CRC/C/PRY/CO/3 concerned that children themselves are not well informed about their rights and that the Convention is not sufficiently translated into other languages. 21. The Committee reiterates its previous recommendation and urges the State party to: (a) Increase efforts to translate informative material into Guarani and the main indigenous languages and disseminate it; (b) Develop more creative methods for promoting the Convention, including through audio-visual aids such as picture books and posters, in particular at local level; (c) Continue adequate and systematic training and/or sensitization of professional groups working with and for children, such as judges, lawyers, law enforcement personnel, teachers, school administrators, health and media personnel; (d) Fully integrate the Convention into the curricula at all levels of the educational system and to ensure its translation into all languages in the country; and (e) 2. Seek technical assistance, if necessary from, among others, UNICEF. Definition of the child (art. 1 of the Convention) 22. The Committee expresses concern at the low legal minimum age for contracting marriage, which is 16 years of age, but which can be in certain cases lowered to 14. 23. The Committee recommends that the State party set the minimum age for marriage for girls and for boys at 18 years of age. 3. General principles (arts. 2, 3, 6 and 12 of the Convention) Non-discrimination 24. The Committee welcomes the fact that the rights of indigenous persons have been set as a priority in the platform of the new administration of Government and the existence of a bill against all forms of discrimination. However, the Committee remains concerned that discrimination affects children in the State party for reasons of ethnic origin, native language, gender, nationality, disability and street situations The Committee is particularly concerned about discrimination faced by the indigenous population which resulted in various inequalities for the children. 25. The Committee, in line with article 2 of the Convention, strongly recommends that the State party: (a) Intensify its efforts to prevent and eliminate any de facto discrimination against indigenous children, children living in poverty, girls, children in street situations, and children with disabilities; (b) Expedite the process to adopt the bill against all forms of discrimination; (c) Effectively guarantee the indigenous children’ services for health, nutrition, education, access to employment and cultural activities. 26. The Committee also requests that specific information be included in the next periodic report on the measures and programmes relevant to the Convention undertaken by the State party to follow up on the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action adopted at the 2001 World Conference against Racism, Racial 6

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