Summary:

The Committee on the Rights of the Child will hold its 61st Session from 17 September to 5 October 2012. Below are full details on the session, including the list of alternative reports submitted by NGOs.

http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/crc/crcs61.htm

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States under Review

Below is a list of States scheduled to be reviewed during the 61st session.

The following States will be reviewed on the progress they are making in implementing the provisions of the CRC:

• Albania    Andorra    Austria    Namibia
• Bosnia and Herzegovina    Liberia    Canada

The following States will be reviewed under the OPSC:

• Albania    Philippines    Canada

The following States will be reviewed under the OPAC:

• Albania

Session Outcomes

The Concluding Observations will be released at the end of the session. In the meantime, you can read summary reports of the reviews on the OHCHR website. Click here.

State Reports

Reports submitted by governments to the Committee on the Rights of the Child will become available in English, French and Spanish on the website of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Word and PDF formats.

• View the reports

Alternative Reports

Alternative Reports submitted on the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC):

Austria

• The Austrian Ombuds-Offices for Children and Youth (kinder-und Jugendanwaltschaften)
  Submission to the Committee
• Oesterreichishche Arbeitsgemeinschaft fuer Rehabilitation (OeAR)
  Submission to the Committee's Pre-session Working Group
• International Disability Alliance
  Submission to the list of issues in the Pre-session Working Group
• National Coalition for the Implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in Austria
  Submission to the Committee

Albania

• United for Child Care and Protection (BKTF) Albania
  Submission to the Committee

• United for Child Care and Protection (BKTF) Albania
  Submission to the Committee made by children
• Albanian Children's Alliance
  Submission to the Committee / Updated submission
• International Disability Alliance
  Submission to the Committee for the list of issues in the Pre-Session Working Group

Andorra

• Institut de Drets Humans d’Andorra
  Submission to the Committee (in French)

Bosnia & Herzegovina

• International Disability Alliance
  Submission to the Committee's Pre-Session Working Group
• NGO Network “Stronger Voice for Children”
  Submission to the Committee

Canada

• Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada
  "A tale of two Canadas: Implementing rights in early childhood"
• First Nations Child and Family Caring Society
  - "Our dreams matter too"
  (Also in French / Creole / Oji-Cree)
  - "Honouring the children"
• The African Canadian Legal Clinic
  "Canada's forgotten children"
• International Disability Alliance
  Submission to the Committee's Pre-Session Working Group

• Canadian Council for Child and Youth Advocates
  "Aboriginal Children Canada Must do Better: Today and Tomorrow"
  (plus supplementary submission)

• First Nations Child and Family Caring Society
  "Jordan and Shannen: First Nations children demand that the Canadian Government stop racially discriminating against them"

• Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children
  "Right in Principle, Right in Practice: Implementation of the CRC in Canada"
  (also in French)

Guinea-Bissau

• Coalition des Organisations de la Défense des Droits de l’Enfant en Guinée Bissau (CODEDIC-GB)
  Submission to the Committee (in French / in English)

Liberia

• International Disability Alliance
  Submission to the Committee's Pre-Session Working Group
• Defence for Children International - Liberia
  Submission to the Committee

Namibia

• Legal Assistance Centre
  Submission to the Committee
• International Disability Alliance
  Submission to the Committee's Pre-Session Working Group
   

Alternative Reports submitted on the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography (OPSC):

Albania

• Children's Human Rights Centre of Albania / Defence for Children International - Albania
  Submission to the Committee 

Canada

• Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children
  Submission to the Committee

Philippines

• ECPAT - Philippines
  Submission to the Committee

 
Alternative Reports submitted on the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict (OPAC):

- No reports submitted


NGO participation

For guidance on how to report to the CRC, download:

• A guide for children / child-led organisations
• A guide for NGOs to support them in the process.

Or contact:

• The NGO Group for the CRC at secretariat@childrightsnet.org
• The CRC Secretariat at crc@ohchr.org
• Visit the webpage of the Committee

Some of the sessions were made available online via a webcast.

Further Information

• Visit OHCHR's page on the 61st session for further details and reports
• Visit CRIN's alternative reports database

Previous CRC Session items

• 29/05/2012: Committee on the Rights of the Child: Session 60
• 29/05/2012: Comité de los Derechos del Niño de la ONU: 60° período de sesiones
• 16/01/2012: Committee on the Rights of the Child: Session 59
• 16/01/2012: Комитет по правам ребенка: 59-я сессия
• 16/01/2012: Comité de los Derechos del Niño de la ONU: 59° período de sesiones

Last updated 03/10/2012 16:18:36