CRC/C/GTM/CO/3-4
No. 8 (2006) on the right of the child to protection from corporal punishment and
other cruel or degrading forms of punishment.
Follow-up to the United Nations Study on Violence against Children
55. With reference to the United Nations Study on violence against children
(A/61/299), the Committee recommends that the State party:
(a)
Take all necessary measures for the implementation of the
recommendations contained in the report of the independent expert for the United
Nations study on violence against children while taking into account the outcome and
recommendations of the regional consultation for Latin America held in Buenos Aires
between 30 May and 1 June 2005. In particular, the Committee recommends that the
State Party pay particular attention to the following recommendations:
i.
Prohibit by law all forms of violence against children in all
settings, including all corporal punishment;
ii.
rioritize prevention, by addressing the underlying causes and
allocating adequate resources to address risk factors and prevent violence
before it occurs;
iii.
nhance the capacity of all who work with and for children, by
investing in systematic education and training programmes; and
iv.
vide accessible, child-sensitive and universal recovery and social
reintegration services.
(b)
Use these recommendations as a tool for action, in partnership with civil
society and in particular with the involvement of children, to ensure that every child is
protected from all forms of physical, sexual and psychological violence and to gain
momentum for concrete and, where appropriate, time-bound actions to prevent and
respond to such violence and abuse; and
(c)
Seek technical cooperation in this respect from the Special
Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General on violence against children,
UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO) and other relevant agencies, as
well as non-governmental organization (NGO) partners.
5.
Family environment and alternative care (arts. 5, 18, paras. 1-2; 9-11;
19-21; 25; 27, para. 4; and 39 of the Convention)
Family environment
56.
The Committee welcomes the establishment of comprehensive care centres (CAI;
Centros de Atención Integral) to help families with daily care for children from 0-7 years.
However, it regrets that these services have limited geographical scope. While welcoming
programmes to support families in need, such as “My Family Makes Progress” (Mi familia
progresa), solidarity funds and open schools, the Committee is concerned at the insufficient
clarity in planning and implementing these programmes, including the selection criteria for
families, as well as its sustainability over time. The Committee regrets the scarcity of
programmes to provide psychosocial and legal support to families at local and community
level, including services adapted to the diversity of cultures.
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