The Role of Independent National Human Rights Institutions in the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of the Child 2002, para. 13
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NHRIs must have the power to consider individual complaints and petitions and carry out investigations, including those submitted on behalf of or directly by children. In order to be able to effectively carry out such investigations, they must have the powers to compel and question witnesses, access relevant documentary evidence and access places of detention. They also have a duty to seek to ensure that children have effective remedies - independent advice, advocacy and complaints procedures - for any breaches of their rights. Where appropriate, NHRIs should undertake mediation and conciliation of complaints.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Committee on the Rights of the Child
Document type
General Comment / Recommendation
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Civil & Political Rights
Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
Children
Year
2002
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
CRC General Comment No. 2, The Role of Independent National Human Rights Institutions in the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of the Child (2002), para. 13.