Summary:

The Chairperson of the Working Group, Drahoslav Stefanek, made a statement to the Human Rights Council on 6 June, saying the draft Optional Protocol had been the result of a compromise and, whilst it might not initially fully meet expectations, it constituted an instrument through which increased protection for the rights of children could be provided for under the Convention.

http://www.crin.org/docs/Chair_OPCRCaddress

Further Information:

• Read States / NGOs responses to the draft text
• Read more about the complaints mechanism process
• Read the draft text of the Complaints Mechanism

Previous UN report items

• 31/05/2011: EDUCATION: "The promotion of equality of opportunity in education"
• 16/05/2011: COMPLAINTS MECHANISM: Chairperson's final report and revised Optional Protocol
• 11/05/2011: Secretary-General’s 10th Annual Report on Children and Armed Conflict
• 13/04/2011: Report of the Secretary-General on children and armed conflict in the Central African Republic
• 14/03/2011: COTE D'IVOIRE: Impact of the socio-political stalemate - OCHA

Organisation Contact Details:

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Civil Society Section
Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Palais Wilson, Office 2-031
Geneva, Switzerland


Tel: Tel. +41-(0)22-917-9230
Email: Email: civilsociety@ohchr.org
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Last updated 08/06/2011 05:58:24

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