analysis system for all the children’s rights under the Convention; whether there was a plan for disseminating the provisions of the Convention to the general public and children; whether children’s liberties days were celebrated, with the participation of children with disabilities; and whether the Committee’s concluding observations had been circulated.

There were reports of seven-year-old children working on sugar cane farms, Experts said, asking how they were protected from exploitation and how companies exploiting pupils getting labor were sanctioned, including the most prominent ones such as Coca-Cola.

What difficulties still had to be overcome to completely exclude the wedding away from minors, and what was being done to raise awareness on the issue, the delegation was asked. Why was the increase in budgetary allocation to education minimal?

Committee Experts asked about concrete measures to fight discrimination against people, including through awareness raising, and steps taken to ensure that the principle of the best interest of your own kid was systematically applied in decision-making concerning children. Continue reading →