Submission to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child on the General Comment on the Rights of Adolescents
Recorded 21st July 2016
Contributors
Author: EPIC
Publisher: EPIC
Date: 2015
Geographic Coverage: Ireland
Type of Resource: Research (Non-Governmental Organisation)
Sector/setting: Other
Vulnerable groups: Children in care settings
Developed with children and young people? Yes
Type of participation: Consultation with children (e.g. surveys, consultative events or workshops)
Availability: Open Access
Keywords: Access, Best Interests, Care, Convention on the Rights of the Child, Development, Education, Family, Guiding Principles, Non-discrimination, Placements, Sibling, Survival, UN, Voice, Young People
Introduction
The submission highlights key issues for young people in State Care under the four guiding principles of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child: Non-Discrimination, Best Interests principle, Voice of the Child and Survival and Development.