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Joint general comment No. 3 (2017) of the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and No. 22 (2017) of the Committee on the Rights of the Child on the general principles regarding the human rights of children

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Joint general comment No. 3 (2017) of the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and No. 22 (2017) of the Committee on the Rights of the Child on the general principles regarding the human rights of children

The objective of the present joint general comment is to provide authoritative guidance on legislative, policy and other appropriate measures that should be taken to ensure full compliance with the obligations under the Conventions to fully protect the rights of children in the context of international migration.

Date of Publication
Type of Resource
Target Audience
Academia
Government
Intergovernmental Organization
Source / Publisher
United Nations Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families
Language
English
Geographic Scope
Global
Workstream Output
No
Regional Review Process
No
GCM Objectives
6
7
Cross Cutting Theme
Child-sensitive
Human rights
Rule of law and due process
Keywords
Child and young migrants
Labour migration
Legal regulations and traveller & migrant protection
Tags
child migrants
child protection
Status
Published

*References to Kosovo shall be understood to be in the context of United Nations Security Council resolution 1244 (1999).