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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 added
Aug 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 added
Aug 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 added
Aug 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 added
Aug 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 added
Aug 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 added
Aug 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 added
Aug 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 added
Aug 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 added
Aug 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 added
Aug 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 added
Aug 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 added
Aug 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 added
Aug 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 added
Aug 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 added
Aug 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 added
Aug 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 added
Aug 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 added
Aug 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 added
Aug 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 added
Aug 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 added
Aug 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 added
Aug 19, 2019
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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 added
Aug 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 ... 2017, para. 21

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The Committees urge States parties to take all necessary measures to ensure that all children are immediately registered at birth and issued birth certificates, irrespective of their migration status or that of their parents. Legal and practical obstacles to birth registration should be removed, including by prohibiting data sharing between health providers or civil servants responsible for registration with immigration enforcement authorities; and not requiring parents to produce documentation regarding their migration status. Measures should also be taken to facilitate late registration of birth and to avoid financial penalties for late registration. Children who have not been registered should be ensured equal access to health care, protection, education and other social services.
Body
Committee on the Rights of the Child
Document type
General Comment / Recommendation
Topic(s)
  • Civil & Political Rights
  • Movement
Person(s) affected
  • Children
  • Families
  • Infants
  • Persons on the move
Year
2017
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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Children in street situations 2017, para. 4

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In the past, the terms used to describe children in street situations have included “street children”, “children on the street”, “children of the street”, “runaway children”, “throwaway children”, “children living and/or working on the street”, “homeless children” and “street-connected children”. In the present general comment, the term “children in street situations” is used to comprise: (a) children who depend on the streets to live and/or work, whether alone, with peers or with family; and (b) a wider population of children who have formed strong connections with public spaces and for whom the street plays a vital role in their everyday lives and identities. This wider population includes children who periodically, but not always, live and/or work on the streets and children who do not live or work on the streets but who regularly accompany their peers, siblings or family in the streets. Concerning children in street situations, “being in public spaces” is understood to include spending a significant amount of time on streets or in street markets, public parks, public community spaces, squares and bus and train stations. It does not include public buildings such as schools, hospitals or other comparable institutions.
Body
Committee on the Rights of the Child
Document type
General Comment / Recommendation
Topic(s)
  • Social & Cultural Rights
  • Violence
Person(s) affected
  • Children
  • Families
Year
2017
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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The implementation of the rights of the child during adolescence 2016, para. 76

Paragraph text
Growing numbers of adolescent girls and boys migrate, either within or outside their country of origin, in search of improved standards of living, education or family reunification. For many, migration offers significant social and economic opportunities. However, it also poses risks, including physical harm, psychological trauma, marginalization, discrimination, xenophobia and sexual and economic exploitation and, when crossing borders, immigration raids and detention. Many adolescent migrants are denied access to education, housing, health, recreation, participation, protection and social security. Even where rights to services are protected by laws and policies, adolescents may face administrative and other obstacles in gaining access to such services, including: demands for identity documents or social security numbers; harmful and inaccurate age-determination procedures; financial and linguistic barriers; and the risk that gaining access to services will result in detention or deportation. The Committee refers States parties to its comprehensive recommendations elaborated in respect of migrant children.
Body
Committee on the Rights of the Child
Document type
General Comment / Recommendation
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Movement
Person(s) affected
  • Adolescents
  • Boys
  • Children
  • Girls
  • Persons on the move
Year
2016
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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The right of the child to freedom from all forms of violence 2011, para. 6

Paragraph text
Evolution of general comment No. 13. The present general comment builds on the existing guidance provided by the Committee in its review of States parties' reports and the respective concluding observations, the recommendations of two days of general discussion on violence against children, held in 2000 and 2001, general comment No. 8 (2006) on the right of the child to protection from corporal punishment and other cruel or degrading forms of punishment, and references in other general comments to the topic of violence. The present general comment draws attention to the recommendations of the 2006 report of the independent expert for the United Nations study on violence against children (A/61/299) and calls on States parties to implement those recommendations without delay. It calls attention to the detailed guidance available in the Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children. It also draws on the expertise and experience of United Nations agencies, Governments, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), community organizations, development agencies, and children themselves in seeking to implement article 19 in practice.
Body
Committee on the Rights of the Child
Document type
General Comment / Recommendation
Topic(s)
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Violence
Person(s) affected
  • Children
Year
2011
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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The implementation of the rights of the child during adolescence 2016, para. 21

Paragraph text
The Committee has identified multiple forms of discrimination, many of which have particular implications in adolescence and necessitate an intersectional analysis and targeted holistic measures. Adolescence itself can be a source of discrimination. During this period, adolescents may be treated as dangerous or hostile, incarcerated, exploited or exposed to violence as a direct consequence of their status. Paradoxically, they are also often treated as incompetent and incapable of making decisions about their lives. The Committee urges States to ensure that all of the rights of every adolescent boy and girl are afforded equal respect and protection and that comprehensive and appropriate affirmative action measures are introduced in order to diminish or eliminate conditions that result in direct or indirect discrimination against any group of adolescents on any grounds. States are reminded that not every differentiation of treatment will constitute discrimination, if the criteria for such differentiation are reasonable and objective and if the aim is to achieve a purpose that is legitimate under the Convention.
Body
Committee on the Rights of the Child
Document type
General Comment / Recommendation
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
  • Adolescents
  • Boys
  • Children
  • Girls
Year
2016
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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The right of the child to be heard 2009, para. 27

Paragraph text
The Open-ended Working Group established by the Commission on Human Rights, which drafted the text of the Convention, rejected a proposal to define these matters by a list limiting the consideration of a child's or children's views. Instead, it was decided that the right of the child to be heard should refer to "all matters affecting the child". The Committee is concerned that children are often denied the right to be heard, even though it is obvious that the matter under consideration is affecting them and they are capable of expressing their own views with regard to this matter. While the Committee supports a broad definition of "matters", which also covers issues not explicitly mentioned in the Convention, it recognizes the clause "affecting the child", which was added in order to clarify that no general political mandate was intended. The practice, however, including the World Summit for Children, demonstrates that a wide interpretation of matters affecting the child and children helps to include children in the social processes of their community and society. Thus, States parties should carefully listen to children's views wherever their perspective can enhance the quality of solutions.
Body
Committee on the Rights of the Child
Document type
General Comment / Recommendation
Topic(s)
  • Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
  • Children
Year
2009
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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Public budgeting for the realization of children’s rights (art. 4) 2016, para. 47

Paragraph text
States parties should conduct child rights impact assessments in order to ascertain the effect of legislation, policies and programmes on all children at the national and subnational levels, especially children in vulnerable situations who may have special needs and therefore require a disproportionate share of spending in order to have their rights realized. Child rights impact assessments should be part of each stage of the budget process and should complement other monitoring and evaluation efforts. While States parties will apply different methodologies and practices when undertaking child rights impact assessments, they should use the Convention and its Optional Protocols, as well as relevant concluding observations and general comments issued by the Committee, in developing their frameworks. The child rights impact assessments should be informed by stakeholders, such as children, civil society organizations, experts, State government structures and academic institutions. The analysis should result in recommendations for amendments, alternatives and improvements and should be publicly available.
Body
Committee on the Rights of the Child
Document type
General Comment / Recommendation
Topic(s)
  • Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
  • Children
Year
2016
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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