Table of Contents Abbreviations ..............................................................................................3 I. Preamble ..................................................................................................5 II. Special Topics ........................................................................................7 A. Children's Rights under COVID-19 ...................................................7 Issue 1 Right to Education ....................................................................7 Issue 2 Right to Health and Privacy ...................................................10 Issue 3 Rights to Know and to be Heard ............................................10 NHRC Recommendations ..................................................................10 B. Children's Digital Rights ...................................................................12 Issue 4 Digital Environment Legislation, Policy, Data Collection and Disclosure ...........................................................................................12 Issue 5 Violence Against Children in the Digital Environment and Remedies ............................................................................................13 NHRC Recommendations ..................................................................15 C. Alternative Care of Children .............................................................17 Issue 6 Violation of the Rights of the Child in Out-of-Home Placement............................................................................................17 NHRC Recommendations ..................................................................19 III. Implementation of the Convention .....................................................20 D. General Implementation Measures ...................................................20 Issue 7 Responsibility of States Parties ..............................................20 E. General Principles .............................................................................26 Issue 8 The Principle of Non-Discrimination.....................................26 Issue 9 Best Interests of the Child ......................................................28 Issue 10 Right to Life, Survival and Development ............................28 Issue 11 Children's Rights to Know and to be Heard .........................30 F. Civil Rights and Freedoms ................................................................34 1