Committee on Rights of Child
examines reports of Iraq under Convention, on children in armed conflict and
sale of children
22 January 2015
The Committee on the Rights of the Child today
completed its consideration of the combined second to fourth periodic report of
Iraq on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of
the Child and its initial reports under the Optional Protocols on children in
armed conflict and on the sale of children, child prostitution and child
pornography.Committee on Rights of Child examines reports of Iraq under Convention, on children in armed conflict and sale of children
22 January 2015
The Committee on the Rights of the Child today completed its consideration of the combined second to fourth periodic report of Iraq on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and its initial reports under the Optional Protocols on children in armed conflict and on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography.
Presenting the reports, Mohammed Mahdi Ameen Al-Bayati, Minister of Human Rights of Iraq, said that Iraq was facing serious challenges at all levels. Terrorist groups had taken control of several areas and had perpetrated war crimes and genocide, including disappearances and sexual slavery against children. The current situation had a direct effect on children, causing displacement and affecting their rights to access to education and health. Despite challenges, Iraq had achieved progress in combatting poverty, illiteracy, domestic violence and human trafficking, ensuring alternative care and access to education, and protecting the rights of persons with disabilities.
The Committee on the Rights of the Child today completed its consideration of the combined second to fourth periodic report of Iraq on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and its initial reports under the Optional Protocols on children in armed conflict and on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography.
Presenting the reports, Mohammed Mahdi Ameen Al-Bayati, Minister of Human Rights of Iraq, said that Iraq was facing serious challenges at all levels. Terrorist groups had taken control of several areas and had perpetrated war crimes and genocide, including disappearances and sexual slavery against children. The current situation had a direct effect on children, causing displacement and affecting their rights to access to education and health. Despite challenges, Iraq had achieved progress in combatting poverty, illiteracy, domestic violence and human trafficking, ensuring alternative care and access to education, and protecting the rights of persons with disabilities.
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Committee on Rights of Child examines reports of Iraq under Convention, on children in armed conflict and sale of children
- See more at: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=15503&LangID=E#sthash.cWKwBXnW.dpuf
22 January 2015
