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List of issues : Mozambique. 25/10/2001.

CRC/C/Q/MOZ/1. (List of Issues)

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CRC/C/Q/MOZ/1
25 October 2001

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COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD

Twenty-ninth session

Pre-sessional Working Group

15-19 October 2001

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD

List of issues to be taken up in connection with the consideration of
the initial report of Mozambique (CRC/C/41/Add.11)

PART I

Under this section the State party is requested to submit in

written form

additional and updated information, if available,

before 3 December 2001

A. Data and statistics

1. Please provide disaggregated data (by gender, age, minority groups, urban or rural areas) covering the years 1998, 1999 and 2000 on the number and percentage (of the total national population) of children under 18 living in the State party.

2. In light of article 4 of the Convention, please provide additional information and disaggregated data (by age and gender) on the amount and proportion of the national budget, devoted to children at central and local levels, preferably in the last three years (1999-2001) with regard to:

(a) Education (including pre-school, primary and secondary education).

(b) Health care (including different types of health services, including primary health care, vaccination programmes, adolescent health care and other health care services for children).

(d) Support to families and the protection of children who are in need of alternative care including the support of care institutions.

(e) Juvenile justice.

(f) Please also indicate the percentages of these allocations derived from international sources.

2. Please provide disaggregated data (by gender, age, minority groups, urban or rural areas) covering the years 1998, 1999 and 2000 on the:

(a) Rates of infant and child mortality.

(b) Proportion of children with low birth weight.

(d) Number of children with disabilities either taken care of at home or living in institutions.

(e) Number of orphans and abandoned children living in institutions.

(f) Number of children in domestic and intercountry adoption programmes.

(g) Number of children infected, or affected, by HIV/AIDS.

3. Please provide disaggregated data (by age, gender and types of crimes reported), on the:

(a) Number of reports of crimes committed against children received by police and courts per year in 1998, 1999 and 2000.

(b) Number and percentage of reports which have resulted in either a court decision or other types of follow-up.

4. Please provide disaggregated data (including by gender, age, and urban/rural areas) for the years 1998, 1999 and 2000 on the:

(a) Rate of literacy below and over 18 years.

(b) Enrolment, in percentages, of children in primary schools.

(d) Percentage of enrolled children completing primary and secondary schools.

(e) Number and percentage of drop-outs.

(f) Average ratio of teachers per children in classrooms, with an indication of any significant regional or rural/urban disparities.

(g) Number of children with disabilities integrated into regular schools.

(h) Number of special schools, and places available, for children with disabilities and in need of special education facilities.

5. Please provide disaggregated statistical data including by gender, age, minority groups and region, on adolescent health, including sexually transmitted diseases, HIV/AIDS, early pregnancy, female genital mutilation and drug abuse covering the years 1998, 1999 and 2000.

6. Please provide appropriate disaggregated data (including by gender, age, minority groups and type of crime) on children in conflict with the law for the last three years (1998-2000), including:

(a) The number of children who have allegedly committed a crime reported to the police.

(b) Where applicable, the numbers of children held in pre-trial detention and the average duration of such detention.

(d) The nature of sanctions (fines, detention, community service, other).

(e) The number of suspended sentences.

(f) Where the sanction is deprivation of liberty, please further specify the period of detention and the type (juvenile, adult or other) of detention facility in which children are held.

(g) The percentage of recidivism cases.

(h) The number of reported cases of abuse and maltreatment of children that occurred during their arrest and detention.

7. Please provide disaggregated data (by gender, age, minority groups, urban or rural areas) covering the years 1998, 1999 and 2000 on the numbers of children living in the street.

B. General Measures of Implementation

1. Please explain the priority given to the Convention in instances where there may be a conflict with domestic legislation. Please also describe recent progress in harmonizing domestic legislation with the Convention and other relevant international human rights instruments. Please provide an assessment of the compatibility of customary law practices in the State party with the provisions of the Convention and of measures taken to address any problems identified.

2. Given the many ministries and other Governmental bodies involved in the implementation of the Convention, please provide information on the coordination of the different efforts undertaken. Is there a single body with overall responsibility for coordination? If so, what is its mandate and budget?

3. Given the severe and widespread poverty among the population, and its impact on children's rights, please provide information on policies and measures to reduce poverty indicating how, and to what extent, children benefit from these initiatives.

4. Please provide information on mechanisms for monitoring of the Convention's implementation in the State party.

5. Please explain any efforts made, since publication of the State party's initial report, in strengthening data collection mechanisms and procedures.

6. Please explain the role of the "Social Consultant" established at Prefectural level, as described in the State party report.

PART II

Please provide the Committee with copies of the text of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in all official languages of the State party as well as in other languages or dialects, when available. If possible, please submit these texts in electronic form.

PART III

Under this section, the State party is to briefly (3 pages maximum) update the information provided in its report with regard to:

- New bills or enacted legislation;

- New institutions;

- Newly implemented policies;

- Newly implemented programmes and projects and their scope

PART IV

The following is a preliminary list of major issues that the Committee intends to take up during the dialogue with the State party.

They do not require written answers

1. The definition of the child, with particular regard to juvenile justice, children with disabilities and customary law.

2. Discrimination, with particular regard to gender and customary law and practices.

3. Efforts made to ensure respect for the views of children, for example in the context of the children's parliament.

4. Rights to a name and nationality, with particular regard to birth registration.

5. Corporal punishment, including in the family and in public and private institutions, including schools; other forms of violence against children, including in the context of law enforcement and acts committed by the general public; and the protection of children in the family, including from abuse or exploitation.

6. Progress made in strengthening the capacity of alternative care institutions, including the impact of training on improving the quality of service and the adoption of procedures and guidelines to regulate care provided by "substitute families".

7. Progress made, since publication of the initial report in strengthening health services infrastructure and the provision of services to children.

8. Children with disabilities, including availability of health and education services, access to public buildings, discrimination.

9. Adolescent health including services and counselling for adolescents in the areas of reproductive and mental health.

10. HIV/AIDS, including efforts to support children orphaned as a result of HIV/AIDS.

11. Education, including efforts to increase enrolment in primary and secondary schools, efforts to improve the access of girls to education, efforts to improve the quality of education and to protect children from corruption, abuse and exploitation in the school system.

12. Refugee and internally displaced children, progress in family reunification and resettlement.

13. Children in armed conflict, progress in rehabilitating children affected by the armed conflict.

14. Child labour, progress made in reducing the incidence of child labour and providing protection to working children.

15. Sexual exploitation and trafficking.

16. Children living on the street, including efforts to protect children and to provide an alternative to street life and to address substance abuse.

17. The conformity of legislation and practice in the area of juvenile justice with international standards, including measures taken to deal with children in conflict with the law without resorting to judicial proceedings, minimum age for criminal responsibility, conditions of detention and separation of children from adults in detention centres.

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