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The present report is submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 52/39. It provides an overview of the human rights situation in Haiti.
The human rights situation in Haiti has sharply deteriorated over the period, mainly due to endemic gang violence. The report highlights the main developments related to rule of law institutions, the police, justice, and penitentiary systems. Some progress has been made in this domain, but challenges persist.
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The Model Forms are intended to simplify and facilitate compliance with the 1993 Adoption Convention by assisting Contracting Parties in the collection of relevant information. They contain important information regarding safeguards established by the 1993 Adoption Convention, such as the consent of persons, institutions, and authorities in the process of adoption (Art. 4(c) and (d)), the adoptability of the child (Art. 16) and the eligibility and suitability of prospective adoptive parents (Art. 15).
These Model Forms contain important information regarding safeguards established by the…
Recognizing the increasing number of orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) and the need to provide standardized and quality alternative childcare and support services, The Ministry of Women and Social Affairs (MOWSA) in collaboration with pertinent child welfare stakeholders, took the initiative to produce a Directive on Alternative Childcare and Support.
The Directive serves as a comprehensive legally binding document aiming to reduce reliance on institutional care services by standardizing alternative care service…
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Cet article est un extrait de la recherche menée pour le Comité des droits de l’enfant de Hong Kong (HKCCR) qui examine la mise en œuvre à Hong Kong du droit des enfants d’être entendus dans les procédures les concernant, garanti par l’article 12 de la CIDE. Alors que les recherches commandées par le HKCCR s’é tendent à de multiples domaines, de l’éducation et la santé à l’élaboration de politiques constitutionnelles, ainsi qu’aux loisirs et à la culture notamment, cet article propose une analyse critique de la manière dont la voix des enfants est entendue dans le cadre…
This book explores the process of orphanage trafficking as a form of child trafficking in international law, examining the contexts in which it occurs and providing a comprehensive, holistic approach to addressing the issue as a form of trafficking.
In doing so, the author establishes the method and process of orphanage trafficking as an issue of international concern and one that countries should work together to tackle.
It outlines specifically what steps countries where orphanage trafficking occurs should take legislatively to combat the issue, and similarly what steps…
The present report was prepared in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 49/20, requesting the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights: to prepare a report on the rights of the child and inclusive social protection, in close cooperation with relevant stakeholders, including children; make the report available in an accessible and child-friendly format; and present it at its fifty-fourth session.
The report highlights systemic and structural barriers to States for meeting their human rights obligations and providing universal social protection for children, particularly…
The OHCHR submitted the first-ever child-friendly report, conducted with over 600+ child participants worldwide. The premise of this report is based on children's right to social support. Most children cannot access social aid and protection and, therefore, cannot access their other rights. This report urges governments to place children at the centre of the laws, policies, and programs to ensure that every child receives the necessary support and can claim their human rights.
Issues of identity are highlighted in testimony from one of the child participants who says, "Children face…
This toolkit, which is a key resource for all Central Adoption Authorities and other actors in responding to potential past practices and in preventing any illicit practice, is comprised of the following four parts:
- fact sheets on illicit practices;
- a checklist to assist decision-making by Central Authorities;
- a Model Procedure to respond to suspected and actual cases of illicit practices; and
- guidelines on enhancing cooperation and coordination to prevent and address illicit practices, including patterns.
At its resumed eleventh emergency special session, the world body adopted a new resolution calling for an end to the war, only hours before the conflict enters its second year on Friday, 24 February 2023.
The results were 141 Member States in favour and seven against - Belarus, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Eritrea, Mali, Nicaragua, Russia and Syria. Among the 32 abstentions were China, India and Pakistan.
By the terms of the 11-paragraph …
In a joint statement published 18 March 2022, the Committee on the Rights of the Child and the Committee on the Rights of Children with Disabilities expressed deep concern about the institutionalisation of children with disabilities and called on States Parties to end institutionalisation on the basis of disability and to promote the development of support for children in a family in the community.