Universal Periodic Review: The Status of Children's Rights - CRIN
Universal Periodic Review: The Status of Children's Rights - CRIN
Universal Periodic Review: The Status of Children's Rights - CRIN
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Child <strong>Rights</strong> Information Network (<strong>CRIN</strong>) Overall Analysis <strong>of</strong> <strong>Children's</strong> <strong>Rights</strong> in the UPR<br />
Findings and Analysis<br />
1) Twenty three per cent <strong>of</strong> all points in the UPR are children's rights focused<br />
Table 1 shows that, on average, one in five points made throughout the UPR process (across the pre-review reports<br />
submitted to OHCHR and the final outcome report documenting the final recommendations) are children's rights<br />
focused.<br />
2) NGOs lag behind UN bodies in addressing children's rights in the UPR<br />
Table 1 shows that children's rights are raised most in the UN Compilation, with 36 per cent <strong>of</strong> all points made across<br />
UN Compilation reports being children's rights focused. National Reports submitted by States address children's rights<br />
the least, with NGOs only raising children's rights marginally more, but less so than UN Member States and UN bodies.<br />
Which children's rights issues feature most prominently and which are most neglected<br />
Table 2: References to particular children's rights issues<br />
compared to all mentions <strong>of</strong> children's rights<br />
Health Education Juvenile<br />
Justice<br />
Child<br />
Labour<br />
Corporal<br />
Punishment<br />
Violence Ethnic<br />
Minorities<br />
Trafficking Armed<br />
Conflict<br />
STATE REPORTS 157** 560 143 75 14 169 107 94 19<br />
UN COMPILATION 229 263 133 117 69 225 211 103 55<br />
NGO COMPILATION 63 174 65 25 103 73 108 21 21<br />
FINAL<br />
RECOMMENDATIONS<br />
Which children's rights issues though? As the analysis shows, approximately one in five points<br />
made in the UPR are children's rights focused. However, is this figure really that high given the<br />
prominence <strong>of</strong> children across all human rights clusters. It is also important to refrain from drawing<br />
conclusions before assessing which particular children's rights are being addressed. Table 2 below<br />
examines which issues are being addressed most. Table 1 also illustrates that NGOs fall behind in<br />
the extent to which they address children's rights in the UPR, a rallying call for NGOs to engage<br />
with the mechanism.<br />
58 257 135 70 72 306 72 102 101<br />
TOTALS 507* 817 476 287 258 773 498 320 196<br />
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