Universal Periodic Review: The Status of Children's Rights - CRIN

Child Rights Information Network (CRIN) Methodology for Selecting Criteria for Analysis
Monitoring selected children's rights for the analysis
Whilst this report examines the full spectrum of children's rights, we focused our research on those nine issues that
feature most regularly, namely:
HEALTH EDUCATION JUVENILE JUSTICE
CHILD LABOUR CORPORAL PUNISHMENT VIOLENCE
ETHNIC MINORITY GROUPS CHILD TRAFFICKING CHILDREN IN ARMED CONFLICT
It is important to note that we are in no way implying that those nine issues are the most important ones, rather, these
are the ones that are most frequently brought up in the UPR. We will, hopefully be able to demonstrate why this might
be through our findings.
Tackling the overlaps between the selected issues
Due to the interconnectedness of children's rights issues and human rights issues in general, overlaps naturally exist. For
example, when a recommendation refers to two particular issues in one point.
The following example illustrates CRIN's approach. The recommendation below would be included in both the 'ethnic
minority groups' category and the 'education' category:
“To take all steps necessary to remove ethnic segregation from schools, in order to encourage greater
understanding among young people of different ethnicities”
Multiple issues included in one point
Where recommendations by States, or points made by UN bodies or NGOs, include two or more issues, each is
assigned its own category. For example, the recommendation by Azerbaijan below includes three separate children's
rights issues (street children, child labour and ethnic minority groups). Each category would be assigned one mention
each.
“Further tackle the problem of street children and child labour, as well as discrimination against
indigenous children”
Further explanation of the selected nine issues
This section clarifies what comes under each of the nine children's rights issue:
ISSUE 1 - Children in armed conflict: All references to children affected by armed conflict, including recruitment of
children into armed forces by States or non-State groups, rehabilitation and re-integration.
ISSUE 2 - Corporal punishment: Includes corporal punishment in all settings, including in the home, in education
settings, in institutions, etc.
ISSUE 3 - Juvenile justice: All references to juvenile justice, including age of criminal responsibility, children
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