United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child CRC/C/RWA/CO/3-4 Distr.: General 8 July 2013 Original: English Committee on the Rights of the Child Concluding observations on the third and fourth periodic reports of Rwanda, adopted by the Committee at its sixtythird session (27 May–14 June 2013) 1. The Committee considered the combined third and fourth periodic reports of Rwanda (CRC/C/RWA/3-4) at its 1793rd and 1794th meetings (see CRC/C/SR.1793-1794) held on 30-31 May 2013, and adopted the following concluding observations at its 1815th meeting, held on 14 June 2013. I. Introduction 2. The Committee welcomes the submission of the combined third and fourth periodic reports of the State party (CRC/C/RWA/3-4) and the written replies to its list of issues (CRC/C/RWA/Q/3-4/Add.1), which allowed for a better understanding of the situation in the State party. The Committee expresses appreciation for the constructive dialogue held with the cross-sectoral delegation of the State party. 3. The Committee reminds the State party that the present concluding observations should be read in conjunction with its concluding observations adopted on the State party’s initial report under the Optional Protocol on the involvement of children in armed conflict (CRC/C/OPAC/RWA/3-4, 2013) and under the Optional Protocol on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography (CRC/C/OPSC/RWA/3-4, 2013). II. Follow-up measures undertaken and progress achieved by the State party 4. The Committee welcomes as positive the adoption of the following legislative measures: (a) Organic Law No. 01/2012/OL of 2 May 2012 instituting the Penal Code; (b) Law No. 54/2011 of 14 December 2011 relating to the rights and the protection of the child; (c) Children; GE.13-45188 Law No. 22/2011 of 28 June 2011 establishing the National Commission for