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 ................................................................................................................. 25
Attachments ....................................................................................................................... 27
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