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The Task Force on Children and Armed Conflict
In 2001, Children’s Rights Alliance, England (CRAE) set up a number of Task Forces to examine the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, in order to prepare an alternative NGO report for the Committee on the Rights of the Child.
The Unit chaired the Task Force on Children and Armed Conflict, which looked at the implementation of Article 38, focussing on the recruitment and deployment of children by the UK. The Centre was also on the Task Force for Juvenile Justice.
The Unit prepared the submission to the Committee on Article 38, in addition to a detailed commentary on its implementation by the UK.
In September 2002, the Unit attended the UK session before the Committee and reported on the Committee’s findings.
Relevant articles:
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The UK before the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (Rachel Harvey, The Children and Armed Conflict Unit) (September 2002) [pdf | Word]
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Child soldiers in the UK: Analysis of recruitment and deployment practices of under-18s and the CRC (Rachel Harvey, The Children and Armed Conflict Unit) (June 2002) [pdf | Word]
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The NGO report to the Committee on the Rights of the Child: The Children and Armed Conflict Unit's submission (Rachel Harvey, The Children and Armed Conflict Unit) (June 2002) [pdf | Word]
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Resource Centre
In addition to the extensive documentation contained on the Children and Armed Conflict Unit website, the Unit houses a comprehensive hard copy collection, which can be accessed by anyone wishing to research information on children and armed conflict.
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