44th Session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child to start on 15th January

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The 44th Session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child will begin next Monday at the Palais Wilson in Geneva, Switzerland, and close on Friday, 2nd February. 

The Committee will examine reports from from the governments of Chile, Honduras, Kenya, Malaysia, Mali, the Marshall Islands and Suriname on their implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. (Note that the examination of the combined Second and Third Periodic Report of the Maldives has been reported to the 45th session.)

The Committee will also examine reports on the implementation of the Optional Protocol on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography (OPSC) and the Optional Protocol on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict (OPAC) for Costa Rica and Kyrgyzstan.

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).

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. Report for session 44 are available below.

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 side events, Decisions, General Comments and other activities of the Committee.

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

Further information

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State reports and Alternative reports

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GENERAL REPORTING

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CHILE 

Third Periodic Report 

On Friday, 26th January, the Committee will examine Chile's Third Periodic Report. The report (CRC/C/CHL/3) is accessible in English, French and Spanish on the OHCHR website.

Alternative reports

  • Briefing from Global Initiative to end all corporal punishment of children - Chile
    By: Global Intitiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children
    Report in: English
  • Recommendations to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child - Chile
    By: Child Helpline International
    Report in: English
  • Alternative Report Chile
    By: Red de ONGs Infancia-Chile
    Report in: English / Español

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HONDURAS

Third periodic report 

On Friday 19th January, the Committee will examine Honduras' Third Periodic report. The report (CRC/C/HND/3) is accessible in English, French and Spanish on the OHCHR website.

Alternative reports

  • Briefing from Global Initiative to end all corporal punishment of children - Honduras
    By: Global Intitiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children
    Report in: English
  • Recommendations to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child - Honduras
    By: Child Helpline International
    Report in: English
  • Current Report of the Honduras Childhood Situation
    By: Cordinadora de Instituciones por los Derechos de Niñez - COIPRODEN
    Report in: English / Español

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KENYA

Second Periodic Report 

On Tuesday, 16th January, the Committee will examine Kenya's Second Periodic Report. The report (CRC/C/KEN/2) is accessible in English, French and Spanish on the OHCHR website.

Alternative reports

  • Briefing from Global Initiative to end all corporal punishment of children - Kenya
    By: Global Intitiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children
    Report in: English
  • Recommendations to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child - Kenya
    By: Child Helpline International
    Report in: English
  • NGO Complementary Report on: Implementation of the UN CRC in Kenya
    By: Kenya Alliance for Advancement of Children
    Report in: English
  • Rights of Child in Kenya: An alternative report to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child on the implementation of the CRC in Kenya
    By: Organisation Mondiale Contre la Torture
    Report in: English 

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MALAYSIA

Initial Report 

On Thursday, 25th January, the Committee will examine Malaysia's Initial Report. The report (CRC/C/MYS/1) is accessible in English, French and Spanish on the OHCHR website.

Alternative reports

  • Briefing from Global Initiative to end all corporal punishment of children - Malaysia
    By: Global Intitiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children
    Report in: English 
  • Recommendations to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child - Malaysia
    By: Child Helpline International
    Report in: English

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MALI

Second Periodic Report 

On Thursday, 18th January, the Committee will examine Mali's Second Periodic Report. The report (CRC/C/MLI/2) is accessible in English, French and Spanish on the OHCHR website.

Alternative reports

  • Briefing from Global Initiative to end all corporal punishment of children - Mali
    By: Global Intitiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children
    Report in: English
  • Recommendations to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child - Mali
    By: Child Helpline International
    Report in: English
  • Rapport Complémentaire sur la Mise en Oeuvre de la CDE
    By: Coalition malienne des droits de l’enfant - COMADE
    Report in: Français

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MARSHALL ISLANDS

Second Periodic Report 

On Monday, 22nd January, the Committee will examine the Marshall Islands' Second Periodic Report. The report (CRC/C/93/Add.8) is accessible in English, French and Spanish on the OHCHR website.

Alternative report

  • Briefing from Global Initiative to end all corporal punishment of children - Marshall Islands
    By: Global Intitiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children
    Report in: English

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SURINAME

Second Periodic Report 

On Wednesday, 24th January, the Committee will examine the Suriname's Second Periodic Report. The report (CRC/C/SUR/2) is accessible in English, French and Spanish on the OHCHR website.

Alternative reports

  • Briefing from Global Initiative to end all corporal punishment of children - Suriname
    By: Global Intitiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children
    Report in: English
  • Recommendations to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child - Suriname
    By: Child Helpline International
    Report in: English

  
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OPTIONAL PROTOCOLS

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COSTA RICA

Initial OPSC and OPAC reports

On Monday, 15th January, the Committee will examine the reports submitted by Costa Rica under article 12 (1) of the Optional Protocol on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography (CRC/C/OPSC/CRI/1), and article 8 (1) of the Optional Protocol on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict (CRC/C/OPAC/CRI/1). The reports accessible in English, French and Spanish on the OHCHR website.

Alternative report

  • Recommendations to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child - Costa Rica
    By: Child Helpline International
    Report in: English

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KYRGYZSTAN

Initial OPSC and OPAC reports 

On Monday, 29th January, the Committee will examine the reports submitted by Kyrgyzstan under article 12 (1) of the Optional Protocol on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography (CRC/C/OPSC/KGZ/1), and article 8 (1) of the Optional Protocol on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict (CRC/C/OPAC/KGZ/1). The reports accessible in English, French and Spanish on the OHCHR website.

There are no alternative reports available for Kyrgyzstan.

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