During its 95th session in January 2024, the Committee on the Rights of the Child decided to draft a general comment on children’s right to access to justice and to an effective remedy. The concept note of the general comment is available here.
In May 2024, the Committee issued a call for submissions inviting all interested parties to provide contributions to clarify terms, approaches and actions States should take in order to implement the right of all children to access justice and effective remedies. The Committee also invited stakeholders to conduct consultations and submit its outcomes through an online form. The consultation guidance from UNICEF was available here, and information from Child Rights Connect for organizers of focus group discussions or consultations with children was available here. Stakeholders specified their plans for consultations here to promote collaboration.
The Committee received 315 submissions as well as outcomes from over 141 consultations held on the general comment, of which over 82 consultations involved the participation of at least 7,215 children.
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