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Cet article est un extrait de la recherche menée pour le Comité des droits de l’enfant de Hong Kong (HKCCR) qui examine la mise en œuvre à Hong Kong du droit des enfants d’être entendus dans les procédures les concernant, garanti par l’article 12 de la CIDE. Alors que les recherches commandées par le HKCCR s’é tendent à de multiples domaines, de l’éducation et la santé à l’élaboration de politiques constitutionnelles, ainsi qu’aux loisirs et à la culture notamment, cet article propose une analyse critique de la manière dont la voix des enfants est entendue dans le cadre…
This book explores the process of orphanage trafficking as a form of child trafficking in international law, examining the contexts in which it occurs and providing a comprehensive, holistic approach to addressing the issue as a form of trafficking.
In doing so, the author establishes the method and process of orphanage trafficking as an issue of international concern and one that countries should work together to tackle.
It outlines specifically what steps countries where orphanage trafficking occurs should take legislatively to combat the issue, and similarly what steps…
The present report was prepared in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 49/20, requesting the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights: to prepare a report on the rights of the child and inclusive social protection, in close cooperation with relevant stakeholders, including children; make the report available in an accessible and child-friendly format; and present it at its fifty-fourth session.
The report highlights systemic and structural barriers to States for meeting their human rights obligations and providing universal social protection for children, particularly…
The OHCHR submitted the first-ever child-friendly report, conducted with over 600+ child participants worldwide. The premise of this report is based on children's right to social support. Most children cannot access social aid and protection and, therefore, cannot access their other rights. This report urges governments to place children at the centre of the laws, policies, and programs to ensure that every child receives the necessary support and can claim their human rights.
Issues of identity are highlighted in testimony from one of the child participants who says, "Children face…
At its resumed eleventh emergency special session, the world body adopted a new resolution calling for an end to the war, only hours before the conflict enters its second year on Friday, 24 February 2023.
The results were 141 Member States in favour and seven against - Belarus, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Eritrea, Mali, Nicaragua, Russia and Syria. Among the 32 abstentions were China, India and Pakistan.
By the terms of the 11-paragraph …
In a joint statement published 18 March 2022, the Committee on the Rights of the Child and the Committee on the Rights of Children with Disabilities expressed deep concern about the institutionalisation of children with disabilities and called on States Parties to end institutionalisation on the basis of disability and to promote the development of support for children in a family in the community.
On November 20 and 21 Member States of the UN General Assembly participated in a High-level meeting on the occasion of the thirtieth anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
The …
The Secretary-General has the honour to transmit to the General Assembly the report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons, Cecilia Jimenez-Damary, submitted in accordance with General Assembly resolution 72/182 and Human Rights Council resolution 41/15.
In the present report, the Special Rapporteur seeks to highlight the situation of internally displaced children who are suffering and dying because of the lack of rapid and appropriate responses to their specific needs and protection concerns and the lack of capacity and resources to fill protection…
In its resolution 73/155, the General Assembly requested the Secretary-General to submit to it at its seventy-fourth session a comprehensive report on the rights of the child containing information on the status of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, with a focus on children without parental care. The present report outlines Legal and normative framework related to children without parental care, Programmatic advances for children without parental care, Ongoing challenges to care reform, and Conclusions and recommendations.
This Note from The Hague Conference on Private International Law aims to promote the proper interpretation and application of Article 2 of the Hague Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (“1993 Hague Convention” or “Convention”). It does so by seeking to clarify a) the scope of the Convention, and b) the concept of habitual residence, and ultimately promote greater consistency in determinations of habitual residence in Contracting States in the context of this Convention, including by “developing a common…