Guide to International Human Rights Mechanisms - Brookings

at the universal level
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• Committee on the Rights of the Child (page 131), citing CRC arts. 9 & 16
• Human Rights Committee (page 120), citing CCPR art. 17
at the regional level
• African Committee on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (page 169), citing AfCRWC arts.
10 & 19
• Inter-American Commission (and Court) on Human Rights (page 171), citing ACHR art. 11
and/or ADRDM art. 5
• European Court of Human Rights (page 195), citing ECHR art. 8
RECRUITMENT.INTO.ARMED.FORCES,.INCLUDING.OF.CHILD.SOLDIERS
Displaced children should not be compelled or even allowed to take part in combat (Guiding
Principle 13).
Issues of child recruitment into armed forces can generally be brought to the attention of:
at the universal level
• Committee on the Rights of the Child (page 131), citing CRC art. 38
• Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Children in Armed Conflict (page 116)
• International Labour Organization (page 136), citing ILO Convention No. 182, art. 3
at the regional level
• African Committee on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (page 169), citing AfCRWC art. 22
Involuntary recruitment of adults, including IDPs, is not necessarily prohibited by human rights
law. However, IDPs may not be subjected to discriminatory recruitment practices on the basis of
their displacement or other status (page 26). Moreover, any punishments for failing to comply with
involuntary recruitment that amount to cruel, inhuman or degrading practices are prohibited
(page 31).
ADEqUATE.STANDARD.OF.LIVING.
Thematic Roadmap
IDPs have the right to an adequate standard of living (Guiding Principle 18). This includes the
rights to adequate housing, food and water, appropriate clothing and essential medical services and
sanitation. The individual aspects of this right are described in more detail below.
Guide to International Human Rights Mechanisms
for Internally Displaced Persons and their Advocates