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Each Party shall ensure that victims have access, as from their first contact with the competent authorities, to information on relevant judicial and administrative proceedings.
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Each Party shall ensure that victims have access, provided free of charge where warranted, to legal aid when it is possible for them to have the status of parties to criminal proceedings.
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Each Party shall provide for the possibility for the judicial authorities to appoint a special representative for the victim when, by internal law, he or she may have the status of a party to the criminal proceed ings and where the holders of parental responsibility are precluded from representing the child in such proceedings as a result of a con flict of interest between them and the victim.
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Each Party shall provide, by means of legislative or other measures, in accordance with the conditions provided for by its internal law, the possibility for groups, foundations, associations or govern mental or non-governmental organisations, to assist and/or support the victims with their consent during criminal proceedings concern ing the offences established in accordance with this Convention.
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Each Party shall ensure that the information given to victims in con formity with the provisions of this article is provided in a manner adapted to their age and maturity and in a language that they can understand. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721905809438.pdf | https://assembly.coe.int/LifeRay/SOC/Pdf/DocsAndDecs/LanzaroteHandbook-EN.pdf | Turkey |
104 Article 32 – Initiation of proceedings Each Party shall take the necessary legislative or other measures to ensure that investigations or prosecution of offences established in accordance with this Convention shall not be dependent upon the report or accusation made by a victim, and that the proceedings may continue even if the victim has withdrawn his or her statements. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721905809438.pdf | https://assembly.coe.int/LifeRay/SOC/Pdf/DocsAndDecs/LanzaroteHandbook-EN.pdf | Turkey |
Article 33 – Statute of limitation Each Party shall take the necessary legislative or other measures to ensure that the statute of limitation for initiating proceedings with regard to the offences established in accordance with Articles 18, 19, paragraph 1.a and b, and 21, paragraph 1.a and b, shall continue for a period of time sufficient to allow the efficient starting of proceedings after the victim has reached the age of majority and which is commen surate with the gravity of the crime in question. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721905809438.pdf | https://assembly.coe.int/LifeRay/SOC/Pdf/DocsAndDecs/LanzaroteHandbook-EN.pdf | Turkey |
Article 34 – Investigations 1.
Each Party shall adopt such measures as may be necessary to ensure that persons, units or services in charge of investigations are special ised in the field of combating sexual exploitation and sexual abuse of children or that persons are trained for this purpose.
Such units or services shall have adequate financial resources.
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Each Party shall take the necessary legislative or other measures to ensure that uncertainty as to the actual age of the victim shall not prevent the initiation of criminal investigations.
Article 35 – Interviews with the child 1.
Each Party shall take the necessary legislative or other measures to ensure that: a.
interviews with the child take place without unjustified delay after the facts have been reported to the competent authorities; 105 b. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721905809438.pdf | https://assembly.coe.int/LifeRay/SOC/Pdf/DocsAndDecs/LanzaroteHandbook-EN.pdf | Turkey |
interviews with the child take place, where necessary, in premises designed or adapted for this purpose; c. interviews with the child are carried out by professionals trained for this purpose; d. the same persons, if possible and where appropriate, conduct all interviews with the child; e. the number of interviews is as limited as possible and in so far as strictly necessary for the purpose of criminal proceedings; f. the child may be accompanied by his or her legal representative or, where appropriate, an adult of his or her choice, unless a reasoned decision has been made to the contrary in respect of that person. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721905809438.pdf | https://assembly.coe.int/LifeRay/SOC/Pdf/DocsAndDecs/LanzaroteHandbook-EN.pdf | Turkey |
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Each Party shall take the necessary legislative or other measures to ensure that all interviews with the victim or, where appropriate, those with a child witness, may be videotaped and that these video taped interviews may be accepted as evidence during the court pro ceedings, according to the rules provided by its internal law.
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When the age of the victim is uncertain and there are reasons to believe that the victim is a child, the measures established in para graphs 1 and 2 shall be applied pending verification of his or her age.
Article 36 – Criminal court proceedings 1. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721905809438.pdf | https://assembly.coe.int/LifeRay/SOC/Pdf/DocsAndDecs/LanzaroteHandbook-EN.pdf | Turkey |
Article 36 – Criminal court proceedings 1.
Each Party shall take the necessary legislative or other measures, with due respect for the rules governing the autonomy of legal pro fessions, to ensure that training on children’s rights and sexual exploitation and sexual abuse of children is available for the benefit of all persons involved in the proceedings, in particular judges, prosecutors and lawyers.
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Each Party shall take the necessary legislative or other measures to ensure, according to the rules provided by its internal law, that: a.
the judge may order the hearing to take place without the presence of the public; 106 b.
the victim may be heard in the courtroom without being present, notably through the use of appropriate communication technologies.
Chapter VIII – Recording and storing of data Article 37 – Recording and storing of national data on convicted sexual offenders 1. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721905809438.pdf | https://assembly.coe.int/LifeRay/SOC/Pdf/DocsAndDecs/LanzaroteHandbook-EN.pdf | Turkey |
For the purposes of prevention and prosecution of the offences established in accordance with this Convention, each Party shall take the necessary legislative or other measures to collect and store, in accordance with the relevant provisions on the protection of per sonal data and other appropriate rules and guarantees as prescribed by domestic law, data relating to the identity and to the genetic profile (DNA) of persons convicted of the offences established in accordance with this Convention.
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Each Party shall, at the time of signature or when depositing its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, com municate to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe the name and address of a single national authority in charge for the purposes of paragraph 1.
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Each Party shall take the necessary legislative or other measures to ensure that the information referred to in paragraph 1 can be trans mitted to the competent authority of another Party, in conformity with the conditions established in its internal law and the relevant international instruments.
Chapter IX – International co-operation Article 38 – General principles and measures for international co-operation 1. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721905809438.pdf | https://assembly.coe.int/LifeRay/SOC/Pdf/DocsAndDecs/LanzaroteHandbook-EN.pdf | Turkey |
The Parties shall co-operate with each other, in accordance with the provisions of this Convention, and through the application of relevant applicable international and regional instruments, arrangements 107 agreed on the basis of uniform or reciprocal legislation and internal laws, to the widest extent possible, for the purpose of: a. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721905809438.pdf | https://assembly.coe.int/LifeRay/SOC/Pdf/DocsAndDecs/LanzaroteHandbook-EN.pdf | Turkey |
preventing and combating sexual exploitation and sexual abuse of children; b. protecting and providing assistance to victims; c. investigations or proceedings concerning the offences estab lished in accordance with this Convention.
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Each Party shall take the necessary legislative or other measures to ensure that victims of an offence established in accordance with this Convention in the territory of a Party other than the one where they reside may make a complaint before the competent authorities of their State of residence.
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If a Party that makes mutual legal assistance in criminal matters or extradition conditional on the existence of a treaty receives a request for legal assistance or extradition from a Party with which it has not concluded such a treaty, it may consider this Convention the legal basis for mutual legal assistance in criminal matters or extra dition in respect of the offences established in accordance with this Convention.
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Each Party shall endeavour to integrate, where appropriate, preven tion and the fight against sexual exploitation and sexual abuse of children in assistance programmes for development provided for the benefit of third States.
Chapter X – Monitoring mechanism Article 39 – Committee of the Parties 1.
The Committee of the Parties shall be composed of representatives of the Parties to the Convention.
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The Committee of the Parties shall be convened by the Secretary General of the Council of Europe. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721905809438.pdf | https://assembly.coe.int/LifeRay/SOC/Pdf/DocsAndDecs/LanzaroteHandbook-EN.pdf | Turkey |
Its first meeting shall be held 108 within a period of one year following the entry into force of this Convention for the tenth signatory having ratified it.
It shall sub sequently meet whenever at least one third of the Parties or the Secretary General so requests.
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The Committee of the Parties shall adopt its own rules of procedure.
Article 40 – Other representatives 1. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721905809438.pdf | https://assembly.coe.int/LifeRay/SOC/Pdf/DocsAndDecs/LanzaroteHandbook-EN.pdf | Turkey |
Article 40 – Other representatives 1.
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, the Commissioner for Human Rights, the European Committee on Crime Problems (CDPC), as well as other relevant Council of Europe inter governmental committees, shall each appoint a representative to the Committee of the Parties.
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The Committee of Ministers may invite other Council of Europe bodies to appoint a representative to the Committee of the Parties after consulting the latter.
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Representatives of civil society, and in particular non-governmental organisations, may be admitted as observers to the Committee of the Parties following the procedure established by the relevant rules of the Council of Europe.
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Representatives appointed under paragraphs 1 to 3 above shall par ticipate in meetings of the Committee of the Parties without the right to vote.
Article 41 – Functions of the Committee of the Parties 1. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721905809438.pdf | https://assembly.coe.int/LifeRay/SOC/Pdf/DocsAndDecs/LanzaroteHandbook-EN.pdf | Turkey |
The Committee of the Parties shall monitor the implementation of this Convention.
The rules of procedure of the Committee of the Parties shall determine the procedure for evaluating the implemen tation of this Convention.
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The Committee of the Parties shall facilitate the collection, analysis and exchange of information, experience and good practice between States to improve their capacity to prevent and combat sexual exploitation and sexual abuse of children.
109 3. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721905809438.pdf | https://assembly.coe.int/LifeRay/SOC/Pdf/DocsAndDecs/LanzaroteHandbook-EN.pdf | Turkey |
109 3.
The Committee of the Parties shall also, where appropriate: a.
facilitate the effective use and implementation of this Convention, including the identification of any problems and the effects of any declaration or reservation made under this Convention; b.
express an opinion on any question concerning the application of this Convention and facilitate the exchange of information on sig nificant legal, policy or technological developments.
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The Committee of the Parties shall be assisted by the Secretariat of the Council of Europe in carrying out its functions pursuant to this article.
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The European Committee on Crime Problems (CDPC) shall be kept periodically informed regarding the activities mentioned in para graphs 1, 2 and 3 of this article. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721905809438.pdf | https://assembly.coe.int/LifeRay/SOC/Pdf/DocsAndDecs/LanzaroteHandbook-EN.pdf | Turkey |
Chapter XI – Relationship with other international instruments Article 42 – Relationship with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and its Optional Protocol on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography This Convention shall not affect the rights and obligations arising from the provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and its Optional Protocol on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, and is intended to enhance the protection afforded by them and develop and complement the standards contained therein. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721905809438.pdf | https://assembly.coe.int/LifeRay/SOC/Pdf/DocsAndDecs/LanzaroteHandbook-EN.pdf | Turkey |
Article 43 – Relationship with other international instruments 1.
This Convention shall not affect the rights and obligations arising from the provisions of other international instruments to which Parties to the present Convention are Parties or shall become Parties and which contain provisions on matters governed by this 110 Convention and which ensure greater protection and assistance for child victims of sexual exploitation or sexual abuse.
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The Parties to the Convention may conclude bilateral or multilateral agreements with one another on the matters dealt with in this Convention, for purposes of supplementing or strengthening its provisions or facilitating the application of the principles embodied in it.
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Parties which are members of the European Union shall, in their mutual relations, apply Community and European Union rules in so far as there are Community or European Union rules governing the particular subject concerned and applicable to the specific case, with out prejudice to the object and purpose of the present Convention and without prejudice to its full application with other Parties.
Chapter XII – Amendments to the Convention Article 44 – Amendments 1. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721905809438.pdf | https://assembly.coe.int/LifeRay/SOC/Pdf/DocsAndDecs/LanzaroteHandbook-EN.pdf | Turkey |
Any proposal for an amendment to this Convention presented by a Party shall be communicated to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe and forwarded by him or her to the member States of the Council of Europe, any signatory, any State Party, the European Community, any State invited to sign this Convention in accordance with the provisions of Article 45, paragraph 1, and any State invited to accede to this Convention in accordance with the provisions of Article 46, paragraph 1.
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Any amendment proposed by a Party shall be communicated to the European Committee on Crime Problems (CDPC), which shall sub mit to the Committee of Ministers its opinion on that proposed amendment.
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The Committee of Ministers shall consider the proposed amendment and the opinion submitted by the CDPC and, following consultation with the non-member States Parties to this Convention, may adopt the amendment.
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The text of any amendment adopted by the Committee of Ministers in accordance with paragraph 3 of this article shall be forwarded to the Parties for acceptance.
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Any amendment adopted in accordance with paragraph 3 of this article shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the expiration of a period of one month after the date on which all Parties have informed the Secretary General that they have accepted it. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721905809438.pdf | https://assembly.coe.int/LifeRay/SOC/Pdf/DocsAndDecs/LanzaroteHandbook-EN.pdf | Turkey |
Chapter XIII – Final clauses Article 45 – Signature and entry into force 1.
This Convention shall be open for signature by the member States of the Council of Europe, the non-member States which have partici pated in its elaboration as well as the European Community.
2. This Convention is subject to ratification, acceptance or approval.
Instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval shall be deposited with the Secretary General of the Council of Europe.
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This Convention shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the expiration of a period of three months after the date on which 5 signatories, including at least 3 member States of the Council of Europe, have expressed their consent to be bound by the Convention in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph.
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In respect of any State referred to in paragraph 1 or the European Community, which subsequently expresses its consent to be bound by it, the Convention shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the expiration of a period of three months after the date of the deposit of its instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval.
112 Article 46 – Accession to the Convention 1. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721905809438.pdf | https://assembly.coe.int/LifeRay/SOC/Pdf/DocsAndDecs/LanzaroteHandbook-EN.pdf | Turkey |
After the entry into force of this Convention, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe may, after consultation of the Parties to this Convention and obtaining their unanimous consent, invite any non-member State of the Council of Europe, which has not participated in the elaboration of the Convention, to accede to this Convention by a decision taken by the majority provided for in Article 20.d of the Statute of the Council of Europe, and by unani mous vote of the representatives of the Contracting States entitled to sit on the Committee of Ministers. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721905809438.pdf | https://assembly.coe.int/LifeRay/SOC/Pdf/DocsAndDecs/LanzaroteHandbook-EN.pdf | Turkey |
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In respect of any acceding State, the Convention shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the expiration of a period of three months after the date of deposit of the instrument of accession with the Secretary General of the Council of Europe.
Article 47 – Territorial application 1. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721905809438.pdf | https://assembly.coe.int/LifeRay/SOC/Pdf/DocsAndDecs/LanzaroteHandbook-EN.pdf | Turkey |
Article 47 – Territorial application 1.
Any State or the European Community may, at the time of signature or when depositing its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, specify the territory or territories to which this Convention shall apply.
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Any Party may, at any later date, by a declaration addressed to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, extend the application of this Convention to any other territory specified in the declaration and for whose international relations it is responsible or on whose behalf it is authorised to give undertakings. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721905809438.pdf | https://assembly.coe.int/LifeRay/SOC/Pdf/DocsAndDecs/LanzaroteHandbook-EN.pdf | Turkey |
In respect of such terri tory, the Convention shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the expiration of a period of three months after the date of receipt of such declaration by the Secretary General.
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Any declaration made under the two preceding paragraphs may, in respect of any territory specified in such declaration, be withdrawn by a notification addressed to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721905809438.pdf | https://assembly.coe.int/LifeRay/SOC/Pdf/DocsAndDecs/LanzaroteHandbook-EN.pdf | Turkey |
The withdrawal shall become effective on the first day of 113 the month following the expiration of a period of three months after the date of receipt of such notification by the Secretary General.
Article 48 – Reservations No reservation may be made in respect of any provision of this Convention, with the exception of the reservations expressly estab lished.
Any reservation may be withdrawn at any time.
Article 49 – Denunciation 1. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721905809438.pdf | https://assembly.coe.int/LifeRay/SOC/Pdf/DocsAndDecs/LanzaroteHandbook-EN.pdf | Turkey |
Article 49 – Denunciation 1.
Any Party may, at any time, denounce this Convention by means of a notification addressed to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe.
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Such denunciation shall become effective on the first day of the month following the expiration of a period of three months after the date of receipt of the notification by the Secretary General. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721905809438.pdf | https://assembly.coe.int/LifeRay/SOC/Pdf/DocsAndDecs/LanzaroteHandbook-EN.pdf | Turkey |
Article 50 – Notification The Secretary General of the Council of Europe shall notify the member States of the Council of Europe, any State signatory, any State Party, the European Community, any State invited to sign this Convention in accordance with the provisions of Article 45 and any State invited to accede to this Convention in accordance with the provisions of Article 46 of: a. any signature; b. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721905809438.pdf | https://assembly.coe.int/LifeRay/SOC/Pdf/DocsAndDecs/LanzaroteHandbook-EN.pdf | Turkey |
the deposit of any instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession; c. any date of entry into force of this Convention in accordance with Articles 45 and 46; d. any amendment adopted in accordance with Article 44 and the date on which such an amendment enters into force; e. any reservation made under Article 48; 114 f. any denunciation made in pursuance of the provisions of Article 49; g. any other act, notification or communication relating to this Convention. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721905809438.pdf | https://assembly.coe.int/LifeRay/SOC/Pdf/DocsAndDecs/LanzaroteHandbook-EN.pdf | Turkey |
In witness whereof the undersigned, being duly authorised thereto, have signed this Convention.
Done at Lanzarote, this 25th day of October 2007, in English and in French, both texts being equally authentic, in a single copy which shall be deposited in the archives of the Council of Europe. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721905809438.pdf | https://assembly.coe.int/LifeRay/SOC/Pdf/DocsAndDecs/LanzaroteHandbook-EN.pdf | Turkey |
The Secretary General of the Council of Europe shall transmit certified copies to each member State of the Council of Europe, to the non-member States which have participated in the elaboration of this Convention, to the European Community and to any State invited to accede to this Convention. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721905809438.pdf | https://assembly.coe.int/LifeRay/SOC/Pdf/DocsAndDecs/LanzaroteHandbook-EN.pdf | Turkey |
Appendix II Table of signatures and ratifications For updated information see the website of the Council of Europe Treaty Office: www.conventions.coe.int 117 Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse – CETS No. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721905809438.pdf | https://assembly.coe.int/LifeRay/SOC/Pdf/DocsAndDecs/LanzaroteHandbook-EN.pdf | Turkey |
201 Treaty open for signature by the member States, the non-member States which have participated in its elaboration and by the European Union, and for accession by other non-member States Opening for signature Entry into force Place: Lanzarote Date: 25.10.2007 Conditions: 5 Ratifications including at least 3 member States of the Council of Europe Date: 1.7.2010 Status as of: 13.12.2012 Member States of the Council of Europe States Signature Ratification Entry into force Albania 17.12.2008 14.4.2009 1.7.2010 Andorra 29.6.2012 Armenia 29.9.2010 Austria 25.10.2007 25.2.2011 1.6.2011 Azerbaijan 17.11.2008 Belgium 25.10.2007 Bosnia and Herzegovina 12.10.2011 14.11.2012 1.3.2013 Bulgaria 25.10.2007 15.12.2011 1.4.2012 Croatia 25.10.2007 21.9.2011 1.1.2012 Cyprus 25.10.2007 Czech Republic 118 States Signature Ratification Entry into force Denmark 20.12.2007 18.11.2009 1.7.2010 Estonia 17.9.2008 Finland 25.10.2007 9.6.2011 1.10.2011 France 25.10.2007 27.9.2010 1.1.2011 Georgia 12.3.2009 Germany 25.10.2007 Greece 25.10.2007 10.3.2009 1.7.2010 Hungary 29.11.2010 Iceland 4.2.2008 20.9.2012 1.1.2013 Ireland 25.10.2007 Italy 7.11.2007 Latvia Liechtenstein 17.11.2008 Lithuania 25.10.2007 Luxembourg 7.7.2009 9.9.2011 1.1.2012 Malta 6.9.2010 6.9.2010 1.1.2011 Moldova 25.10.2007 12.3.2012 1.7.2012 Monaco 22.10.2008 Montenegro 18.6.2009 25.11.2010 1.3.2011 Netherlands 25.10.2007 1.3.2010 1.7.2010 Norway 25.10.2007 Poland 25.10.2007 Portugal 25.10.2007 23.8.2012 1.12.2012 Romania 25.10.2007 17.5.2011 1.9.2011 Russia 1.10.2012 | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721905809438.pdf | https://assembly.coe.int/LifeRay/SOC/Pdf/DocsAndDecs/LanzaroteHandbook-EN.pdf | Turkey |
25.10.2007 17.5.2011 1.9.2011 Russia 1.10.2012 119 States Signature Ratification Entry into force San Marino 25.10.2007 22.3.2010 1.7.2010 Serbia 25.10.2007 29.7.2010 1.11.2010 Slovakia 9.9.2009 Slovenia 25.10.2007 Spain 12.3.2009 5.8.2010 1.12.2010 Sweden 25.10.2007 Switzerland 16.6.2010 The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 25.10.2007 11.6.2012 1.10.2012 Turkey 25.10.2007 7.12.2011 1.4.2012 Ukraine 14.11.2007 27.8.2012 1.12.2012 United Kingdom 5.5.2008 Non-member States of the Council of Europe States Signature Ratification Canada Holy See Japan Mexico Morocco United States of America International Organisations Organisations Signature Ratification European Union Total number of signatures not followed by ratifications: 22 Total number of ratifications/accessions: 23 The Lanzarote Convention came into force on 1 July 2010. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721905809438.pdf | https://assembly.coe.int/LifeRay/SOC/Pdf/DocsAndDecs/LanzaroteHandbook-EN.pdf | Turkey |
To ensure that the convention can effectively protect all our children, Council of Europe member states should all sign, ratify and implement it.
The Parliamentary Assembly fully supports the Council of Europe ONE in FIVE Campaign to stop sexual violence against children, and to this end it has set up a Network of Contact Parliamentarians to combat sexual violence against children, which to date has 53 members. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721905809438.pdf | https://assembly.coe.int/LifeRay/SOC/Pdf/DocsAndDecs/LanzaroteHandbook-EN.pdf | Turkey |
This handbook is a practical tool which will enable us, as parliamentarians, to promote this convention more effectively.
It is also a tool for making clearer the convention’s added value.
It highlights the sensitive issues which need to be tackled by national legislation.
We all need to unite to combat sexual violence against children.
Let us make sure that our children can grow up happily and safely, so that they have the chance to live fulfilled and happy lives as adults. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721905809438.pdf | https://assembly.coe.int/LifeRay/SOC/Pdf/DocsAndDecs/LanzaroteHandbook-EN.pdf | Turkey |
Jean-Claude Mignon President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe http://assembly.coe.int/oneinfive Prems 247313 | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1721905809438.pdf | https://assembly.coe.int/LifeRay/SOC/Pdf/DocsAndDecs/LanzaroteHandbook-EN.pdf | Turkey |
UNITED NATIONS CRC Convention on the Rights of the Child Distr.
GENERAL CRC/C/51/Add.6 12 July 2002 Original: ENGLISH COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD CONSIDERATION OF REPORTS SUBMITTED BY STATES PARTIES UNDER ARTICLE 44 OF THE CONVENTION Initial reports of States parties due in 1997 Addendum SOLOMON ISLANDS* [28 February 2001] * This report has been issued without formal editing. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1722005174292.pdf | https://docstore.ohchr.org/SelfServices/FilesHandler.ashx?enc=6QkG1d%2FPPRiCAqhKb7yhsie1GkAljn0QeJo3NO7rIujggQSAuiGa1XG1f5VbO4XzDlokRjsZCb6X7%2FqD6I3B1J%2FKWz6ROt0t4XNnciZJEKXlR856A75p7Lnb36x5TpCC | Vanuatu |
GE.02-43222 (E) 040902 CRC/C/51/Add.6 page 2 CONTENTS Paragraphs Page Introduction .......................................................................................... 1 - 19 7 A.
The land and the people of Solomon Islands ...................... 1 - 7 7 B.
The political system and economy ...................................... 8 - 15 8 C. Situation analysis of children .............................................. 16 - 19 11 I.
GENERAL MEASURES OF IMPLEMENTATION ................. 20 - 61 12 A. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1722005174292.pdf | https://docstore.ohchr.org/SelfServices/FilesHandler.ashx?enc=6QkG1d%2FPPRiCAqhKb7yhsie1GkAljn0QeJo3NO7rIujggQSAuiGa1XG1f5VbO4XzDlokRjsZCb6X7%2FqD6I3B1J%2FKWz6ROt0t4XNnciZJEKXlR856A75p7Lnb36x5TpCC | Vanuatu |
Measures taken in the past two years to harmonize national law and policy with the provisions of the Convention ........ 20 - 30 12 B. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1722005174292.pdf | https://docstore.ohchr.org/SelfServices/FilesHandler.ashx?enc=6QkG1d%2FPPRiCAqhKb7yhsie1GkAljn0QeJo3NO7rIujggQSAuiGa1XG1f5VbO4XzDlokRjsZCb6X7%2FqD6I3B1J%2FKWz6ROt0t4XNnciZJEKXlR856A75p7Lnb36x5TpCC | Vanuatu |
Measures taken to strengthen, monitor and implement the Convention .................................................................... 31 - 34 15 C. Measures to make the principles and provisions of the Convention widely known to adults and children alike ...... 35 - 43 16 D. Preparation of the initial report ........................................... 44 - 55 18 E. International coordination and cooperation ........................ 56 - 57 21 F. General budgetary allocation measures for child-related activities ......................................................... 58 - 61 22 II. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1722005174292.pdf | https://docstore.ohchr.org/SelfServices/FilesHandler.ashx?enc=6QkG1d%2FPPRiCAqhKb7yhsie1GkAljn0QeJo3NO7rIujggQSAuiGa1XG1f5VbO4XzDlokRjsZCb6X7%2FqD6I3B1J%2FKWz6ROt0t4XNnciZJEKXlR856A75p7Lnb36x5TpCC | Vanuatu |
DEFINITION OF THE CHILD .................................................. 62 - 73 23 III.
GENERAL PRINCIPLES .......................................................... 74 - 122 25 A. Non-discrimination ............................................................. 74 - 87 25 B. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1722005174292.pdf | https://docstore.ohchr.org/SelfServices/FilesHandler.ashx?enc=6QkG1d%2FPPRiCAqhKb7yhsie1GkAljn0QeJo3NO7rIujggQSAuiGa1XG1f5VbO4XzDlokRjsZCb6X7%2FqD6I3B1J%2FKWz6ROt0t4XNnciZJEKXlR856A75p7Lnb36x5TpCC | Vanuatu |
Best interest of the child ...................................................... 88 - 99 28 C. The rights to life, survival and development ....................... 100 - 107 31 D. Respect for the views of the child ....................................... 108 - 122 32 IV.
CIVIL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS .......................................... 123 - 196 37 A. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1722005174292.pdf | https://docstore.ohchr.org/SelfServices/FilesHandler.ashx?enc=6QkG1d%2FPPRiCAqhKb7yhsie1GkAljn0QeJo3NO7rIujggQSAuiGa1XG1f5VbO4XzDlokRjsZCb6X7%2FqD6I3B1J%2FKWz6ROt0t4XNnciZJEKXlR856A75p7Lnb36x5TpCC | Vanuatu |
Name and nationality .......................................................... 123 - 134 37 B. Preservation of identity ....................................................... 135 - 148 39 C. Freedom of expression ........................................................ 149 - 159 41 CRC/C/51/Add.6 page 3 CONTENTS (continued) Paragraphs Page D. Access to appropriate information ...................................... 160 - 167 43 E. Freedom of thought, conscience and religion ..................... 168 - 173 44 F. Freedom of association and of peaceful assembly............... 174 - 180 45 G. Protection of privacy ........................................................... 181 - 190 47 H. Right not to be subject to torture or other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment ............... 191 - 196 49 V. FAMILY ENVIRONMENT AND ALTERNATIVE CARE ..... 197 - 254 50 A. Parental responsibilities ....................................................... 197 - 205 50 B. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1722005174292.pdf | https://docstore.ohchr.org/SelfServices/FilesHandler.ashx?enc=6QkG1d%2FPPRiCAqhKb7yhsie1GkAljn0QeJo3NO7rIujggQSAuiGa1XG1f5VbO4XzDlokRjsZCb6X7%2FqD6I3B1J%2FKWz6ROt0t4XNnciZJEKXlR856A75p7Lnb36x5TpCC | Vanuatu |
Recovery of maintenance .................................................... 206 - 213 51 C. Children deprived of a family environment ........................ 214 - 220 53 D. Adoption .............................................................................. 221 - 228 54 E. Illicit transfer and non-return .............................................. 229 - 231 55 F. Abuse and neglect of children and their physical and psychological rehabilitation and social reintegration .......... 232 - 248 56 G. Review of arrangements for children not living with their immediate family ................................................................ 249 - 250 60 H. Future implementation of measures to ensure child rights in regard to the family environment and alternative care .................................................................... 251 - 254 61 VI. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1722005174292.pdf | https://docstore.ohchr.org/SelfServices/FilesHandler.ashx?enc=6QkG1d%2FPPRiCAqhKb7yhsie1GkAljn0QeJo3NO7rIujggQSAuiGa1XG1f5VbO4XzDlokRjsZCb6X7%2FqD6I3B1J%2FKWz6ROt0t4XNnciZJEKXlR856A75p7Lnb36x5TpCC | Vanuatu |
BASIC HEALTH AND WELFARE .......................................... 255 - 347 62 A.
Survival and development ................................................... 255 - 268 62 B. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1722005174292.pdf | https://docstore.ohchr.org/SelfServices/FilesHandler.ashx?enc=6QkG1d%2FPPRiCAqhKb7yhsie1GkAljn0QeJo3NO7rIujggQSAuiGa1XG1f5VbO4XzDlokRjsZCb6X7%2FqD6I3B1J%2FKWz6ROt0t4XNnciZJEKXlR856A75p7Lnb36x5TpCC | Vanuatu |
Safe water and sanitation .................................................... 269 - 274 67 C. Health status of children under 5 in Solomon Islands ......... 275 - 286 67 D. Health status of children 5 to 18 in Solomon Islands .......... 287 - 294 72 E. Adolescent health issues ..................................................... 295 - 307 74 CRC/C/51/Add.6 page 4 CONTENTS (continued) Paragraphs Page F. Nutrition .............................................................................. 308 - 315 77 G. Children with disabilities .................................................... 316 - 332 78 H. Budgetary and other provisions .......................................... 333 - 339 83 I. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1722005174292.pdf | https://docstore.ohchr.org/SelfServices/FilesHandler.ashx?enc=6QkG1d%2FPPRiCAqhKb7yhsie1GkAljn0QeJo3NO7rIujggQSAuiGa1XG1f5VbO4XzDlokRjsZCb6X7%2FqD6I3B1J%2FKWz6ROt0t4XNnciZJEKXlR856A75p7Lnb36x5TpCC | Vanuatu |
Social security...................................................................... 340 86 J.
Living standards .................................................................. 341 - 344 86 K. Constraints on the effective protection of children’s health ................................................................................... 345 - 347 87 VII.
EDUCATION, LEISURE AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES .... 348 - 394 88 A.
Education, including vocational guidance .......................... 348 - 376 88 B. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1722005174292.pdf | https://docstore.ohchr.org/SelfServices/FilesHandler.ashx?enc=6QkG1d%2FPPRiCAqhKb7yhsie1GkAljn0QeJo3NO7rIujggQSAuiGa1XG1f5VbO4XzDlokRjsZCb6X7%2FqD6I3B1J%2FKWz6ROt0t4XNnciZJEKXlR856A75p7Lnb36x5TpCC | Vanuatu |
The aims of education ......................................................... 377 - 382 96 C. Children with special needs ................................................ 383 - 386 98 D. Leisure, recreation and cultural activities ........................... 387 - 394 99 VIII.
SPECIAL PROTECTION .......................................................... 395 - 494 101 A.
Children in situations of civil emergency ........................... 395 - 411 101 B. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1722005174292.pdf | https://docstore.ohchr.org/SelfServices/FilesHandler.ashx?enc=6QkG1d%2FPPRiCAqhKb7yhsie1GkAljn0QeJo3NO7rIujggQSAuiGa1XG1f5VbO4XzDlokRjsZCb6X7%2FqD6I3B1J%2FKWz6ROt0t4XNnciZJEKXlR856A75p7Lnb36x5TpCC | Vanuatu |
Children in conflict with the law ......................................... 412 - 418 104 C. Children deprived of freedom ............................................. 419 - 444 107 D. Exploited children ............................................................... 445 - 491 111 1.
Child labour ................................................................ 445 - 460 111 2.
Sexual exploitation and sexual abuse ......................... 461 - 471 115 3. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1722005174292.pdf | https://docstore.ohchr.org/SelfServices/FilesHandler.ashx?enc=6QkG1d%2FPPRiCAqhKb7yhsie1GkAljn0QeJo3NO7rIujggQSAuiGa1XG1f5VbO4XzDlokRjsZCb6X7%2FqD6I3B1J%2FKWz6ROt0t4XNnciZJEKXlR856A75p7Lnb36x5TpCC | Vanuatu |
Sale, trafficking and abduction of children ................. 472 - 476 116 4.
Drug abuse .................................................................. 477 - 487 117 5.
General recommendations .......................................... 488 - 491 119 E. Children of a minority or indigenous group ........................ 492 - 494 121 CRC/C/51/Add.6 page 5 CONTENTS (continued) Page Tables 1. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1722005174292.pdf | https://docstore.ohchr.org/SelfServices/FilesHandler.ashx?enc=6QkG1d%2FPPRiCAqhKb7yhsie1GkAljn0QeJo3NO7rIujggQSAuiGa1XG1f5VbO4XzDlokRjsZCb6X7%2FqD6I3B1J%2FKWz6ROt0t4XNnciZJEKXlR856A75p7Lnb36x5TpCC | Vanuatu |
Demographic indicators ..................................................................................... 7 2.
Juvenile offenders, 1991-1995 .......................................................................... 30 3.
Results of 1995 NYC survey of youth associations .......................................... 46 4.
Family/domestic violence, 1990-1992 .............................................................. 57 5. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1722005174292.pdf | https://docstore.ohchr.org/SelfServices/FilesHandler.ashx?enc=6QkG1d%2FPPRiCAqhKb7yhsie1GkAljn0QeJo3NO7rIujggQSAuiGa1XG1f5VbO4XzDlokRjsZCb6X7%2FqD6I3B1J%2FKWz6ROt0t4XNnciZJEKXlR856A75p7Lnb36x5TpCC | Vanuatu |
Victims indicating children present during domestic violence incident ............ 58 6.
Crimes against children and youth, 1990-1994 ................................................. 58 7.
Crime committed against children (as per Criminal Code Act (Cap 18)) ......... 59 8.
Health indicators of Solomon Islands, 1986 and 1995 ...................................... 68 9.
Causes of infant mortality (<1 year old), 1993 .................................................. 68 10. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1722005174292.pdf | https://docstore.ohchr.org/SelfServices/FilesHandler.ashx?enc=6QkG1d%2FPPRiCAqhKb7yhsie1GkAljn0QeJo3NO7rIujggQSAuiGa1XG1f5VbO4XzDlokRjsZCb6X7%2FqD6I3B1J%2FKWz6ROt0t4XNnciZJEKXlR856A75p7Lnb36x5TpCC | Vanuatu |
Causes of infant mortality (<1 year old), 1994 .................................................. 69 11.
Causes of childhood mortality (1-5 years), 1993 .............................................. 70 12.
Causes of childhood mortality (1-5 years), 1994 .............................................. 70 13.
Paediatric patient statistics, Central Hospital, 1995 .......................................... 72 14. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1722005174292.pdf | https://docstore.ohchr.org/SelfServices/FilesHandler.ashx?enc=6QkG1d%2FPPRiCAqhKb7yhsie1GkAljn0QeJo3NO7rIujggQSAuiGa1XG1f5VbO4XzDlokRjsZCb6X7%2FqD6I3B1J%2FKWz6ROt0t4XNnciZJEKXlR856A75p7Lnb36x5TpCC | Vanuatu |
Distribution of paediatric beds .......................................................................... 73 15.
Injury and hospital admissions, 1996 ................................................................ 76 16.
MHMS recurrent budgets, 1990-1996 in Solomon Islands dollars ................... 84 17.
Summary of major budgetary inputs to health, MHMS, 1990-1995 ................. 85 18. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1722005174292.pdf | https://docstore.ohchr.org/SelfServices/FilesHandler.ashx?enc=6QkG1d%2FPPRiCAqhKb7yhsie1GkAljn0QeJo3NO7rIujggQSAuiGa1XG1f5VbO4XzDlokRjsZCb6X7%2FqD6I3B1J%2FKWz6ROt0t4XNnciZJEKXlR856A75p7Lnb36x5TpCC | Vanuatu |
Analysis of major donor allocation to Solomon Islands Ministry of Health and Medical Services, 1990-1995 ..................................................... 86 19.
Total enrolment for primary schools for period 1992-1994 .............................. 89 20.
Standard 6 and Form 1-7 enrolment, 1994-1996 ............................................... 89 21.
Criminal offences committed by juveniles, 1990-1996 ..................................... 105 22. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1722005174292.pdf | https://docstore.ohchr.org/SelfServices/FilesHandler.ashx?enc=6QkG1d%2FPPRiCAqhKb7yhsie1GkAljn0QeJo3NO7rIujggQSAuiGa1XG1f5VbO4XzDlokRjsZCb6X7%2FqD6I3B1J%2FKWz6ROt0t4XNnciZJEKXlR856A75p7Lnb36x5TpCC | Vanuatu |
Custody of children, maintenance and separation ............................................. 110 23.
Adoption ............................................................................................................ 110 24.
Divorce .............................................................................................................. 110 25. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1722005174292.pdf | https://docstore.ohchr.org/SelfServices/FilesHandler.ashx?enc=6QkG1d%2FPPRiCAqhKb7yhsie1GkAljn0QeJo3NO7rIujggQSAuiGa1XG1f5VbO4XzDlokRjsZCb6X7%2FqD6I3B1J%2FKWz6ROt0t4XNnciZJEKXlR856A75p7Lnb36x5TpCC | Vanuatu |
Referrals (including affiliation - single mothers) .............................................. 110 CRC/C/51/Add.6 page 6 CONTENTS (continued) Page Figures 1.
Ministry of Health and Medical Services functional structure and organization ....................................................................................................... 63 2.
Causes of infant mortality (<1 year old), 1993 .................................................. 69 3. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1722005174292.pdf | https://docstore.ohchr.org/SelfServices/FilesHandler.ashx?enc=6QkG1d%2FPPRiCAqhKb7yhsie1GkAljn0QeJo3NO7rIujggQSAuiGa1XG1f5VbO4XzDlokRjsZCb6X7%2FqD6I3B1J%2FKWz6ROt0t4XNnciZJEKXlR856A75p7Lnb36x5TpCC | Vanuatu |
Causes of infant mortality (<1 year old), 1994 .................................................. 69 4.
Causes of childhood mortality (1-5 years), 1993 .............................................. 70 5.
Causes of childhood mortality (1-5 years), 1994 .............................................. 70 6.
Incidence of severe ARI among children (1-5 years), 1993-1996 .................... 71 7.
Incidence of skin diseases among children (1-5 years), 1993-1996 .................. 71 8. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1722005174292.pdf | https://docstore.ohchr.org/SelfServices/FilesHandler.ashx?enc=6QkG1d%2FPPRiCAqhKb7yhsie1GkAljn0QeJo3NO7rIujggQSAuiGa1XG1f5VbO4XzDlokRjsZCb6X7%2FqD6I3B1J%2FKWz6ROt0t4XNnciZJEKXlR856A75p7Lnb36x5TpCC | Vanuatu |
Malaria incidence in infants, 1994-1996 ........................................................... 71 9.
Incidence of diarrhoeal disease among children (1-5 years), 1993-1996 .......... 71 10.
Leading causes of admission to Children’s Ward Central Hospital, 1995 ........ 72 11.
Leading causes of death in Children’s Ward Central Hospital, 1995 ............... 73 12.
1994 enrolment (STD6 - Form 7), by gender .................................................... 97 13. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1722005174292.pdf | https://docstore.ohchr.org/SelfServices/FilesHandler.ashx?enc=6QkG1d%2FPPRiCAqhKb7yhsie1GkAljn0QeJo3NO7rIujggQSAuiGa1XG1f5VbO4XzDlokRjsZCb6X7%2FqD6I3B1J%2FKWz6ROt0t4XNnciZJEKXlR856A75p7Lnb36x5TpCC | Vanuatu |
1995 enrolment (STD6 - Form 7), by gender .................................................... 97 References ..................................................................................................................... 136 Annexes* 1.
NACC terms of reference 2.
Draft policy strategy and outline plan of action for children 3.
ILO Conventions ratified by Solomon Islands 4.
JASI draft code of ethics 5. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1722005174292.pdf | https://docstore.ohchr.org/SelfServices/FilesHandler.ashx?enc=6QkG1d%2FPPRiCAqhKb7yhsie1GkAljn0QeJo3NO7rIujggQSAuiGa1XG1f5VbO4XzDlokRjsZCb6X7%2FqD6I3B1J%2FKWz6ROt0t4XNnciZJEKXlR856A75p7Lnb36x5TpCC | Vanuatu |
JASI draft code of ethics 5.
List of legal documents relevant to CRC * The annexes are available for consultation in the files of the secretariat.
CRC/C/51/Add.6 page 7 Introduction 1.
The land and the people of Solomon Islands 1.
The Solomon Islands form an archipelago in the South-West Pacific about 1,900 kilometres north-east of Australia lying between longitudes 155 and 170 degrees east and latitudes 5 to 12 degrees south. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1722005174292.pdf | https://docstore.ohchr.org/SelfServices/FilesHandler.ashx?enc=6QkG1d%2FPPRiCAqhKb7yhsie1GkAljn0QeJo3NO7rIujggQSAuiGa1XG1f5VbO4XzDlokRjsZCb6X7%2FqD6I3B1J%2FKWz6ROt0t4XNnciZJEKXlR856A75p7Lnb36x5TpCC | Vanuatu |
With terrain ranging from ruggedly mountainous islands to low lying coral atolls, the Solomon Islands is a 1,400-kilometre chain from Papua New Guinea to Vanuatu.
The capital, Honiara, is located on the island of Guadalcanal.
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There are six large islands, Choiseul, New Georgia, Santa Isabel, Guadalcanal, Malaita and Makira; about two dozen small islands and many small islets, atolls and reefs comprising in all 922 islands or atolls scattered over 800,000 square kilometres of sea. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1722005174292.pdf | https://docstore.ohchr.org/SelfServices/FilesHandler.ashx?enc=6QkG1d%2FPPRiCAqhKb7yhsie1GkAljn0QeJo3NO7rIujggQSAuiGa1XG1f5VbO4XzDlokRjsZCb6X7%2FqD6I3B1J%2FKWz6ROt0t4XNnciZJEKXlR856A75p7Lnb36x5TpCC | Vanuatu |
The landmass is 28,369 square kilometres, 30 per cent of which is considered potentially arable.
The islands are part of the Pacific volcanic rim with several active and dormant volcanoes.
The islands also lie on a major earthquake belt and all islands are subject to earthquakes.
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The weather is hot with daily mean temperatures between 21 and 30 degree Celsius and very humid.
Yearly rainfall averages 3,000 to 3,500 millimetres. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1722005174292.pdf | https://docstore.ohchr.org/SelfServices/FilesHandler.ashx?enc=6QkG1d%2FPPRiCAqhKb7yhsie1GkAljn0QeJo3NO7rIujggQSAuiGa1XG1f5VbO4XzDlokRjsZCb6X7%2FqD6I3B1J%2FKWz6ROt0t4XNnciZJEKXlR856A75p7Lnb36x5TpCC | Vanuatu |
Although there are no clearly defined seasons, the heaviest rainfall comes from December to March.
Cyclones also occur during this period.
The worst cyclone in memory, Cyclone Namu, in 1986 resulted in more than US$ 100 million worth of damage and over 100 people dead.
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At the end of 1996 the Solomon Islands had an estimated population of 402,000 with an annual growth rate of 3.2 per cent.
Fertility levels are high with an estimated rate of 5.4 in 1995 but is on a decline. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1722005174292.pdf | https://docstore.ohchr.org/SelfServices/FilesHandler.ashx?enc=6QkG1d%2FPPRiCAqhKb7yhsie1GkAljn0QeJo3NO7rIujggQSAuiGa1XG1f5VbO4XzDlokRjsZCb6X7%2FqD6I3B1J%2FKWz6ROt0t4XNnciZJEKXlR856A75p7Lnb36x5TpCC | Vanuatu |
Similarly, crude birth rates and crude death rates are also declining (see table 1).
The population is characterized by a young age structure with about 45 per cent of the population less than 15 years of age.
The infant mortality rate was estimated to be 38 per 1,000 live births in 1995 and life expectancy for males and females, at 65 years in 1995.
The maternal mortality rate based on the sisterhood method was 549 per 100,000 births in 1992; it is widely believed that the rate is an overestimate. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1722005174292.pdf | https://docstore.ohchr.org/SelfServices/FilesHandler.ashx?enc=6QkG1d%2FPPRiCAqhKb7yhsie1GkAljn0QeJo3NO7rIujggQSAuiGa1XG1f5VbO4XzDlokRjsZCb6X7%2FqD6I3B1J%2FKWz6ROt0t4XNnciZJEKXlR856A75p7Lnb36x5TpCC | Vanuatu |
The country is still in the early stages of demographic transition characterized by the decline in population growth rates and fertility.
There is evidence of a decrease in mortality rates from infectious diseases.
Table 1 Demographic indicators Indicator 1976a 1986b 1995b 2000b Total population 196.823 285.176 394.003 431.000 Population growth rate (%) 2.5 3.5 3.1 3.1 Total fertility rate (women 15-49 years) 7.4 6.1 5.4 5.1 Crude death rate (per 1,000 pop.) | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1722005174292.pdf | https://docstore.ohchr.org/SelfServices/FilesHandler.ashx?enc=6QkG1d%2FPPRiCAqhKb7yhsie1GkAljn0QeJo3NO7rIujggQSAuiGa1XG1f5VbO4XzDlokRjsZCb6X7%2FqD6I3B1J%2FKWz6ROt0t4XNnciZJEKXlR856A75p7Lnb36x5TpCC | Vanuatu |
10.0 10.0 7.0 6.0 Crude birth rate (per 1,000 pop.)
45 42 38 37 Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) 67 38 38 36 Average life expectancy at birth (years) 54 60 65 67 a From Government Census reports (1976, 1986) - Ministry of Finance, Statistics Office.
b Estimates from World Bank reports (World Bank (1994) Health Priorities and Options in Pacific Member Countries).
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The people live in over 5,000 villages, seven townships and the capital, Honiara, with an estimated population of 63,000 persons in 1995.
Only 16 per cent of the population resides in urban or peri-urban areas; however, rural to urban migration is high (MHMS, 1996).
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Solomon Islands is home to people of many races, cultures, languages and customs. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1722005174292.pdf | https://docstore.ohchr.org/SelfServices/FilesHandler.ashx?enc=6QkG1d%2FPPRiCAqhKb7yhsie1GkAljn0QeJo3NO7rIujggQSAuiGa1XG1f5VbO4XzDlokRjsZCb6X7%2FqD6I3B1J%2FKWz6ROt0t4XNnciZJEKXlR856A75p7Lnb36x5TpCC | Vanuatu |
The predominant race is Melanesian (93.3 per cent) followed by Polynesian (4 per cent), Micronesian (1.5 per cent) and others (1.2 per cent).
The majority of Solomon Islanders are Christians (99 per cent).
Although Christianity has had a profound influence, traditional social structures and customs remain important.
Kinship, traced patrilineally amongst some peoples but most commonly matrilineally, remains the basis of Solomon Islands culture. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1722005174292.pdf | https://docstore.ohchr.org/SelfServices/FilesHandler.ashx?enc=6QkG1d%2FPPRiCAqhKb7yhsie1GkAljn0QeJo3NO7rIujggQSAuiGa1XG1f5VbO4XzDlokRjsZCb6X7%2FqD6I3B1J%2FKWz6ROt0t4XNnciZJEKXlR856A75p7Lnb36x5TpCC | Vanuatu |
Traditionally Solomon Islanders have lived closely within their own kin group and have been bound by group norms and obligations rather than individual expectations.
This aspect of culture is known as the “wantok system”.
The wantok system emphasizes the responsibilities that group members have to care for each other and to help each other with food, shelter, clothing, monies and work.
Family ties in Solomon Islands are very strong. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1722005174292.pdf | https://docstore.ohchr.org/SelfServices/FilesHandler.ashx?enc=6QkG1d%2FPPRiCAqhKb7yhsie1GkAljn0QeJo3NO7rIujggQSAuiGa1XG1f5VbO4XzDlokRjsZCb6X7%2FqD6I3B1J%2FKWz6ROt0t4XNnciZJEKXlR856A75p7Lnb36x5TpCC | Vanuatu |
Family ties in Solomon Islands are very strong.
The young, sick and old always have the care of the extended family and children freely move and are cared for amongst the family members including even distant relatives.
The social network is an effective safety net for Solomon Islands’ children and continues to protect most people from absolute poverty.
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About 87 distinct languages are spoken throughout the country.
Pijin is the lingua franca and English is the official language. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1722005174292.pdf | https://docstore.ohchr.org/SelfServices/FilesHandler.ashx?enc=6QkG1d%2FPPRiCAqhKb7yhsie1GkAljn0QeJo3NO7rIujggQSAuiGa1XG1f5VbO4XzDlokRjsZCb6X7%2FqD6I3B1J%2FKWz6ROt0t4XNnciZJEKXlR856A75p7Lnb36x5TpCC | Vanuatu |
Use of Pijin generally decreases as one leaves the town areas and Guadalcanal Province.
Dissemination of information in understandable forms, therefore, can be a challenge in the Solomon Islands.
This also has implications for the dissemination of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) as well as this initial country report.1 2.
The political system and economy 8. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1722005174292.pdf | https://docstore.ohchr.org/SelfServices/FilesHandler.ashx?enc=6QkG1d%2FPPRiCAqhKb7yhsie1GkAljn0QeJo3NO7rIujggQSAuiGa1XG1f5VbO4XzDlokRjsZCb6X7%2FqD6I3B1J%2FKWz6ROt0t4XNnciZJEKXlR856A75p7Lnb36x5TpCC | Vanuatu |
The political system and economy 8.
The Solomon Islands, which gained independence from Great Britain on 7 July 1978, is a sovereign democratic State and has a unicameral legislature, the National Parliament with 47 elected members.
It is administratively divided into nine provinces and a municipal authority, each with their own political and administrative structures, thereby resembling a federal system of government.
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The Parliament members are elected either on a political party basis or as independents, for a four-year term of office.
After elections took place on 6 August 1997, the Solomon Islands Alliance for Change (SIAC), a coalition, organized to form the present Government.
There is currently one female Member of Parliament, although 14 women stood for election in 1997.
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Solomon Islands is a member of the Commonwealth. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1722005174292.pdf | https://docstore.ohchr.org/SelfServices/FilesHandler.ashx?enc=6QkG1d%2FPPRiCAqhKb7yhsie1GkAljn0QeJo3NO7rIujggQSAuiGa1XG1f5VbO4XzDlokRjsZCb6X7%2FqD6I3B1J%2FKWz6ROt0t4XNnciZJEKXlR856A75p7Lnb36x5TpCC | Vanuatu |
Solomon Islands is a member of the Commonwealth.
The British Monarch, as Head of State, is represented locally by a governor-general who is recommended to the Queen by the National Parliament.
The governmental and political institutions of Solomon Islands are firmly established in theory and practice on principles and systems of democratic governance.
These institutions have an exemplary record on human rights consistent with the high ideals of the United Nations Charter. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1722005174292.pdf | https://docstore.ohchr.org/SelfServices/FilesHandler.ashx?enc=6QkG1d%2FPPRiCAqhKb7yhsie1GkAljn0QeJo3NO7rIujggQSAuiGa1XG1f5VbO4XzDlokRjsZCb6X7%2FqD6I3B1J%2FKWz6ROt0t4XNnciZJEKXlR856A75p7Lnb36x5TpCC | Vanuatu |
Civil order, harmonious ethnic and religious relations and a peaceful social environment have characterized the Solomon Islands in its relationships with both its CRC/C/51/Add.6 page 9 regional and global neighbours.
The Papua New Guinea “Bougainville Crisis” in the past few years has, however, had its spillover effects, straining the political relationship between the two countries. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1722005174292.pdf | https://docstore.ohchr.org/SelfServices/FilesHandler.ashx?enc=6QkG1d%2FPPRiCAqhKb7yhsie1GkAljn0QeJo3NO7rIujggQSAuiGa1XG1f5VbO4XzDlokRjsZCb6X7%2FqD6I3B1J%2FKWz6ROt0t4XNnciZJEKXlR856A75p7Lnb36x5TpCC | Vanuatu |
Solomon Islands, in providing humanitarian services - especially medical care and shelter - for the women and children of Bougainville who have crossed the border to Solomon Islands, has been wrongly accused by Papua New Guinea of siding with the rebels on Bougainville.
Papua New Guinea has violated international laws by staging military incursions into Solomon Islands with resultant damage to properties and killing of several Solomon Islanders in the process. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1722005174292.pdf | https://docstore.ohchr.org/SelfServices/FilesHandler.ashx?enc=6QkG1d%2FPPRiCAqhKb7yhsie1GkAljn0QeJo3NO7rIujggQSAuiGa1XG1f5VbO4XzDlokRjsZCb6X7%2FqD6I3B1J%2FKWz6ROt0t4XNnciZJEKXlR856A75p7Lnb36x5TpCC | Vanuatu |
The crisis reached critical levels in June 1996.
At that time Solomon Islands presented its case before the United Nations for resolution in a peaceful manner.
Currently, the Prime Ministers of the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea are actively involved in seeking a peaceful resolution in Bougainville. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1722005174292.pdf | https://docstore.ohchr.org/SelfServices/FilesHandler.ashx?enc=6QkG1d%2FPPRiCAqhKb7yhsie1GkAljn0QeJo3NO7rIujggQSAuiGa1XG1f5VbO4XzDlokRjsZCb6X7%2FqD6I3B1J%2FKWz6ROt0t4XNnciZJEKXlR856A75p7Lnb36x5TpCC | Vanuatu |
[Editorial Note: In early July 1997, Solomon Island’s Government signed a border treaty with Papua New Guinea.2 The Solomon Islands Government facilitated the first round of peace talks held 5-18 July 1997 by ensuring safe passage of Bougainvillean leaders to and from talks held in Burnham (Christchurch) New Zealand.3 The talks produced the Burnham Declaration that called for a ceasefire, withdrawal of the PNG defence forces and acceptance of the United Nations peacekeeping force on the island.4 A Solomon Islands Government delegation participated for the first time as an observer in the second round of peace talks in Burnham from 1-10 October. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1722005174292.pdf | https://docstore.ohchr.org/SelfServices/FilesHandler.ashx?enc=6QkG1d%2FPPRiCAqhKb7yhsie1GkAljn0QeJo3NO7rIujggQSAuiGa1XG1f5VbO4XzDlokRjsZCb6X7%2FqD6I3B1J%2FKWz6ROt0t4XNnciZJEKXlR856A75p7Lnb36x5TpCC | Vanuatu |
At that time it was “agreed that traditional border crossing arrangements on the PNG an [sic] Solomon Islands border may be set up in the same manner as in the border agreement with Australia and Indonesia”.5 An unarmed force of 150 New Zealand troops began landing on Bougainville in December 1997. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1722005174292.pdf | https://docstore.ohchr.org/SelfServices/FilesHandler.ashx?enc=6QkG1d%2FPPRiCAqhKb7yhsie1GkAljn0QeJo3NO7rIujggQSAuiGa1XG1f5VbO4XzDlokRjsZCb6X7%2FqD6I3B1J%2FKWz6ROt0t4XNnciZJEKXlR856A75p7Lnb36x5TpCC | Vanuatu |
Up to 260 troops were ultimately to be deployed there from New Zealand, Australia and other South Pacific countries.6 The Prime Ministers of both PNG and Solomon Islands spent Christmas 1997 on Bougainville to emphasize their personal commitments to resolution of the crisis.
There was great optimism that the truce would be a precursor to a full cessation of violence in Bougainville. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1722005174292.pdf | https://docstore.ohchr.org/SelfServices/FilesHandler.ashx?enc=6QkG1d%2FPPRiCAqhKb7yhsie1GkAljn0QeJo3NO7rIujggQSAuiGa1XG1f5VbO4XzDlokRjsZCb6X7%2FqD6I3B1J%2FKWz6ROt0t4XNnciZJEKXlR856A75p7Lnb36x5TpCC | Vanuatu |
Subsequent peace talks, facilitated by the Prime Minister of Solomon Islands, have been held in New Zealand (January 1998)7 and Australia.]
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The 1978 Constitution, the supreme law of the Solomon Islands, emphasizes fundamental rights and freedoms of its citizens and conforms to all major United Nations instruments regarding representation, customs, traditions, cultural inheritance and land rights.
Citizenship is acquired by birth, descent, and naturalization or by registration. | https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thematic2f/pw_2/1722005174292.pdf | https://docstore.ohchr.org/SelfServices/FilesHandler.ashx?enc=6QkG1d%2FPPRiCAqhKb7yhsie1GkAljn0QeJo3NO7rIujggQSAuiGa1XG1f5VbO4XzDlokRjsZCb6X7%2FqD6I3B1J%2FKWz6ROt0t4XNnciZJEKXlR856A75p7Lnb36x5TpCC | Vanuatu |