Article 6: Survival and development

Committee on the Rights of the Child: 65th session

crinadmin — Mon, 16 Dec 2013 18:07:02 +0000

The Committee on the Rights of the Child will hold its 65th Session from 13 January to 31 January 2014. States under review are Congo, Germany, Holy See, Portugal, Russia and Yemen.

Langue Anglais

Les droits de l'enfant et les substances toxiques

jthomas — Fri, 21 Dec 2018 15:46:15 +0000

Les droits des enfants de vivre, apprendre et grandir au sein d’un environnement physique qui respecte la santé, le divertissement et l’éducation sont quotidiennement violés par les substances toxiques, en particulier celles contenues dans l’air, l’eau, le sol et les biens de consommation, qui nuisent à la santé de millions d’enfants à travers le monde.

Cette note présente les causes et l’étendue du problème, et propose une approche qui vise à assurer des réparations et une prévention efficaces.

Langue Français

Le Népal a banni les jouets toxiques pour enfants. Prévoit-il maintenant de lever l’interdiction ?

jthomas — Fri, 21 Dec 2018 09:07:23 +0000

Après qu'une ONG a réussi à convaincre le gouvernement d'édicter des mesures de protection, les dirigeants du Népal ont maintenant le projet de revenir en arrière et d'affaiblir l'encadrement des produits toxiques dans les jouets. La question se pose de savoir ce qui a bien pu provoquer ce revirement de situation ?

Langue Français

ملخص: حقوق الطفل والمواد السامة

nattallah — Thu, 22 Nov 2018 10:38:49 +0000

تنتهك حقوق الأطفال في الحياة والتعلم والنمو يومياً بسبب المواد السامة - خاصةً في الهواء والماء والتربة والمنتجات الاستهلاكية. يوضح هذا الملخص أسباب المشكلة ومداها، ويقدم مقترحات للعلاج والوقاية الفعالة.

Langue Arabe

Briefing: Children's rights and toxics

Victor — Mon, 15 Oct 2018 09:36:43 +0000

Children's rights to live, learn and grow are violated daily by toxic substances – especially in the air, water, soil, and consumer products. This briefing outlines the causes and extent of the problem, and proposes an approach towards effective remedy and prevention.

Langue Anglais

Nepal banned toxic children’s toys - is it now planning to bring them back?

Victor — Tue, 18 Sep 2018 15:29:56 +0000

After an NGO helped convince the government to enact safety standards, Nepal‘s leaders are now planning to weaken regulations on how much toxic material is allowed in children’s toys. What caused this U-turn?

Langue Anglais

RAPPORT : What Lies Beneath

Louise — Tue, 15 May 2018 12:10:24 +0000

En tant qu'ONG, nous posons-nous assez souvent la question de savoir si ce que nous faisons est bien ce que nous devrions faire ? Notre travail est-il nécessaire, répond-t-il à un besoin ?

Langue Français

Discussion paper: A Children’s Rights Approach to Assisted Reproduction

Victor — Tue, 01 May 2018 12:37:32 +0000

This new paper explores three groups of assisted reproductive technologies, each of which has a bearing on the rights of children between birth and age 18.

Langue Anglais

REPORT: What Lies Beneath

Victor — Wed, 14 Mar 2018 10:07:17 +0000

As NGOs, how often do we question whether what we’re doing is what we ought to be doing? In other words, is our work needed and necessary? Here are CRIN's thoughts on this question.

Langue Anglais

HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE ENVIRONMENT: CRIN's submission on the draft guidelines of the Special Rapporteur

jthomas — Mon, 13 Nov 2017 14:00:37 +0000

This submission was made to inform the Special Rapporteur's guidelines on Human Rights and the Environment. While acknowledging the benefit of such guidelines in order to give clear, effective and practical guidance to States in relation to their obligations for the enjoyment of a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment, we believe that these guidelines would have more weight if they directly referred to the legally binding international instruments in which the obligations of States are embedded.

Langue Anglais

RIGHT TO HEALTH: CRIN's submission for OHCHR's report on the Sustainable Development Goals

lratledge — Mon, 16 Oct 2017 16:23:11 +0000

This submission was made to provide input the report of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the highest attainable standard of physical and menal health in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It focuses on the best practices, challenges and obstacles to the effective implementation of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals, focusing on how they apply to children.

Langue Anglais

RIGHT TO LIFE: CRIN's submission on the draft General Comment of the ICCPR

lratledge — Mon, 16 Oct 2017 09:10:55 +0000

This submission was made to provide input on the draft General Comment of the Human Rights Committee on the right to life in October 2017. It focuses on the implications of the right to life in the context of end of life care for children.

Read the full submission.

Langue Anglais

UKRAINE: State had no right to remove children of blind parents

Victor — Wed, 28 Jun 2017 13:48:07 +0000

Two blind parents argued against the removal of their seven children and claimed that the authorities were obliged to provide financial support to help them, all the way up to the European Court of Human Rights.

Langue Anglais

Taous Djebbar and Saadi Chihoub v. Algeria

jthomas — Fri, 16 Jun 2017 09:36:25 +0000

Case concerning the enforced disappearance of a 16 years old boy and his brother in Algeria.

Langue Anglais

O.K. v. Latvia

jthomas — Thu, 15 Jun 2017 13:00:20 +0000

Case concerning the death of a 15 years old boy and the investigation by the Latvian authorities. Case declared inadmissible for non-exhaustion of domestic remedies.

Langue Anglais