A. Data and statistics

1. With reference to the information provided in paragraph 15 of the report, please provide more specific disaggregated statistical data on how the part of national budget allocated for social needs was spent per year in the period between 1997 and 1999. In particular how much was spent on:

- education (including allocations for primary and secondary education, salaries, preservation of school buildings, etc.);

- health (including allocations for primary health care, vaccinations, adolescent health care and other health care services for children);

- child protection (for example institutional or foster care);

- juvenile crime prevention.

2. With reference to the level of awareness of the Convention among professionals working with and for children and the public at large, please provide disaggregated data on:

- the number of professionals working with and for children, such as social workers, workers in children institutions, psychologists, police officers, lawyers, judges and prosecutors among others, who received human rights training in general, including child rights;

3. With reference to the information provided in paragraphs 160-164 of the report, please provide disaggregated data (by sex, age and type of abuse) on:

- the number of abused children reported to central and local child protection services and to police between the years 1997 and 1999;

- the type of follow-up provided to these cases;

- the number of cases that reached court;

- the number of prosecuted cases;

- the number of abused children who were removed from parental home.

4. With reference to the information provided in paragraphs 274 and 292 of the report, please provide recent statistical data (including by sex, age, type of crime, type of sanction) covering the period between 1997 to 1999 on:

a) number of minors who committed a crime reported to the police;

b) number of reported minors who were sentenced by Courts to sanctions;

c) nature of sanctions (community service; detention; other types of sanctions);

d) number of suspended sentences, as described in paragraphs 287-289 of the report;

e) percentage of recidivism cases;

f) when deprived of liberty, the number and percentage of children maintaining contact with family and how often.

5. With reference to sexual exploitation of children, including prostitution, pornography and trafficking, please provide statistical data (including by sex, age, urban/rural areas) per year in the period between 1997 and 1999 on the number of children:

a) involved in sexual exploitation;

b) involved in sexual exploitation who received rehabilitation treatments.

1. General Measures of Implementation

1. With regard to the information provided in paragraph 7 of the report, please provide additional information on the Council for Children's Affairs, in particular on its mandate, composition, financial resources and its coordination with municipalities. Further, please also indicate at what stage is the proposal for the establishment of a post of Ombudsperson for children's rights and the elaboration of a national human rights plan of action and whether the plan will include provisions for children.

2. In light of the article 4 of the Convention, please provide additional information on the measures taken to implement economic, social, cultural rights to the "maximum extent of [...] available resources and, where needed, within the framework of international cooperation" for the rights of children. Please also provide additional information on the proportion of international cooperation allocated to children's programmes.

3. With reference to the information provided in paragraph 19 of the report, please provide more information on the amount of national budget allocated to municipalities for children programmes. Further, please indicate the number and percentage of municipalities actively involved in child protection and the kind of activities carried out.

Under this section, States parties are invited, whenever appropriate, to briefly (3 pages maximum) up-date the information provided in their report with regard to:

- new bills or enacted legislation

- new institutions

- new policies

- newly implemented policies

- newly implemented programmes

The dialogue with the State party might include such issues as:

1. Specific measures taken to guarantee that non-discrimination (article 2), the best interests of the child (article 3), and respect for the views of the child (article 12) are fully reflected in legislation as well as in actions taken by social welfare institutions, courts of law and administrative authorities. Examples of implementation of these principles by courts, administrative bodies and schools.

2. Whether a child who is born in Lithuania from stateless parents having no status of permanent residence acquires Lithuanian citizenship.

3. The use of corporal punishment in families, schools, care and other institutions. Whether corporal punishment is prohibited by law, and whether alternative disciplinary measures and public education campaigns have been developed to combat the use of corporal punishment.

4. Availability, quality and efficiency of health care services for children and social security and welfare services for families with children. The criteria for granting various social security and welfare benefits at central and local level to families with children, including the number of concerned children and families. Standard of living of children within the country and the minimum standard necessary to secure the child's development and what were the criteria used.

5. Children working and/or living in the street and whether measures to prevent and tackle this phenomenon have been adopted and/or foreseen.

6. Measures undertaken to reduce the number of children with disabilities living in institutions. Further, whether children with disabilities living in rural areas have access to the same standard and type of services, in particular education, provided to rest of the children with disabilities within the country.

8. The juvenile justice system (children in conflict with the law) with particular attention to the following topics:

a) deprivation of liberty as a measure of last resort;

b) practical provision of legal aid;

c) protection of the privacy;

d) continued contact between the child and his/her family;

e) effective monitoring of facilities;

f) the separation of children from the general prison population;

g) complaints procedures to deal with issues such as ill-treatment and violations of children=s rights;

h) education, health and social services for children in detention;

1) programmes to ensure the physical and psychological recovery and social reintegration of children; and

j) special protection for all children below the age of 18 years.

9. The reasons for the increase in juvenile crimes and at what stage of development is the Juvenile Justice Programme supported by UNDP.

10. Sexual exploitation of children, including prostitution, pornography and trafficking. Whether the State party has envisaged or undertaken the necessary measures to prevent and combat these phenomena and promote physical and psychological recovery and social reintegration of the victims. Further, whether measures to prevent criminalisation and stigmatisation of victims of child prostitution have been envisaged.