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SPECIAL REPORT OF THE UKRAINIAN PARLIAMENT COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS

  State of Observance and Protection of the Rights of the Child in Ukraine

Introduction

І. Implementation of the International and European standards of the rights of the Child in the National Legislation of Ukraine

ІІ. Children’s Rights Monitoring and Protection Mechanism: the Duty of the State

2.1. System of government agencies for the protection of the rights of the child in Ukraine

2.2. The Commissioner for Human Rights as a constitutional body for monitoring implementation of the rights of the child

ІІІ. Protection of civil and personal rights of the child

3.1. The right of the child to life

3.2. The role of family, society and state in preventing neglect, homelessness and abuse of the child

3.3. Fighting against trafficking and sexual exploitation of children

3.4. Children in conflict with the law

3.5. Rights of the child to participate in public life

ІV. Economic, social and cultural rights of children

4.1. Ensuring the right of the child to an adequate standard of living

4.2. The right to health care

4.3. The right to education and access to cultural heritage

4.4. Combating exploitation of child labor and protecting labor rights of minors

V. State of observance of the rights of vulnerable groups of children

5.1. Protection of the rights of orphans and children deprived of parental care

5.2. Rights of children with special needs

5.3. Protection of the rights of children of Ukrainian migrant workers

5.4. Respecting the rights of refugee children and children seeking asylum

Conclusions and Recommendations

The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict

Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography

National program “The national action plan for implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child” for the period until 2016

Recommendations formulated by thematic Working groups of the International Conference “Dignity, Development and Dialog”, dedicated to the 20th Anniversary of the

UN convention on the Rights of the Child (Geneva, October 2009)

Joint Statement of the Ombudsman of Ukraine and the Representative of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Ukraine on the ocassion of the 20th

Anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Kyiv, november 2009)

  SPECIAL REPORT OF THE UKRAINIAN PARLIAMENT COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS

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