Summary:

Information about institutions in Guyana that monitor children's rights.

Children's Ombudsperson

In its Concluding Observations of 2013, the Committee on the Rights of the Child welcomed the establishment of the Child Commission as well as that of the Parliamentary Sectoral Committee on Social Services. The Committee expressed concern, however, that the Rights of the Child Commission did not have a fully functional complaints mechanism for children, and had only dealt with a limited number of direct complaints as of 2013. The limited independence of the Commission was also a source of concern. The Committee urged the State to address these deficits in the national human rights mechanisms to ensure that the Rights of the Child Commission is able to investigate and address complaints of children in a child-sensitive manner, ensure the privacy and protection of victims and undertake monitoring, follow-up and verify child rights activities.

Previous Children's Ombudsperson items

• 14/02/2013: CAPE VERDE: Children's Ombudsperson
• 07/02/2013: BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: Children's Ombudsperson
• 07/02/2013: LIBERIA: Children's Ombudsperson
• 29/01/2013: ISRAEL: Children's Ombdsperson
• 23/01/2013: MALI: Children's Ombudsperson

Organisation Contact Details:

Child Rights International Network
East Studio
2 Pontypool Place
London
SE1 8QF
Tel: +44 (0)207 401 2257
Email: info@crin.org
Website: www.crin.org

Last updated 20/02/2013 14:28:37

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