Summary:

The 80th session of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) will take place from 13 February to 9 March 2012.

http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/cerd/cerds80.htm

Opportunities for child rights advocates

In addition to providing information on upcoming reviews by the Committee on the Rights of the Child (and indeed on the subsequent Concluding Observations issued), CRIN encourages children's rights advocates to use the full range of opportunities within the UN and regional human rights mechanisms to pursue children's rights advocacy.

Reporting to treaty bodies beyond the Committee on the Rights of the Child presents an opportunity for advocates to raise and press home children's rights issues.

States under Review

The following States will be reviewed by the Committee:

Canada
Italy
Israel
Jordan
Kuwait
Laos
Mexico
Portugal
Qatar
Senegal
Turkmenistan
Vietnam

Further Information

• Find out how to report to the Committee
• Visit the Committee's webpage

Previous UN event items

• 20/01/2012: BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS: UN Working Group to hold introductory exchange
• 16/01/2012: BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS: UN Working Group to hold inaugural meeting
• 15/12/2011: Children and Youth at the ICC: Participation, Protection and Reparations
• 02/12/2011: SYRIA: Human Rights Council to hold special session
• 14/11/2011: Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR): Session 47

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