Data collection of children’s rights

Human rights body:
Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)
Populations of concern:
ChildrenPersons with an immigrant background and ethnic minoritiesSami/indigenous peoples

Recommended measures (3)

Recalling its general comment No. 5 (2003) on general measures of implementation of the Convention and the previous recommendations of the Committee and other treaty bodies, the Committee recommends that the State Party:

Measure
Measure type:
Statistics and research
Responsible Ministries:
Ministry of Children and FamiliesMinistry of Local Government and Regional DevelopmentMinistry of Culture and EqualityMinistry of Health and Care Services

(a) Expeditiously improve its data-collection system and ensure that disaggregated data collected on children’s rights cover all areas of the Convention and the Optional Protocols thereto, particularly with regard to ethnicity or Indigenous origin, and systematize data on the fulfilment of children’s rights

Measure
Measure type:
Statistics and research
Responsible Ministries:
Ministry of Children and FamiliesMinistry of Culture and EqualityMinistry of Local Government and Regional Development

(b)  Take measures to ensure sufficient analysis of the situation of children exposed to intersecting forms of discrimination, including with regard to the rights of Sami children in the care of child welfare services

Measure
Measure type:
Institutions, practices and guidelines
Responsible Ministry:
Ministry of Finance

(c) Design and introduce data-protection safeguards to prevent the abuse of official statistics