The right of the child to rest, leisure, play, recreational activities, cultural life and the arts 2013, para. 4
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Furthermore, profound changes in the world are having a major impact on children's opportunities to enjoy the rights provided for in article 31. The urban population, especially in developing countries, is increasing significantly, as is violence worldwide in all its forms - at home, in schools, in mass media, in the streets. The implications, along with the commercialization of play provisions, are influencing the ways children engage in recreation, as well as in cultural and artistic activities. For many children in both rich and poor countries, child labour, domestic work or increasing educational demands serve to reduce the time available for the enjoyment of these rights.
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)
Education
Social & Cultural Rights
Person(s) affected
Children
Year
2013
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
CRC General Comment No. 17, The right of the child to rest, leisure, play, recreational activities, cultural life and the arts (2013), para. 4.