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>) Analysis <strong>of</strong> <strong>Children's</strong> <strong>Rights</strong> in the Recommendations<br />
Findings and Analysis<br />
1) Czech Republic top proponents <strong>of</strong> juvenile justice, Algeria for education, Chile for corporal punishment<br />
Table 11 indicates which States raise which issues the most during the final recommendations <strong>of</strong> the UPR. <strong>The</strong> findings<br />
reveal that some States pay a great deal <strong>of</strong> attention to specific issues. For example, Table 12 below illustrates how 17<br />
<strong>of</strong> the 51 children's rights recommendations made by the Czech Republic, focus on the issue <strong>of</strong> juvenile justice.<br />
TABLE 12: One Approach to making Recommendations<br />
State Total no. <strong>of</strong> recommendations made<br />
(Sessions 1 - 7)<br />
Issue raised<br />
most<br />
CZECH REPUBLIC 51 Juvenile Justice<br />
(17)<br />
BANGLADESH 25 Education<br />
Issue raised<br />
second most<br />
2) Strange Outcomes: Chile raise corporal punishment most despite failure to fully ban at home<br />
(13)<br />
Education (4)<br />
Health (4)<br />
Table 11 shows that Chile raises the issue <strong>of</strong> corporal punishment more than any other UN Member State, a strange<br />
finding considering Chile has not banned corporal punishment in the home and in schools, and has not even made a<br />
commitment to doing so! 11<br />
1. Lobbying States on key issues: If, as an organisation, you are focusing on a particular children's<br />
rights issue, then you should find out which State(s) has raised this issue.<br />
2. Note <strong>of</strong> caution: <strong>The</strong> reason States focus on particular children's rights issues may be as a result<br />
<strong>of</strong> an individual's personal interest within the government. It is worth being mindful <strong>of</strong> this, as<br />
governments change and individuals are replaced, potentially altering the focus.<br />
3. Examples <strong>of</strong> lobbying strategies: In Chapter 7, we will examine various national and<br />
international lobbying approaches adopted by a range <strong>of</strong> NGOs in the UPR.<br />
11 See http://www.endcorporalpunishment.org/pages/pdfs/GlobalProgress.pdf<br />
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