UN Child Rights Committee Issues Findings on Argentina, Angola, Algeria, Montenegro, Russian Federation, Lesotho, and
Norway
The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child has published its findings on the countries it examined during its latest
session from May 14 to June 1: Argentina, Angola, Algeria, Montenegro, Russian Federation, Lesotho, and Norway.
The findings contain positive aspects of how the respective States are implementing the Convention on the Rights of the
Child, highlight matters of concern and make recommendations.
The findings, officially known as concluding observations, may be found here: http://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/treatybodyexternal/SessionDetails1.aspx?SessionID=1163=en
The next session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child will be from September 17 to October 5 to review the
following countries: Benin, El Salvador, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Mauritania, Niger and Saudi Arabia. More
information may be found here: http://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/treatybodyexternal/SessionDetails1.aspx?SessionID=1222=en
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Background
Members of the CRC are independent human rights experts drawn from around the world, who serve in their personal
capacity and not as representatives of States parties. The Committee’s concluding observations are an independent
assessment of States’ compliance with their human rights obligations under the treaty.
To learn more about the Committee on the Rights of the Child: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/CRC/Pages/CRCIndex.aspx
Convention on the Rights of the Child (ratified to date by 196 States):
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