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Summary: This report summarises hearings on children's rights in Costa Rica held by the Inter-American Commission, reports by the Commission's Rapporteur on the Rights of the Child, and cases brought to the Commission and Court.
Costa Rica is a member of the Organization of American States (OAS). The Inter-American Commission is an autonomous body of the OAS which monitors Member States' compliance with their obligations under regional human rights conventions. Regional instruments ratified Costa Rica ratified the American Convention on Human Rights on 3 February 1970 Search CRIN's ratifications table to find other regional instruments to which Costa Rica is a party. _____________________________________________ Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Hearings A hearing on child labour in Central America in March 2006 included Costa Rica in its scope. The hearing was presented by Defence for Children International (DCI-Costa Rica), the Global March for against Child Labour and the Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL). Country visits by the Commission's Rapporteur on the Rights of the Child Commission reports on Costa Rica - Inter-American Commission: cases - _____________________________________________ Inter-American Court of Human Rights Costa Rica has accepted the contentious jurisdiction of the Court (what does this mean?) Children's rights cases brought before the Court against Costa Rica No cases have been brought concerning children's rights to date.
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The Rapporteur on Children's Rights participated in sub-regional consultation in Costa Rica on violence against children in March 2009.