Rights of the child

OMCT’s Child Rights activities aim to protect children from torture and other forms of violence and to promote and defend their rights through prevention, denunciation, reparation and advocacy. By taking into account the specific nature of the violence committed against children and its particular consequences for them, OMCT seeks to protect children who are victims of or threatened with torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. [Read more…]

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Colombia:  Colmbia: Extrajudicial execution, urgency of an independent and exhaustive investigation

October 30, 2006  |   Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Rights of the Child, Urgent campaigns  |  Urgent Interventions  |  Colombia

Rwanda:  Briefing note on the human rights situation submitted to the Human Rights Committee

October 30, 2006  |   Monitoring Protection Mechanisms, Rights of the Child, Violence against women  |  Reports and Publications  |  Rwanda

Honduras:  Human rights violations in Honduras - alternative report to the HRC

October 30, 2006  |   Monitoring Protection Mechanisms, Rights of the Child, Violence against women  |  Reports and Publications  |  Honduras

Will the UN General assembly finally accept the creation of a Special Representative on Violence Against Children as requested by NGOs and Mr. Pinheiro?

October 6, 2006  |   Rights of the Child, Urgent campaigns  |  Urgent Interventions

DRC: Arbitrary arrests of 1456 people including 220 minors with Kinshasa

October 6, 2006  |   Rights of the Child, Urgent campaigns  |  Urgent Interventions  |  Congo, Democratic Republic

Benin:  Press release: The OMCT denounces the widespread maltreatment and the prison conditions of children in Benin

October 6, 2006  |  Urgent Interventions  |  Benin

Joint statement to the Human Rights Council: To reinforce the rights of the children in the work of the HRC.

September 25, 2006  |  Events

Summary of discussions during the parallel event on the strengthening of UN mechanisms for the protection of children’s rights

September 21, 2006  |  Events

Parallel event on the strengthening of the UN mechanisms for the protection of children’s rights

September 21, 2006  |  Events

Committee on the Rights of the Child: 43rd session from September 11th to 29th in Geneva

September 6, 2006  |  Events

Kenya:  Rights of the Child in Kenya

August 30, 2006  |   Monitoring Protection Mechanisms, Rights of the Child  |  Reports and Publications  |  Kenya

Benin:  Rapport alternatif sur la mise en œuvre de la Convention relative aux droits de l’enfant au Bénin

August 21, 2006  |  Reports and Publications  |  Benin

Guatemala:  Guatemala: OMCT continues to denounce the social cleansing in marginalised areas

July 7, 2006  |   Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Rights of the Child, Urgent campaigns  |  Urgent Interventions  |  Guatemala

Colombia: violent expulsion, several persons injured including children

June 21, 2006  |   Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Rights of the Child, Urgent campaigns  |  Urgent Interventions  |  Colombia

Guatemala:  Guatemala: open letter to the President regarding the violent repression of street children

June 21, 2006  |  Urgent Interventions  |  Guatemala