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

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Child Rights Information Network (CRIN) NGO Survey Findings Another stated: “We have to find out which States could push our issues in the UPR 53
8 Conclusion With the UPR yet to complete its first cycle of reviews, it is too early to judge its effectiveness. Indeed, the real test will be when States participate in the second round of reviews, where they will be obliged to give an update on their progress in implementing the recommendations from their first review. However, as the findings of this report show, some key trends have already emerged, notably the way States and indeed other Stakeholders are interacting with the UPR, and which issues are being raised and which ones are neglected. Drawing conclusions on the report's two main objectives To what extent are children's rights addressed in the UPR • Is one in five mentions satisfactory? Approximately one fifth of all points made across the UPR process are children's rights focused, but is this really satisfactory given children cut across all human rights clusters? Furthermore, the findings highlighted below, raise concerns over which issues are being addressed adequately and which ones are not. • States are avoiding more controversial issues: The findings have clearly shown how States tend to focus on, and accept mostly recommendations on 'softer' issues, such as education and health, and neglect, or reject recommendations on more controversial issues , such as corporal punishment or juvenile justice. • NGOs have an important role to play: NGOs lag behind UN bodies and UN Member States in the extent to which they address children's rights in the UPR. Indeed, with States shown to avoid the more controversial issues, NGOs have an important role to play in addressing the full spectrum of children's rights issues and ensuring neglected issues are brought to the forefront of the agenda. The role of NGOs: CRIN hopes that the findings of the analysis act a as a rallying call for NGOs to play their part in ensuring all children's rights are addressed. Lessons learned by and practical tips for NGOs • NGOs are still learning about the UPR: The mechanism differs from existing mechanisms in a number of ways. Organisations must assess their own situation, together with the situation in the country they are reporting on, and consider the range of approaches available to them before engaging with the UPR. • Two different perspectives: A clear distinction exists between those who engage at the Geneva level (primarily international NGOs) and achieve success by seeing their issues raised in the final recommendations,
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