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We write in advance of the 92nd session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child regarding Azerbaijan’s compliance with the Convention on the Rights of the Child. This submission includes information on the protection of education from attack during armed conflict and covers article 28 of the Convention. This is an updated submission following Human Rights Watch’s November 2020 submission to the committee during its 88th pre-session for its review of Azerbaijan.

We write in advance of the 94th pre-session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child and its review of Israel. This submission includes information on unlawful attacks and the unjustified use of lethal force against children, detention, mistreatment, and abuse of children, the impact of movement restrictions and forcible displacement on children, the protection of education from attack, the rights of children with disabilities, and child labor.

We write in advance of the 94th Pre-session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (“the committee”) and its review of Kyrgyzstan to highlight areas of concern regarding the government of Kyrgyzstan’s compliance with the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). This submission addresses articles 2, 19, 24, and 28 of the Convention. The submission covers violence against girls, abduction of girls and women for child and/or forced marriage, access to education during the Covid-19 pa...

We write in advance of the 94th pre-session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (“the committee”) and its review of Russia to highlight areas of concern regarding the government of Russia’s compliance with the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). This submission addresses articles 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, and 28 of the Convention, and covers children’s rights abuses by government-endorsed online learning during the Covid-19 pandemic, access to education during Covid-19 scho...

We write in advance of the 94th pre-session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child and its review of Togo. This submission includes information on teenage pregnancy, child marriage, and the protection of education from attack during armed conflict, and addresses articles 19, 28, and 29 of the Convention.

A new international political declaration offers a valuable tool to safeguard civilians from one of the greatest threats they face in contemporary armed conflict: the use of explosive weapons in populated areas.

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We write in advance of the 85th pre-session of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women and its adoption of a list of issues prior to reporting regarding Thailand’s compliance with the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. This submission addresses articles 1 and 10 of the Convention and includes information on protection of education from attack, access to education during the Covid-19 pandemic for lesbian, bisexual, transgender, a...

A new international declaration aimed at curbing harm from the bombing and shelling of villages, towns, and cities is a major milestone for protecting civilians during armed conflict, Human Rights Watch said today.

Human Rights Watch welcomes the opportunity to provide input to the Committee on the Rights of the Child (the “Committee”) ahead of its upcoming review of the Philippines. This submission highlights areas of concern that Human Rights Watch hopes will inform the Committee’s consideration of the Philippine government’s compliance with its obligations under the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). It proposes issues and questions that Committee members may wish to raise with the gov...