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The aims of education
- Body
- Committee on the Rights of the Child
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Year
- 2001
- Document code
- CRC/GC/2001/1
- Date modified
- Sep 19, 2019
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Children in street situations
- Body
- Committee on the Rights of the Child
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Year
- 2017
- Document code
- CRC/C/GC/21
- Date modified
- Sep 19, 2019
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The right of the child to protection from corporal punishment and other cruel and degrading forms of punishment
- Body
- Committee on the Rights of the Child
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Year
- 2006
- Document code
- CRC/C/GC/8
- Date modified
- Sep 19, 2019
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General Measures of Implementation of the Convention of the Rights of the Child
- Body
- Committee on the Rights of the Child
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Year
- 2003
- Document code
- CRC/GC/2003/5
- Date modified
- Sep 19, 2019
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Indigenous children and their rights under the Convention
- Body
- Committee on the Rights of the Child
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Year
- 2009
- Document code
- CRC/C/GC/11
- Date modified
- Sep 19, 2019
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HIV/AIDS and the rights of the children
- Body
- Committee on the Rights of the Child
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Year
- 2003
- Document code
- CRC/GC/2003/3
- Date modified
- Sep 19, 2019
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Adolescent health and development in the context of the Convention of the Rights of the Child
- Body
- Committee on the Rights of the Child
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Year
- 2003
- Document code
- CRC/GC/2003/4
- Date modified
- Sep 19, 2019
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The Role of Independent National Human Rights Institutions in the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of the Child
- Body
- Committee on the Rights of the Child
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Year
- 2002
- Document code
- CRC/GC/2002/2
- Date modified
- Sep 19, 2019
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Treatment of Unaccompanied and Separated Children Outside Their Country of Origin
- Body
- Committee on the Rights of the Child
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Year
- 2005
- Document code
- CRC/GC/2005/6
- Date modified
- Sep 19, 2019
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Children’s rights in juvenile justice
- Body
- Committee on the Rights of the Child
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Year
- 2007
- Document code
- CRC/C/GC/10
- Date modified
- Sep 19, 2019
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The right of the child to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health
- Body
- Committee on the Rights of the Child
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Year
- 2013
- Document code
- CRC/C/GC/15
- Date modified
- Sep 19, 2019
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The right of the child to freedom from all forms of violence
- Body
- Committee on the Rights of the Child
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Year
- 2011
- Document code
- CRC/C/GC/13
- Date modified
- Sep 19, 2019
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The rights of children with disabilities
- Body
- Committee on the Rights of the Child
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Year
- 2007
- Document code
- CRC/C/GC/9
- Date modified
- Sep 19, 2019
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The right of the child to rest, leisure, play, recreational activities, cultural life and the arts
- Body
- Committee on the Rights of the Child
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Year
- 2013
- Document code
- CRC/C/GC/17
- Date modified
- Sep 19, 2019
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State obligations regarding the impact of the business sector on children’s rights
- Body
- Committee on the Rights of the Child
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Year
- 2013
- Document code
- CRC/C/GC/16
- Date modified
- Sep 19, 2019
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The right of the child to have his or her best interest taken as a primary consideration
- Body
- Committee on the Rights of the Child
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Year
- 2013
- Document code
- CRC/C/GC/14
- Date modified
- Sep 19, 2019
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Public budgeting for the realization of children’s rights (art. 4)
- Body
- Committee on the Rights of the Child
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Year
- 2016
- Document code
- CRC/C/GC/19
- Date modified
- Sep 19, 2019
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Joint general comment No. 3 (2017) of the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families and No. 22 (2017) of the Committee on the Rights of the Child on the general principles regarding the human rights ...
- Body
- Committee on the Rights of the Child
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Year
- 2017
- Document code
- CMW/C/GC/3-CRC/C/GC/22
- Date modified
- Sep 19, 2019
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Joint general comment No. 4 (2017) of the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families and No. 23 (2017) of the Committee on the Rights of the Child on State obligations regarding the human rights of c ...
- Body
- Committee on the Rights of the Child
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Year
- 2017
- Document code
- CMW/C/GC/4-CRC/C/GC/23
- Date modified
- Sep 19, 2019
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Implementing child rights in early childhood
- Body
- Committee on the Rights of the Child
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Year
- 2006
- Document code
- CRC/C/GC/7/REV.1
- Date modified
- Sep 19, 2019
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The implementation of the rights of the child during adolescence
- Body
- Committee on the Rights of the Child
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Year
- 2016
- Document code
- CRC/C/GC/20
- Date modified
- Sep 19, 2019
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Harmful practices (joint General Recommendation with CEDAW)
- Body
- Committee on the Rights of the Child
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Year
- 2014
- Document code
- CEDAW/C/GC/31-CRC/C/GC/18
- Date modified
- Sep 19, 2019
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The right of the child to be heard
- Body
- Committee on the Rights of the Child
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Year
- 2009
- Document code
- CRC/C/GC/12
- Date modified
- Sep 19, 2019
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The aims of education 2001, para. 13
- Paragraph text
- Fifth, it emphasizes the need for education to be designed and provided in such a way that it promotes and reinforces the range of specific ethical values enshrined in the Convention, including education for peace, tolerance, and respect for the natural environment, in an integrated and holistic manner. This may require a multidisciplinary approach. The promotion and reinforcement of the values of article 29 (1) are not only necessary because of problems elsewhere, but must also focus on problems within the child's own community. Education in this regard should take place within the family, but schools and communities must also play an important role. For example, for the development of respect for the natural environment, education must link issues of environment and sustainable development with socio-economic, sociocultural and demographic issues. Similarly, respect for the natural environment should be learnt by children at home, in school and within the community, encompass both national and international problems, and actively involve children in local, regional or global environmental projects.
- Body
- Committee on the Rights of the Child
- Document type
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Environment
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Year
- 2001
- Date modified
- Feb 13, 2020
Paragraph
Treatment of Unaccompanied and Separated Children Outside Their Country of Origin 2005, para. 47
- Paragraph text
- In ensuring their access, States must assess and address the particular plight and vulnerabilities of such children. They should, in particular, take into account the fact that unaccompanied children have undergone separation from family members and have also, to varying degrees, experienced loss, trauma, disruption and violence. Many such children, in particular those who are refugees, have further experienced pervasive violence and the stress associated with a country afflicted by war. This may have created deep-rooted feelings of helplessness and undermined a child's trust in others. Moreover, girls are particularly susceptible to marginalization, poverty and suffering during armed conflict, and many may have experienced gender-based violence in the context of armed conflict. The profound trauma experienced by many affected children calls for special sensitivity and attention in their care and rehabilitation.
- Body
- Committee on the Rights of the Child
- Document type
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Year
- 2005
- Date modified
- Feb 13, 2020
Paragraph
The right of the child to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health 2013, para. 12
- Paragraph text
- Article 3, paragraph 1, of the Convention places an obligation on public and private social welfare institutions, courts of law, administrative authorities and legislative bodies to ensure that the best interests of the child are assessed and taken as a primary consideration in all actions affecting children. This principle must be observed in all health-related decisions concerning individual children or children as a group. Individual children's best interests should be based on their physical, emotional, social and educational needs, age, sex, relationship with parents and caregivers, and their family and social background, and after having heard their views according to article 12 of the Convention.
- Body
- Committee on the Rights of the Child
- Document type
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Year
- 2013
- Date modified
- Feb 13, 2020
Paragraph
The right of the child to protection from corporal punishment and other cruel and degrading forms of punishment 2006, para. 2
- Paragraph text
- The Convention on the Rights of the Child and other international human rights instruments recognize the right of the child to respect for the child's human dignity and physical integrity and equal protection under the law. The Committee is issuing this general comment to highlight the obligation of all States parties to move quickly to prohibit and eliminate all corporal punishment and all other cruel or degrading forms of punishment of children and to outline the legislative and other awareness-raising and educational measures that States must take.
- Body
- Committee on the Rights of the Child
- Document type
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 2006
- Date modified
- Feb 13, 2020
Paragraph
The right of the child to protection from corporal punishment and other cruel and degrading forms of punishment 2006, para. 27
- Paragraph text
- The preamble to the Convention upholds the family as "the fundamental group of society and the natural environment for the growth and well-being of all its members and particularly children". The Convention requires States to respect and support families. There is no conflict whatsoever with States' obligation to ensure that the human dignity and physical integrity of children within the family receive full protection alongside other family members.
- Body
- Committee on the Rights of the Child
- Document type
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Year
- 2006
- Date modified
- Feb 13, 2020
Paragraph
The right of the child to protection from corporal punishment and other cruel and degrading forms of punishment 2006, para. 14
- Paragraph text
- The Committee recognizes that parenting and caring for children, especially babies and young children, demand frequent physical actions and interventions to protect them. This is quite distinct from the deliberate and punitive use of force to cause some degree of pain, discomfort or humiliation. As adults, we know for ourselves the difference between a protective physical action and a punitive assault; it is no more difficult to make a distinction in relation to actions involving children. The law in all States, explicitly or implicitly, allows for the use of non-punitive and necessary force to protect people.
- Body
- Committee on the Rights of the Child
- Document type
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 2006
- Date modified
- Feb 13, 2020
Paragraph
The right of the child to protection from corporal punishment and other cruel and degrading forms of punishment 2006, para. 37
- Paragraph text
- Article 39 of the Convention requires States to take all appropriate measures to promote physical and psychological recovery and social reintegration of a child victim of "any form of neglect, exploitation, or abuse; torture or any other form of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment". Corporal punishment and other degrading forms of punishment may inflict serious damage to the physical, psychological and social development of children, requiring appropriate health and other care and treatment. This must take place in an environment that fosters the integral health, self-respect and dignity of the child, and be extended as appropriate to the child's family group. There should be an interdisciplinary approach to planning and providing care and treatment, with specialized training of the professionals involved. The child's views should be given due weight concerning all aspects of their treatment and in reviewing it.
- Body
- Committee on the Rights of the Child
- Document type
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 2006
- Date modified
- Feb 13, 2020
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