We also support measures to prevent grave violations against such children.

Widespread and persistent human rights violations against women and girl children that the Government still needs to address are as follows.

They also raised the issues of female genital mutilation and general violence against children, noting that these violations were often gender based.

This year's report of the Secretary General on children and armed conflict sheds further light on the widespread and unacceptable pattern of grave violations against children in conflict situations worldwide.

The present petition, filed against Canada by author Peter Queenan on behalf of Canadian unborn children, alleges violations of the right to life under article 6 of the Covenant through state funding of abortions, and other violations.

(a) Information on compliance by parties in ending the recruitment or use of children in armed conflict in violation of applicable international law and other violations being committed against children affected by armed conflict

Violations affect especially children who are victims of war, street children, child soldiers, minors in prison and children who are AIDS orphans.

SADC condemns the use of sexual and gender based violence against women and children as a weapon of war and also condemns widespread violations of their human rights.

The Commission also deplores violations of the right to life of children.

Oral statement, Human rights violations against indigenous populations in Chile.

The report called, inter alia, for concrete measures to address the widespread and persistent human rights violations against women and girl children, including forced early marriages, crimes against the person and discrimination in the justice system.

At the global level, UNICEF continued to contribute to the development of a system to monitor and report on egregious rights violations perpetrated against children in conflict affected areas.

In addition to the information concerning the recruitment and use of children in armed conflict, the European Union welcomes the inclusion this year of other violations and abuses committed against children in the lists annexed to the report.

36. The Commission also deplores violations of the right to life of children.

Violence against children

Violence against children

(f) Judicial and administrative sanctions against persons liable for the violations

In addition to violations perpetrated against children in situations of armed conflict, the European Union is also gravely concerned about allegations of abhorrent sexual misconduct by United Nations peacekeeping personnel.

We hope that that investigation creates a precedent for holding accountable perpetrators responsible for war crimes against children, and we believe that this will serve as effective deterrent for future violations.

Furthermore, Switzerland supported the proposal to establish a mechanism also specified in Security Council resolution 1539 (2004) for monitoring and reporting violations and abuses committed against children affected by armed conflict.

In fact, human rights violations against the Turkish Cypriots were still continuing.

The actors concerned at all levels must make progress in order to prevent violations of the rights of children or to respond to such violations.

Preventive action can be effective, however, only if it is made clear that abuses against civilian populations, often carried out against their most vulnerable members, in particular women and children, are violations of international law that will not go unpunished.

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(g) To implement all necessary measures to put an end to the widespread violations of human rights and to impunity, in particular with regard to the sexual violence against women and children

(c) To implement all necessary measures to put an end to the widespread violations of human rights and to impunity, in particular with regard to the sexual violence against women and children

(c) The disproportionate suffering of members of ethnic minorities, women and children from such violations

(b) The violence against civilians and sexual violence against women and girls, destruction of villages, widespread displacement and other violations in Darfur and urges all parties to take necessary steps to prevent further violations

(b) The violence against civilians and sexual violence against women and girls, destruction of villages, widespread displacement and other violations in Darfur and urges all parties to take necessary steps to prevent further violations

He also presented the plan of action for establishing a comprehensive monitoring, reporting and compliance mechanism to provide for the gathering of objective, specific, reliable and timely information on violations committed against children.

Elimination of violence against children

The War Against Iraq s Children

Study on violence against children

It speaks out on behalf of children, especially in cases of gross violations of children's rights

With regard to honouring the commitments undertaken and the progress made to halt the recruitment and use of children in armed conflict and other violations against children, my delegation welcomes the results of the consultations that led to the preparation of the report under consideration.

Violence against women is one of the most frequent violations of human rights worldwide.

Thirdly, international monitoring can play an effective part in preventing violations against civilian populations.

Violence against women was among the worst violations of basic rights and fundamental freedoms.

(d) To continue to pay special attention to extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions of children and to allegations concerning violations of the right to life in the context of violence against participants in demonstrations and other peaceful public manifestations or against persons belonging to minorities

(d) To continue to pay special attention to extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions of children and to allegations concerning violations of the right to life in the context of violence against participants in demonstrations and other peaceful public manifestations or against persons belonging to minorities

Violence against children in work situations.

In the area of violence against children, the Criminal Code had been amended to penalize harmful traditional practices against children.

Strongly condemns the recruitment and use of child soldiers by parties to armed conflict in violation of international obligations applicable to them and all other violations and abuses committed against children in situations of armed conflict

On 3 March 2003, the Prosecutor issued a 17 count indictment against him for crimes against humanity, violations of article 3 common to the Geneva Conventions and of Additional Protocol II and other serious violations of international humanitarian law.

Save the Children launched a campaign to Stop the Crimes Against Syria s Children.