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General comment No. 26 (2023) on children’s rights and the environment, with a special focus on climate change*
- Body
- Committee on the Rights of the Child
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Year
- 2023
- Document code
- CRC/C/GC/26
- Date added
- Mar 5, 2024
Document
General comment No. 25 (2021) on children’s rights in relation to the digital environment
- Body
- Committee on the Rights of the Child
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Year
- 2021
- Document code
- CRC/C/GC/25
- Date added
- Mar 5, 2024
Document
General comment No. 24 (2019) on children’s rights in the child justice system
- Body
- Committee on the Rights of the Child
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Document type
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Year
- 2019
- Document code
- CRC/C/GC/24
- Date added
- Mar 5, 2024
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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
Document
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
Document
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
Document
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
Document
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
Document
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
Document
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
Document
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
Document
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
Document
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
Document
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
Document
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
Document
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
Document
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
Document
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
Document
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
Document
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
Document
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
Document
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
Document
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
- Paragraph text
- 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
Paragraph
Children in street situations 2017, para. 4
- Paragraph text
- 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
Paragraph
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
Paragraph
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
Paragraph