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General comments from the Committee on the Rights of the Child


The Committee on the Rights of the Child interprets the provisions on children’s rights in the form of General Comments. The Committee has so far issued the following general comments:

  • Ν°22 (2017) Τhe general principles regarding the human rights of children in the context of international migration [Joint general comment N° 3 (2017) of the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families and N° 22 (2017) of the Committee on the Rights of the Child]: Ν°22 (2017) General principles concerning the rights of children in the context of international migration (Joint General Comment N ° 3 (2017) of the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of Migrant Workers and their Family Members and N ° 22 (2017) of the Committee on the Rights of the Child)
  • Ν°21 (2017) Children in street situations: Ν°21 (2017)
  • N° 20 (2016) The implementation of the rights of the child during adolescence: N°20 (2016)
  • N°19 (2016) Public budgeting for the realization of children’s rights (art. 4): N°19 (2016)
  • N°18 (2014) Ηarmful practices (Joint general recommendation/general comment N° 31 of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women and N° 18 of the Committee on the Rights of the Child): N°18 (2014)
  • N°17 (2013) Τhe right of the child to rest, leisure, play, recreational activities, cultural life and the arts (art. 31): Ν°17 (2013)
  • N°16 (2013) State obligations regarding the impact of the business sector on children’s rights: N°16 (2013)
  • N°15 (2013) Τhe right of the child to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health (art. 24): N°15 (2013)
  • N°14 (2013) Τhe right of the child to have his or her best interests taken as a primary consideration (art.3, para. 1): N°14 (2013)
  • N°13 (2011) The right of the child to freedom from all forms of violence: N°13 (2011)
  • N°12 (2009) The right of the child to be heard: N°12 (2009)
  • N°11 (2009) Indigenous children and their rights under the Convention: N°11 (2009)
  • N°10 (2007) Children’s rights in juvenile justice: N°10 (2007)
  • Ν° 9 (2006) The rights of children with disabilities: Ν° 9 (2006)
  • N° 8 (2006) The right of the child to protection from corporal punishment and other cruel or degrading forms of punishment (arts. 19; 28, para. 2; and 37, inter alia): N° 8 (2006)
  • N° 7 (2005) Implementing child rights in early childhood: N° 7 (2005)
  • N° 6 (2005) Treatment of unaccompanied and separated children outside their country of origin: N° 6 (2005)
  • N° 5 (2003) General measures of implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child: N° 5 (2003)
  • N° 4 (2003) Adolescent health and development in the context of the Convention on the Rights of the Child: N° 4 (2003)
  • N° 3 (2003) HIV/AIDS and the rights of the child: N° 3 (2003) HIV/AIDS
  • N° 2 (2002) The role of independent national human rights institutions in the promotion and protection of the rights of the child: N° 2 (2002)
  • N° 1 (2001) The aims of education: N° 1 (2001)

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Attachment language: English File type: PDF document General comment No. 20 (2016)
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