A summary of issues of relevance to Children’s Rights that were raised during 

The 61 session, 20th  meeting of 
Commission on Human Rights
23th of March 2005

The issue discussed at this meeting was item 9 : Question of the violation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in any part of the world, including:
 (a) Question of human rights in Cyprus. Issues concerning child rights were only mentioned by a few, and in a breif manner, except for Save the Children's statement on Child Protection in Darfur.

The following countries/observers held statements during this meeting :  

Iraq, Venezuela, Ms. Christine Chanet, Personal Representative of the High Commisioner for Human Rights on the situatuin of human rights in Cuba, China 

The following NGO's held statements during this meeting :

Joint statement: International League for Human Rights and International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights,
Joint statement: Dominicans for Justice and Peace and Dominican Leadership Conference,
Joint statement: Federación de Mujeres Cubanas, National Union of Jurists of Cuba, Movimiento Cubano por la Paz y la Soberanía de los Pueblos, Centro de Estudios Sobre la Juventud, Federación Mundial de Juventud Democrática and Sociedad Cultural José Martí,
UN Watch,
Baha’i International Community, explained that baha'i students that have passed their exams successfully still are not accepted by universities.
International Service for Human Rights,
International Federation of Human Rights Leagues,
International Commission of Jurists, mentioned the problem of  forced recruit of children into Maoist forces in Nepal.
World Organisation Against Torture,
Franciscans International,
Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions,
International Federation of Rural Adult Catholic Movements,
Centre Europe-Tiers Monde,
World Federation of Trade Unions,
Human Rights Watch,
Nord Sud XXI ,
American Association of Jurists,
Jammu and Kashmir Council for Human Rights,
South Asia Human Rights Documentation Centre,
International League for Human Rights,
International NGO Forum on Indonesian Development,
Foundation of Japanese Honorary Debts,
Organisation tunisienne de jeunes médecins sans frontières,
International Save the Children Alliance, held a statement on Child Protection in Darfur. They called upon the international community to support efforts to acheive a lasting peace. They highligted that children are extremely vulurable in the humanitarian crisis in Sudan and are: being displaced from their homes, at risk of rape, abduction, and recruitment into fighting forces.
International Save the Children Alliance also underlined that the children do not have adequate food, clean water and basic healthcare or education. They presented a few basic points that have to be improved to ensure the child rights being respected in Darfur.
Pen International,
Habitat International Coalition,
International Movement Against All Forms of Discrimination and Racism,
International Committee for the Respect and the Application of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (CIRAC),
Association for World Education,
Afro-Asian Peoples Solidarity Organization,
International Humanist and Ethical Union,
International Association of Democratic Lawyers,
Médecins du Monde International,
Asian Legal Resource Centre,
Canadian Council of Churches