http://www.crin.org/docs/DRC_CODE_OPAC_ExecSumm EN.docx

This executive summary offers an overview of the information brought to the attention of the CRC Committee regarding the imlpementation of the OPAC in the DRC.

The report indicates that despite the 2009 promulgation of the comprehensive Child Law for the Protection of Children, there are still children involved in armed conflict as part of the national forces and armed groups in the East of the country.

In the mean time, there are no administrative sanctions Entre-temps, il n'existe ni des sanctions administratives ni des poursuites judiciaires à l'encontre de ceux qui enrôlent et utilisent des forces des enfants dans les conflits armés.

Le rapport note l'implication fort remarquée des organismes multilatéraux dans le désarmement, la démobilisation des enfants enrôlés et utilisés directement par les Forces et groupes armés et dont le nombre de plus en plus en baisse demeure néanmoins, un mystère du fait des difficultés liées à l'accès au lieu de leur localisations et d'affectation. 

Previous CRC - NGO Alternative Report items

• 30/01/2011: Complementary Report to the 3rd and 4th Periodic Country Report on Vietnam's Implementation of the CRC (2002-2007)
• 30/01/2011: Complementary Report to the 3rd and 4th Periodic Country Report on Vietnam's Implementation of the CRC (2002-2007)
• 28/01/2011: Jordan and Shannen: First Nations children demand that the Canadian Government stop racially discriminating against them
• 28/01/2011: Our Dreams Matter Too
• 28/01/2011: Nos Rêves Comptent Aussi

Contact Information:

Avenue Oshwe No. A26
Quartier Matonge, Commune de Kalamu,
Ville de Kinshasa
Congo DR

Last updated 04/07/2011 08:41:30

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