 1145
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.childrightsnet.org
Visit: http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=18848
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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 49th Session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child are available (in English) on CRIN's website.
CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD
Bhutan
Djibouti
United Kingdom
OPTIONAL PROTOCOLS
Austria - OPSC
Lithuania - OPSC
Tanzania - OPSC and OPAC
Uganda - OPSC and OPAC
United Kingdom - OPAC
To see Concluding Observations from previous sessions, visit: http://www.crin.org/docs/resources/treaties/crc.25/annex-vi-crin.asp
For more information, contact:
Committee on the Rights of the Child
Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
8-14 Avenue de la Paix, CH 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
Tel: + 41 22 917 9000; Fax: + 41 22 917 9022
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**NEWS IN BRIEF**
CRINMAIL Special edition on child rights and the UN General Assembly, including reports on children's rights:
http://crin.org/email/crinmail_detail.asp?crinmailID=2944
Coming up: Elections to the Committee on the Rights of the Child
http://crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=17460&flag=news
Nigeria: Towards child survival and development: Improved partnerships for the promotion and protection of the rights of the African Child
http://crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=18887&flag=event
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