Harmful practices (joint General Recommendation with CEDAW) 2014, para. 55k
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[The Committees recommend that the States parties to the Conventions adopt or amend legislation with a view to effectively addressing and eliminating harmful practices. In doing so, they should ensure:] That all initiatives to draft and amend criminal laws must be coupled with protection measures and services for victims and those who are at risk of being subjected to harmful practices;
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)
Governance & Rule of Law
Harmful Practices
Person(s) affected
N.A.
Year
2014
Paragraph type
Conclusion / Recommendation
Reference
CRC General Comment No. 18, Harmful practices (joint General Comment with CEDAW) (2014), para. 55k.