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Summary: Below is a synopsis of each of the alternative 16 reports reviewed and mentioned in the above analyses. These synopses were prepared based on a review of the written reports; in addition, interviews were conducted with NGOs that facilitated children’s participation in three of the reports
The case studies form part of World Vision's report on including children in the reporting process to the CRC. _____________________________________________ MENU: Angola / Belgium / Cambodia / Colombia / Denmark / Egypt / Ghana / India / Jamaica / Japan / Kyrgyz Republic / Latvia / Netherlands / Sweden / Uganda / United Kingdom _______________________________________________ Country: Angola Download the report: http://www.crin.org/docs/resources/treaties/crc.37/Angola_HRW_ngo_report.pdf Summary: The adult-written alternative report, submitted in 2003 by Human Rights Watch, focused on the topic of child soldiers. Interviews were conducted with former child soldiers in order to gather their opinions and thoughts. The interviews with male children were conducted in a private manner, while the interviews with the female children took place in a group setting. Unfortunately, the report does not mention how the children interviewed were selected to participate. There were numerous suggestions made as to how the issue of child soldiers and the many dilemma’s associated with it could be improved within Angola, however, it was not mentioned whether these suggestions came from the children. However, throughout the report there are numerous quotes from former child soldiers giving their ideas and opinions to support the information being presented. The facilitators of this report also collected information from government officials, religious leaders, individuals with experience in the area of child soldiers and other NGOs. Country: Belgium Summary Although adults wrote the periodic report submitted by the UNICEF project “What Do You Think,” children were involved at every stage, from designing the logo, to developing research methods and deciding how the report would be formatted. The “What Do You Think” project is dedicated to ensuring the children of Belgium have a voice in matters affecting them at all levels of government. However, they have more specifically focused their efforts on preparing alternative reports for the Committee. What Do You Think was originally started by UNICEF in 10 different countries, however, Belgium is the only country that it remains active in. Although thousands of children gave their ideas and opinions towards the report, there was a smaller steering committee of approximately 40 children who took the lead. The steering committee was formed by those who responded to the “What Do You Think” correspondence that was sent out to numerous institutions asking if they would like to be part of the monitoring process. The children in the steering committee were from various parts of Belgium and from different social locations. Surveys and short stories were used to collect the ideas of children. They published the survey on their website, in newspapers, magazines and “the March” so that as many children as possible could be included. The March was an event organized in Brussels by the What Do You Think team. The purpose of this event was to bring children together to meet with politicians and to discuss and share their recommendations and ideas about how children’s rights in Belgium could be further respected. All of the suggestions collected from this day were made into a report titled “Package of Wishes and Ideas” which was then used to help create the alternative report. The “What Do You Think?” team also sent numerous correspondences to other organizations that had direct contact with children, to ask if them if they would like to be involved. These organizations were focused on children with disabilities, or who are generally marginalized within their communities. The process of writing the report began in 1999 and took approximately two years to complete. The first step the steering group took was to discuss why they wanted to write the report, as well as what methods they would use to collect the information. After unsuccessfully trying to recruit new members to the steering committee, they decided it would be best to post a survey through the above-mentioned media outlets, inquiring about the information they were interested in collecting. Once they had received numerous responses, they started to summarize the findings, but found this difficult as the children that responded were from very diverse backgrounds. In order to analyse the results, they entered all the responses into an excel sheet, and tabulated how many times each topic was discussed. The steering committee then gave their ideas and input into the results, and decided which topics should be focused on. Adults assisted in the report by helping to collect additional information where needed, such as contacting specialty organizations, and acting as facilitators for the steering group when developing the views and goals of the project as well as the research methods. However, the report was primarily completed by the children. One of the challenges that the “What Do You Think” team encountered was from facilitators at children’s institutions. The team found that the facilitators at the institutions did not think that the children would be able to participate. The facilitators were also worried that the suggestions given would reflect badly on them. However, the “What Do You Think” team found that by sharing success stories of other children who had participated, this relieved the anxieties of the staff at the children’s institutions. To overcome the challenge of communicating with children with many different capacities, they developed different methodologies to collect information rather than in the typical survey format. These methodologies included things like debates, brainstorming sessions, songs and collages. University students were also involved in collecting information; these students followed 25 children who had various disabilities for different periods of time and created a ‘portrait’ of the children’s lives. The report does not include suggestions as to how to improve the state of children within Belgium, but it does place significant emphasis on understanding what the CRC is and why it is important. Rather than asking the children to respond directly to the governments report, the children were asked to comment on their social environment and their daily lives. The “What Do You Think?” team thought that the participation was successful because the Committee on the Rights of the Child acknowledged what the children had to say, and incorporated it into their concluding observations and recommendations. Country: Cambodia Summary An adult written alternative report was submitted by the NGO Committee on the Rights of the Child, in consultation with the Children’s Committee and International Organizations. In order to gather the ideas and opinions of children, the following methods were employed: 398 surveys were distributed, workshops and interviews were conducted and outside sources were contacted for children’s opinions on their rights. Additional information was also collected through government ministries and institutions. Children were also given the chance to give their feedback on the final report. Unfortunately, the report did not include information on how these children were selected to participate, nor was information given as to how the surveys were conducted or analyzed. The report focused on standards of health and health services, adoption, birth registration, and data collection systems that monitor the implementation of the CRC. The report also included suggestions that children had given on how to improve the implementation of the CRC in their country. The process of collecting the information, conducting the analysis, as well as writing the report took approximately a year and a half to complete. Country: Colombia Summary: An adult written alternative report was submitted in 2005 by Coalición contra la vinculación de niños, niñas y jóvenes al conflicto armado en Colombia . A variety of methods were used to gain the ideas, opinions and recommendations of children. A national meeting with 45 children was held to discuss and analyze the recommendations that had been given by the Committee from the previous report, and to gather the main themes for the current alternative report. Other methods were also used, such as conducing interviews with students and graduates from military schools as well as from around Colombia, and by conducting thematic research by and with young people. In addition to collecting information from young people, the facilitators also contacted government officials. Teaming up with additional organizations within Colombia also assisted in the collection of information. Organizations could participate in one or more of the four following ways: giving relevant information on the implementation of the recommendations by the Colombian State, participating in the Coordinating Committee, making feedback to the draft or adding and disseminating the final report. The alternative report focused on all aspects of the implementation of the CRC. Country: Denmark Download the report: http://www.crin.org/docs/resources/treaties/crc.40/Denmark_youth_ngo_report.pdf Summary: The National Council for Children submitted an adult written alternative report in January 2005. Children’s ideas and opinions were gathered through two, one-day conferences. These conferences took place in Køge and Horsens on September 22, 2004 and October 7, 2004, and a total of 80 children participated, ranging between the ages of 13-16. The children were chosen to participate because they were part of student councils in their respective areas (Køge or Horsens). A process of selecting themes was organized in order to gather the children’s opinions about what they thought was positive and what could be better for the children of Denmark. The themes were selected from the input of approximately 2000 young people who participated in the National Council for Children’s child panel survey, as well as 25 youth and scout leaders who sent in their suggestions. The child panel survey took place in August 2004, and asked children how they thought life could be improved for the children of Denmark. Once all of the suggestions on themes had been received, they were systematically categorized under relevant headings. Surprisingly, all of the different themes proposed were relatively similar. The four themes for the conference were as follows: ‘Angry Adults’, ‘Schools’, ‘Healthy in Denmark’, and ‘Who is in Charge Here?’. To facilitate the conferences, four adults were given the task of working with a group of young people on one of the four themes; each adult was familiar with the theme that they would be working with. The adults were used to working with children in the age brackets that were present at the conference, and also had knowledge on media production. Once the children were in their groups, they gave their ideas and opinions based on their own personal experience on the subject they were assigned to. At the end of the conference, each group gave a presentation on their findings, and included clear suggestions for how the problems identified could be solved. These presentations were made available through numerous media outlets such as newspapers, radio shows and TV programs and are available at www.boernesyn.dk. Children were also asked to bring one photo; this photo was to represent a situation that could be improved in regards to children’s rights in Denmark. Each child was then given the opportunity to present their photo, and after they had all presented, they decided which photo represented the situation that was most in need of improvement. Another method that was used in preparation for the conference was to gather the ideas and opinions of the children through interviews conducted by the children themselves. Prior to the conference, children were asked to interview two of their friends that were not participating in the conference, so that during the conference they could discuss the most ‘interesting, essential and surprising’ information that they gathered from the interviews. One of the challenges that the National Council for Children faced was completing a follow-up meeting with the children that had participated. The difficulty was that the children that had participated in the conference were no longer active in the student councils, as they only serve on a one-year term; as a result, it was difficult to contact them for a follow-up meeting. The final version of the report is a direct reflection on the children’s discussions and presentations. At the conferences, there were four adult clerks who wrote down the main themes and direct quotes so that the report could be based on the children’s own words. A journalism student, along with seven children who had participated in the conferences, edited the report together to ensure that the children’s ideas were clearly conveyed. The report is structured so that all the information is put under one of the four main themes mentioned above. Country: Egypt Summary: The NGO Coalition on the Rights of the Child submitted an adult written alternative report in 2001. The report involved children a few different ways. Three workshops were conducted with children to discuss ‘the most important subjects in the report’. Unfortunately the report does not mention how these children were selected, or how ‘the most important subjects’ were determined. A youth conference was also held for children in between the ages of 9-18 years, and the report states that the children came from seven governorates and were from diverse social backgrounds. The conference contributed a great deal to the development of the report, and a general meeting was also held for all who participated in the report to help with the revision of the first draft. Additional meetings were also held with member organizations to discuss the importance of this report and as the monitoring process on a whole, as well as to set up three ‘teams’ that would be responsible for different aspects of writing and editing of the report. These groups were labeled as “cultural activities”, “health and environment”, and “children in especially difficult circumstances”. Research methods and the division of tasks were also discussed at these meetings. The report discusses all aspects of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, and also gives suggestions about how the shortcomings of implementing the CRC can be overcome. The report does not, however, mention if the children that participated gave any of these suggestions. Country: Ghana Summary: The Ghana Coalition on the Rights of the Child submitted an adult written alternative report in May 2005. Children had the opportunity to contribute their ideas to the report, through participating in meetings with civil society organizations or in a separate children’s forum. Fifty children participated in the children’s forum; unfortunately information was not available on how many children participated in the civil society organization meeting. The children involved were from seven partner organizations, and gave their opinions and ideas by holding regional meetings, debates on the Government’s report, and by holding meetings to get their feedback on the alternative report. Unfortunately, information on how these meetings were conducted was not available. There are recommendations made in the report, however, it is unclear if these recommendations are from the children or from the adults involved. Download the report: http://www.crin.org/docs/resources/treaties/crc.35/India_NMWC_ngo_report.doc Summary The alternative report that was submitted by the National Movement of Working Children in 2003 was written by children. They choose to write their own report because they felt that children should be involved in helping to solve the problems that they face, and because they were not consulted when the government submitted its report. They also saw the report as an opportunity to clearly depict their situation to the Committee on the Rights of the Child, and to ensure that the government did not incorrectly depict their situation. Lastly, they wanted to use the experience as a learning tool to find out more information about the CRC and how it is being implemented within India. The National Movement of Working Children is a statewide coalition of working children’s organizations. There are nine member organizations with approximately 14,000 children as active members. There is a diverse range of children involved with the National Movement of Working children; the children work in both the formal and informal sectors, some attend school through the formal system or through NGO programs, they live in both rural and urban areas, come from different ethnic, religious and cultural backgrounds, and are all under the age of 18. The report consisted of four sections: After these four areas had been decided upon, each member organization held individual discussions within their state about the topics. Once all member organizations had discussed the topics, 16 representatives from different member organizations met to ‘fine tune’ the report. Adults and NGO’s were also consulted in regards to the procedure of the reporting process, translation, and the logistics of the report. Unfortunately the report does not state how each member organization ‘discussed’ the four topics, or how long the process took. It was mentioned however, that one of the challenges that the children faced was being able to obtain a copy of the report that the government submitted to the Committee. Country: Jamaica Summary: An alternative report was submitted by The Jamaica Coalition on the Rights of the Child in 1998. The report was adult written, but children’s ideas were gathered by including them in consultations. All together, there were five consultations with a total of 126 children participating. The consultations took place in: Montego Bay, where 17 children participated, The children involved in the consultations came from all fourteen parishes, in order to ensure that children from the entire island were represented. The workshops each lasted for one day, and were a chance for the children to give their views on registration, abuse and abusers, violence, education and health. This report is divided into three sections; the first section gives an analysis of the governments report, the second comments on the concluding observations from the Unfortunately, it is not specified whether these recommendations are from the children or not. In a few instances, the report specifically includes the children’s views on subjects such as abuse and neglect, violence, birth registration and access to education. Summary: An alternative report was submitted in January 2004, by the “Children’s Group to Send Our Voices to the CRC”. The report was written by children, and it contains three sections: Unfortunately, only the first section of the report was translated from Japanese into English, due to financial constraints. In order to gather children’s views and opinions about the CRC, the facilitators distributed a survey and asked children across Japan to write their own reports based on their own personal experiences and to submit them to the group. A total of 25 basic reports were submitted; based on that information, the child facilitators came up with six themes that they then used to write thematic reports on. The six topics for the reports were: One difficulty that the children faced was being able to collect accurate information from other children. They found that children were often afraid of hurting the feelings of adults they knew. Overcoming the general view that children should be seen and not heard also posed a problem when trying to encourage children to reflect on their situations. Country: Kyrgyz Republic Summary: The “Youth Human Rights Group” (a group of seven organizations), submitted an adult-written alternative report in 2004. The organization employed a variety of different methods to collect the views of young people. The report mentions that data was collected through research activities, such as interviews, and by holding round table discussions where both adults and children were present. The report also mentions that interviews were conducted with children in institutions. Unfortunately, the report does not mention how the children who participated were gathered together, or how the methods used were implemented. In order to collect additional information, teachers, defense lawyers, international organizations, NGOs and government representatives were also engaged through interviews and round table discussions. The report covers all areas of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, but more specifically addresses the changes that have been made since the previous reporting session. There are recommendations given in the report, however, it is not clear whether these recommendations are from the children or from adults. Country: Latvia Download the report: http://www.crin.org/docs/ber_zin_EN_ist.pdf Summary: A report by Save the Children Latvia was submitted in 2006. The adult-written report included the ideas and opinions of 9,000 children. The report states, however, that while adults wrote the report, their only tasks were to listen to the children, distribute questionnaire forms, process and compile data, and provide a brief evaluation of the data. The facilitators of this report stated that the viewpoints presented in the alternative report were quite different from the viewpoints given in the State report. The report gave particular focus to the ideas and opinions of children at risk, who included children living in poverty, children who have lost their parents care, children of ethnic minorities, and children with HIV and AIDS. The facilitators gathered the opinions and ideas of these children by distributing questionnaires. The purpose of the questionnaires was to find out children’s opinions on their situation using their own personal experience, and the goals were to ‘realize, summarize, and analyze’ children’s opinions and suggestions. The questionnaire that was given to children who are living in poverty received 1061 responses. While the questionnaire focused on the perspectives of children living in poverty, it also had a focus on how these children were treated within the school setting. These responses came from all four areas of Latvia, with the highest response rate coming from Latgale (the poorest region in the European Union). The questionnaire on children from ethnic minorities focused on finding out how to reduce problems that were hindering the children’s happiness, and trying to find different ways to combat this. This survey was also completed in all four regions of Latvia, with the highest percentage of responses coming from Riga, as this is where the majority of ethnic minority children live. Children between the ages of 9-18 participated in the questionnaire, and in total 873 responses were received from 15 different ethnicities. The questionnaire on children with disabilities was given to children who were enrolled in specialized schools; as a result, the responses to these questionnaires only reflect part of the actual circumstances for children living with disabilities, as there are many who are not receiving assistance from schools. Children in between the ages of 4-18 years participated in the survey, and results were received from all four areas of Latvia. In total, 178 responses to the questionnaire were received. The questionnaire distributed to children who had lost parental care was given to 29 institutions, such as orphanages, social care centers and boarding schools; a total of 170 responses were received. The children that participated in these responses were in between the ages of 10-17. The questionnaires were distributed to local newspapers, children’s homes and refugee homes. The participants from a National Debate were also interviewed. Unfortunately, the report did not include information about how the schools, institutions or other areas in which the questionnaire were given were chosen to participate. All of the questionnaires were written by volunteers at Save the Children, and were discussed repeatedly with experts in each of the ‘at risk’ areas. The results of the questionnaire were summarized and analyzed by experts. They also posted results of the questionnaire on their website at www.glabietbernus.lv and www.rnc-rtb.lv . Country: Netherlands Download the report: http://www.crin.org/docs/resources/treaties/crc.35/Netherlands_youth_ngo_report.pdf Summary: The Dutch NGO Coalition for Children’s Rights submitted an adult written alternative report in 2002. The opinions and suggestions of children were gathered through questionnaires and discussions. Adults developed all of the reporting processes, along with the questionnaires and interviews. In November of 2001, a daily newspaper published a questionnaire titled “Join the Discussion About Your Rights ”, and the facilitators received 6,600 responses from children in between the ages of 8-20. Propositions were also distributed to a number of schools on issues such as child abuse, rights and obligations, and the right to vote; a total of 186 responses were returned from these propositions via the Internet. Unfortunately, more information about what these propositions were was not included in the report. Discussions were also held in the classroom with a number of primary students between the ages on 8-17. The interviews were set to be a theoretical approach to the questionnaire, and concentrated on subjects such as teasing, discrimination, school and choice of school, their situation at home, and sports. Children who participated in the National Debate in 2001 also completed a questionnaire. Through the assistance of ATD Vierde wereld (an organization which assists families in financial need), eight children from families in financial need were interviewed. A school located in Utrecht also assisted the facilitators, and arranged for 11 children who had mild disabilities, six children with physical disabilities, and two girls with high IQ’s to be interviewed. The children who participated in this manner were between the ages of 11-19. To gather the opinions and suggestions of children in children’s homes, a questionnaire was published in a magazine titled “House”, which is periodically distributed to youth care institutions. This questionnaire focused on topics such as regulations, group’s leaders, bustle and stress in the group, pocket money and social workers. A total of 178 responses were received from children in between the ages of 14-17; all of these children were a part of youth councils in their homes. Child refugees were also consulted through the assistance of Amabel (a meeting place for young asylum seekers), and a total of 59 interviews took place. The interviewers found it difficult for these children to open up, in part because of previous negative experiences. They found however, that by showing a video conference in which other young people were being interviewed, and allowing the children to have a mentor there with them, that it helped the interview be conducted more smoothly. In addition, a girl who was living in the Netherlands as an illegal immigrant was also interviewed; this was possible because one of the researchers knew the girl before the report process started, and a relationship of trust had already been built. The interviews took place at Amabel and in the children’s homes. The subjects discussed in the interviews were school, home, health care, information, leisure time, the future and society in general. To summarize the findings from the questionnaires, the team turned the responses into percentages. For the interviews, the team extracted the problems and suggestions given and included children’s direct quotes in the report. This report includes suggestions that were given directly from the children. Download the report: http://www.crin.org/docs/resources/treaties/crc.38/Sweden_ngo_report_NC.doc The NGO Network for the Rights of the Child submitted an adult written alternative report in 2004. The report was compiled using information gathered from hearings held by children between 2000-2003; the hearings are conducted once a year, and are a chance for children and young people to ask their ministers about how the CRC is being applied in Sweden. Each hearing is documented and then used to make an annual report that is disseminated throughout Sweden. These Hearings are also the basis of the alternative reports given to the Committee on the Rights of the Child. Unfortunately, the report did not include any specific information about how the hearings are conducted, nor how children are invited to participate in the meetings. There are two sections to the report; the first highlights the concerns of the steering committee of the NGO Coalition, and the second highlights the concerns that were raised by the children. Although adults wrote both sections, the only role for the adults was to take what the young people had said during the hearing and compile it into a report format. The second section of the report contains quotations from specific questions that children asked during the hearings. This report covers all the areas of the CRC. Country: Uganda Summary: Human Rights Watch submitted an adult written alternative report in 2005. A few dozen children were interviewed to gather their views and opinions; the children were from the regions of Kampala, Mbale, Mbarara, Kabarole and Kasese. Most of the interviews conducted were in English, however, translation was provided to those who needed it. This report was focused around the effects of HIV and AIDS and did not include any suggestions from the children; however, it does include quotes from children to back-up the information being provided. Some of the children were interviewed in schools, whilst others that did not attend schools were also interviewed. Various non-governmental organizations that provide education and services to child labourers, street children and children involved in the sex trade were contacted in order to reach out-of-school children. Interviewing government representatives from the ministries of health and education, as well as the President and First Lady’s Office also assisted in the collection of additional information. Numerous organizations and individuals with experience in the area of HIV and AIDS were also contacted. The facilitators also reviewed information from previous NGO reports and peer-reviewed literature. Country: UK Download the report: http://www.crin.org/docs/resources/treaties/crc.31/Children's_Society.doc Summary: The Children’s Society submitted an alternative report in 1999. The report was written by adults, but the views of 109 children between the ages of 12 months to 19 years were included. The children that took part were already involved in Children’s Society projects; of this group, 56 percent were under the age of 12. More girls participated than boys, and the majority of the children lived with their parents most of the time, however, there was a group of young people who were living in a young offenders institution. From the group as a whole, 20 percent were from an ethnic minority, and approximately 25 percent said that they were following a religion. Only 7 percent of the children said that they had a disability or a special need; none of these children had a physical disability or sever learning disability. The Children’s Society recognized this shortcoming, and committed to addressing the views of children with disabilities in their next report. Children were not asked about their economic status, however, most Children’s Society projects are aimed at children living in ‘economically deprived’ areas. For this reason, the writers of the report thought it was fair to assume that most of the children had some personal experience with poverty. To gather the ideas and opinions of the children, discussion groups were organized for those 12 years of age or older, and work sheets and activity groups were organized for those under 12 years of age. However, these age distinctions were not strictly enforced, as some children under the age of 12 decided to participate in the discussion groups. The discussion groups consisted of small groups of approximately six young people, who discussed what it was like to be young in the UK, their understanding of children’s rights and action on children’s rights. A total of 11 discussion groups were held with 69 children, each lasting approximately two hours in length (with refreshment breaks). Each discussion was tape-recorded with the permission of those involved. The activity groups used worksheets that asked the children to describe what it was like to be a child in Britain, create a report on how well adults listen to children, describe which rights they thought children should have, and say what they thought could be done to make sure that children are happy, healthy, safe, and have new opportunities. Children worked in pairs or of groups of three, with an adult close by to give assistance and advice when it was requested. A total 40 children participated. The groups lasted for approximately an hour and a half each, with time for refreshment breaks. There was also an invitation for the children to send in their ideas and experiences of children’s rights to the Children’s Society’s headquarters. These ideas came in the form of poetry, drawings, music, photographs and collages. Children under the age of five participated in this way by creating collages and playing. The activities took place across England and Whales, in 14 Children’s Society local projects through out 1998 and early 1999. The activities used were designed with the CRC and the UN Committee’s Reporting Guidelines in mind, so that the information gathered would be as useful as possible. All children who participated received a gift certificate as well as a certificate to acknowledge their participation. For the children who were living in the young offenders institution, postal orders were sent which they could use within the institution. The children who participated always welcomed the refreshments served. Before the activities took place, the facilitators provided the children with some additional information about why their participation was needed and how the information they gave would be used. This included explaining the Children’s Society’s commitment to ensuring that the Committee on the Rights of the Child had access to all the ideas, suggestions and experiences that were presented during the activities. The Children’s Society also let the children know that the information they gave would be used by the Society when setting priorities and influencing public policy. As a final point, the Society reminded the children that their participation was completely voluntary, and that they could stop participating at any time. The Children’s Society hired two women to carry out the discussion and activity groups, with the purpose of finding out how well children and young people thought the CRC was being implemented and how they thought children’s rights could be improved. Although staff from the Children’s society did help with the activity groups with younger children, most of the discussion groups were held in private and away from other adults. All of the groups, with the exception of the one that took place in the young offenders institution, took place after school. The group of children in the young offenders institution took place during a time that was regularly scheduled for educational purposes. Although children did not write the report, it does include many direct quotes and suggestions from them.
NGO: Human Rights Watch
Date: April 2003
NGO: Unicef-What Do You Think
Date: 2002
Download the report: http://www.crin.org/docs/resources/treaties/crc.30/belgium_child_ngo_report_eng.doc
NGO: NGO Committee on the Rights of the Child
Date: 1999
Download the report:
http://www.crin.org/docs/resources/treaties/crc.24/cambodiaNGOreport.pdf
NGO: Coalición contra la vinculación de niños, niñas y jóvenes al conflicto armado en Colombia
Date: 2005
Download the report:
http://www.crin.org/docs/Colombia_COALICO_NGO_Report_EN.pdf
NGO: National Council for Children
Date: January 2005
NGO: NGO Coalition on the Rights of the Child
Date: 2001
Download the report: http://www.crin.org/docs/resources/treaties/CRC.26/egypt_ngo_report.pdf
NGO: Ghana Coalition on the Rights of the Child
Date: May 2005
Download the report: http://www.crin.org/docs/Ghana_GNCRC_ngo_report.doc
Country: India
NGO: National Movement of Working Children
Date: 2003
the children’s present situation as working children (in regards to their realization of the right to protection, provision of services and infrastructure, and the right to participate),
initiatives that the children had made to improve their situation and recognize their rights,
their review of the government report, and
suggestions as to how their rights can be further recognized.
NGO: Jamaica Coalition on the Rights of the Child
Date 1998
Download the report: http://www.crin.org/docs/resources/treaties/crc.33/Jamaica_ngo_report.doc
Negril, where 29 children participated,
St. Marys, where 21 children participated,
Mandeville, where 27 children participated, and
Kingston where 32 children participated.
Committee from the last review, and lastly recommendations are provided.
Country: Japan
NGO: Children’s Group to Send Our Voices to the CRC
Date: January 2004
Download the report: http://www.crin.org/docs/resources/treaties/crc.35/japan_children_ngo_report.doc
a general introduction and thematic reports,
basic reports, and
an analysis of the questionnaire the group distributed in 2003.
School rules, school uniforms and corporal punishment which I experienced,"
"What is the entrance examination for children?"
"Students should be the main actors in school!"
"Why did the principle neglect our voices?"
"Is the family a place for children to be accepted as they are?" and
"We do not want to lose any time in realizing the Convention!"
NGO: Youth Human Rights Group
Date: 2004
Download the report: http://www.crin.org/docs/resources/treaties/crc.37/kyrgyzstan_ngo_report.doc
NGO: Save the Children Latvia
Date: 2006
NGO: Dutch NGO Coalition for Children’s Rights
Date: 2002
Country: Sweden
NGO: NGO Network for the Rights of the Child
Date: 2004
NGO: Human Rights Watch
Date: 2005
Download the report: www.crin.org/docs/resources/treaties/crc.40/Uganda_hrw_aids_ngo_report.pdf
NGO: The Children’s Society
Date: 1999