Table of Contents
Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 2
First: The Role of the NIHR in the Area of Promoting and Protecting the Rights of the Child ............ 3
1.
Inception and Development of the National Institution for Human Rights................................. 3
2.
The Role of the National Institution for Human Rights in the Promotion of the Rights of
the Child ............................................................................................................................................. 10
3.
The Role of the National Institution for Human Rights in the Protection of the Rights of
the Child ............................................................................................................................................. 12
Second: the Progress Made in the Implementation of the Provisions of the Convention on
the Rights of the Child ................................................................................................................ 17
1.
Definition of the Child: Article (1) of the Convention ................................................................ 17
2.
General Principles: Articles 2, 3, 6 and 12 of the Convention.................................................... 18
3.
Civil Rights and Freedoms: Articles 7, 8, 13-17, 37 (a) of the Convention ................................. 18
4.
Torture and other Forms of Ill-treatment: Article 37 (a) of the Convention ............................. 19
5.
Family Environment and Alternative Care: Articles 5, 18 (a,b), 9-11, 19-21, 25, 27 (4),
and 39 of the Convention................................................................................................................... 21
6.
Basic Health and Care: Articles 6, 18 (3), 23, 24, 26, and 27(1-3) of the Convention ................ 22
7.
Education and Recreational and Educational Activities: Articles 28, 29 and 31 of the
Convention ......................................................................................................................................... 23
8.
Special Protection Measures: Articles 22, 30, 38, 39, 40, 37 (b-d), 32, and 36 of the
Convention ......................................................................................................................................... 24
Attachments............................................................................................................................... 27
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