International recommendation

Children – independent monitoring

Issue date:
Human rights body:
Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)
Themes:
Access to court and legal aid
Populations of concern:
Children
Relevant CRC article:
Art. 4 – General obligations
Source:
CRC/C/NOR/CO/5-6, para. 8

Recommended measures (1)

Measure
Measure types:
Policies, strategies, and action plansFollow-up of recommendations
Responsible Ministries:
Ministry of Children and FamiliesMinistry of Justice and Public Security

8. With reference to its general comment No. 2 (2002) on the role of independent national human rights institutions in the promotion and protection of the rights of the child, and in line with its previous recommendations (CRC/C/NOR/CO/4, para. 14), the Committee recommends that the State party take measures to ensure that the Ombudsman for Children and/or the national human rights institution are entrusted with the mandate to receive, investigate and address complaints by children, in all areas that concern them, in a child-sensitive manner.