Report on the thirteenth session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child - General discussion on the Child and the Media - (agenda item 6)

Summary: Children participated in panel
I. Panel II on protection of the
child against harmful influences
through the media advocated for the
application of articles 17 (a) and
29. Panel III on respect for the
integrity of the child in media
reporting worked on the freedom of
expression and the right to
privacy. A working group will
examine the 12 recommendations.

Owner: CRC/C/SR.336- Summary record of the 336th meeting Monday, 7 October 1996

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