In line with the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the recommendations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child, States must introduce measures addressing the specific forms of violence faced by adolescents. Recognizing the right of adolescents to exercise increasing levels of responsibility should not obviate States' obligations to guarantee them protection.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Equality & Inclusion
Governance & Rule of Law
Health
Person(s) affected
Adolescents
Year
2016
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
SR Health, Report to the HRC (2016), A/HRC/32/32, para. 43.