17 February, 2003: CRINMAIL 448: Special Edition on the 32nd Session of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child **************************************************************************** ***************** - COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD: Elections to the Committee on the Rights of the Child [news] - NGO ALTERNATIVE REPORTS [publication] - COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD: Day of General Discussion [event] **************************************************************************** ***************** Your submissions are welcome if you are working in the area of child rights. To contribute, email us at info@crin.org. Please note that we are unable to respond to emails addressed to crinmail_english@domeus.co.uk Adobe Acrobat is required for viewing some of the documents, and if required can be downloaded from www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html **************************************************************************** ***************** - COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD: Elections to the Committee on the Rights of the Child [news] In the 15th and 16th meetings of the States parties to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, 13 experts were elected to the Committee that monitors the adoption and implementation of the provisions stated by the Convention. Of these 13 seats, five were to replace existing members whose terms will end the 28th of February and eight were newly added to expand the membership from 10 to 18 people. The enlargement of the Committee membership, which may, among other goals, hasten the review of backlogged reports, was adopted by way of an amendment to article 43 of the Convention and was entered into force the 18th November 2002. Out of 29 candidates, the 9 experts elected for a four-year term were: Jakob Doek (Netherlands), Kamel Filali (Algeria), Moushira Khattab (Egypt), Hatem Kotrane (Tunisia), Lothal Krappmann (Germany), Marjorie Taylor (Jamaica), Noberto Liwski (Argentina), Awa N?Deye Ouedraogo (Burkina Faso), and Rosa Ortiz (Paraguay). The 4 experts who were elected for a two-year term were: Joyce Aluoch (Kenya), Yanghee Lee (Republic of Korea), Lucy Smith (Norway), and Nevana Vuckovic-Sahovic (Serbia and Montenegro). The remaining 5 experts, whose terms extend to 2005, are: Ibrahim Abdul Aziz Al-Sheddi (Saudi Arabia), Ghalia Mohd Bin Hmad Al-Thani (Qatar), Saisuree Chutikul (Thailand), Luigi Citarella (Italy), and Marilia Sardenberg (Brazil). For more information, contact: The Secretariat for the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Palais des Nations, CH-1211, Geneva 10, Switzerland Tel: 00 41 22 917 9000; Fax: 00 41 22 917 9022; Email: crc@ohchr.org Website: http://193.194.138.190/html/menu2/6/crc/ --------------------------------------------------- - NGO ALTERNATIVE REPORTS [publication] Reports submitted by NGOs to the Committee on the Rights of the Child are made available on the CRIN website, in partnership with the NGO Group for the Convention on the Rights of the Child. These reports, which are known as NGO Alternative Reports, provide expert advice on the implementation of the Convention in areas falling within the scope of their respective mandates. The reports are submitted in accordance with article 45(a) of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which states that "The Committee may invite the specialised agencies, the United Nations Children's Fund and other competent bodies as it may consider appropriate to provide expert advice on the implementation of the Convention in areas falling within the scope of their respective mandates." The reports can be searched by country, CRC session or by NGO on the CRIN website. Go to: http://www.crin.org/resources/treaties/CRC.asp?catName=International+Treatie s&flag=legal&ID=6 Alternative NGO reports submitted to the 32nd Session of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child concerning the following countries are available in pdf and word format at the following links. Very large files can be downloaded in two parts in either format. ----------------- CZECH REPUBLIC European Roma Rights Center. H-1386 Budapest 62 PO Box 906/93 Hungary. Tel: 00 36 1 4132200; Fax: 00 36 1 4132201; Email: norka@errc.org http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=3256 [English] League of Human Rights, Kostnicka 1324 390 01 Tabor, Czech Republic. Tel: 00420 381 254 886; Fax: 00420 381 254 886; Email: eps.tabor@ecn.cz; http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=3258 [English] Defence for Children International - Czech Republic, Senovazna 2, 11000 Prague 1, Czech Republic. Tel: 00 42 2 242 23864; Fax: 00 42 2 242 23864; Email: dci.praha@seznam.cz http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=3259 [English] ----------------- ESTONIA Estonian Union for Child Welfare; Endla 6-18 EE - 10142 Tallinn, Estonia. Tel: 003726311128; Fax: 003726311128; Email: eucw@ngo.ee http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=3280 [English] ---------------- HAITI Coalition Haïtienne pour la Défense des Droits de l'Enfant ,Impasse Baron No. 8 Turgeau Port au Prince Haïti. Email: cohadde@hotmail.com http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=3284 [Français] Coalition Haïtienne pour la Défense des Droits de l'Enfant - Recommendations http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=3285 [Français] ---------------- ICELAND Save the Children Iceland, Laugavegur 7 101 Reykjavik, Iceland. Tel: 00 35 45610545; Fax: 003545522721; Email: kris@islandia.is http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=3260 [English] --------------- ITALY Gruppo di Lavoro per la Convenzione sui diritti del fanciullo, c/o Save the Children Italy, via Gaeta 19, 00185 Rome, Italy. Tel: 0039 06 474 0431; Fax: 0039 06 478 83182; Email: arianna@savethechildren.it http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=3261 [English] Telefono Azzurro ? Italy, Via Montebello 2/2, Bologna ? 44141, Italy. Tel: 00 39 51 24 54 42; Fax: 00 39 51 24 33 24; Email: caffo.teleaz@bo.nettuno.it. http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=3279 [English] European Roma Rights Center, H-1386 Budapest 62 PO Box 906/93 Hungary. Tel: 00 36 1 4132200; Fax: 00 36 1 4132201; Email: norka@errc.org http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=3255 [English] --------------- REPUBLIC OF KOREA Sarangbang Group for Human Rights, 8-29 Myungryun 2ga, 4th floor Jongno gu 110-522 Seoul, Republic of Korea. Tel: 00 8227415363; Fax: 00 8227415364; Email: humanrights@sarangbang.or.kr. http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=3283 [English] ---------------- ROMANIA Federation of NGOs Active in Child Protection, Bdul Decebal no. 4, Bl. S11, Sc. 1, Et. 3, Ap. 9 3d district 741261 Bucharest Romania. Tel: 004013208065; Fax: 004013208065; Email: fonpc@dial.kappa.ro http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=3281 [English] Salvati Copiii, Intr Stefan Furtuna 3 Sector 1, 771116 Bucharest, Romania. Tel: 00 401 314 4050; Fax: 00 401 312 4486; Email: rosc@mb.roknet.ro http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=3282 [English] --------------- Archives of previous NGO Alternative Reports are also available at: http://www.crin.org/docs/resources/treaties/crc.25/annex-vi-crin.htm For more information, contact: NGO Group for the Convention on the Rights of the Child c/o Defence for Children International, 1 rue de Varembé, P.O. Box 88, CH-1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland. Tel: 00 41 22 740 47 30; Fax: 00 41 22 740 1145; Email: ngo-crc@tiscalinet.ch Website: www.crin.org/NGOGroupforCRC --------------------------------------------------- - COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD: Day of General Discussion [event] The Committee on the Rights of the Child has decided to devote its next day of general discussion to the theme of the rights of indigenous children. The meeting will take place at the Palais Wilson in Geneva, Switzerland, on Friday, 19 September 2003. The meeting is open to the public and representatives of non-governmental organizations, including indigenous organisations and youth groups, UN programs and agencies, governments and other interested individuals and organizations are welcome to attend. The focus of the general discussion will be on questions of non-discrimination and cultural specificity. The first working group will discuss issues of racism and xenophobia and discrimination in accessing services as well as discrimination when indigenous children come into contact with law enforcement officials or the justice system. The second working group will focus on the right to identity and the right to education. The objective of the discussion is to facilitate the exchange of information and experiences in order to assist the Committee in addressing the rights of indigenous children during the examination of State Party reports. NGOs are invited to submit written contributions on the themes mentioned above to the Office of the High Commissioner as soon as possible, and before 27 June 2003. Although documents may be submitted in English, French or Spanish, they will not be translated into the other languages. If possible, documents should be sent electronically. Oral contributions from NGOs are also welcome during the day itself but should be limited to interventions in the debate rather than formal statements. As the meeting is open to the public, written invitations will not be issued by the United Nations or the NGO Group for the Convention on the Rights of the Child. For security reasons and due to limited space, attendance at the meeting requires advance registration. To register, please send your name, organisation and contact details by email to the Office of the High Commissioner before 12 September 2003. Please note that there is no funding available for travel expenses either from the United Nations or the NGO Group for the Convention on the Rights of the Child. For registration and to submit written contributions, please contact: Committee on the Rights of the Child - Secretariat Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights-UNOG CH-1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland E-mail crc@ohchr.org Documents submitted for the general discussion are available on the CRIN website at: http://www.crin.org/docs/resources/treaties/crc.34/Discussion.htm For more information, please contact: Laura Theytaz-Bergman CRC/NGO Liaison Officer NGO Group for the Convention on the Rights of the Child P.O. Box 88 CH-1211 Geneva 20 - Switzerland E-mail: NGO-CRC@tiscalinet.ch **************************************************************************** ***************** The CRINMAIL is an electronic mailing list of the Child Rights Information Network (CRIN). CRIN does not accredit, validate or substantiate any information posted by members to the CRINMAIL. The validity and accuracy of any information is the responsibility of the originator. **************************************************************************** *****************
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