Rights of the child: Omnibus resolution 2012, para. 67b
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[Calls upon States:] To ensure that the best interests of the child should be a primary consideration in relation to the question of whether and how long children of imprisoned mothers should stay with them in prison, and emphasizing the responsibility of the State to provide adequate care for women in prison and their children;
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
United Nations Human Rights Council
Document type
Resolution
Means of adoption
Consensus
Topic(s)
Civil & Political Rights
Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
Children
Women
Year
2012
Paragraph type
OP
Reference
HRC resolution, Rights of the child: Omnibus resolution (2012), A/HRC/RES/19/37, OP 67b.