1348088* Crc/C/Dom/3-5

United Nations CRC/C/DOM/3-5 Convention on the Distr.: General 31 October 2013 Rights of the Child English Original: Spanish Committee on the Rights of the Child Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 44 of the Convention Third to fifth periodic reports of States parties due in 2011 Dominican Republic* [11 July 2011] * In accordance with the information transmitted to States parties regarding the processing of their reports, the present document was not edited before being sent to the United Nations translation services. GE.13-48088 (EXT) *1348088* CRC/C/DOM/3-5 Contents Paragraphs Page Introduction............................................................................................................. 1–9 5 I. General measures of implementation...................................................................... 10–84 6 A. Legislative advances: the new Constitution and alignment with fundamental rights .......................................................................................... 10–20 6 B. Institutional mechanisms for guaranteeing the rights set out in Act No 136-03 ............................................................................................ 21–65 7 C. Policies in support of the fundamental rights of children and adolescents ..... 66–72 18 D. Efforts to combat poverty: social programmes: advances and challenges...... 73–84 19 E. Available resources......................................................................................... 24 II. Definition of the child ............................................................................................. 85–101 27 A. Definition........................................................................................................ 85–86 27 B. Legal capacity to marry .................................................................................. 87 28 C. Labour situation.............................................................................................. 88–97 28 D. Military recruitment........................................................................................ 98 30 E. Criminal responsibility ................................................................................... 99 30 F. Deprivation of liberty ..................................................................................... 100–101 30 III. General principles ................................................................................................... 102–120 31 A. Non-discrimination......................................................................................... 102–103 31 B. Best interests of the child................................................................................ 104–106 31 C. The right to life, survival and development .................................................... 107 32 D. The right to participate and be heard .............................................................. 108–120 32 IV. Civil rights and freedoms ........................................................................................ 121–149 36 A. Name and nationality...................................................................................... 121–124 36 B. Registration of birth........................................................................................ 125–128 37 C. The right to be brought up by one’s father and mother................................... 129–133 37 D. Freedom of expression.................................................................................... 134–137 38 E. Protection of privacy....................................................................................... 138–143 39 F. The right not to be subjected to torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment ............................................................ 144–149 40 V. Family environment and alternative care ................................................................ 150–160 40 A. The right to be in contact with the family and parental responsibility............ 150–153 40 B. Separation ....................................................................................................... 150–153 40 C. Exiting the country ......................................................................................... 154 41 D. Illicit transfer and non–return ......................................................................... 155 41 2 GE.13-48088 (EXT) CRC/C/DOM/3-5 E. Abuse and neglect, including physical and psychological recovery and social reintegration................................................................................... 41 F. Adoption ......................................................................................................... 156–158 42 G. Recovery of maintenance for the child ........................................................... 159–160 42 VI. Basic health and welfare ......................................................................................... 161–227 43 A. Survival and development .............................................................................. 164–165 44 B. Children with disabilities................................................................................ 166–168 44 C. Health and sanitation ...................................................................................... 169–171 45 D. Social Security and childcare services and facilities....................................... 172–174 46 E. Prevalence of HIV/AIDS................................................................................ 175–185 46 F. Malaria............................................................................................................ 186–192 47 G. Tuberculosis.................................................................................................... 193–194 48 H. Infant and maternal mortality ......................................................................... 195 49 I. Hospital births................................................................................................. 196 49 J. Vaccination..................................................................................................... 197–198 49 K. Nutrition.......................................................................................................... 199 49 L. Drinking water................................................................................................ 200–201 49 M. breastfeeding................................................................................................... 202–204 50 N. Adolescent health............................................................................................ 205–227 51 VII. Education, leisure and cultural activities................................................................. 228–259 53 A. Context............................................................................................................ 228–234 53 B. Aims of education........................................................................................... 235–244 55 C. Adolescents deprived of liberty outside the education system ....................... 245 57 D. Expulsion for reasons of disability, pregnancy or HIV infection ................... 246–248 57 E. School enrolment............................................................................................ 58 F. Attendance levels............................................................................................ 59 G. Information and guidance: training and guidance programmes...................... 249–253 60 H. School dropout................................................................................................ 254 61 I. School lunch ................................................................................................... 255 61 J. International cooperation in education............................................................ 62 K. Technology and equipment............................................................................. 256–257 62 L. Programmes to support students from vulnerable families............................. 258–259 63 GE.13-48088 (EXT) 3 CRC/C/DOM/3-5 VIII. Special protection measures.................................................................................... 260–342 64 A. Children in situations of emergency ............................................................... 260–264 64 B. Adolescents in conflict with the law............................................................... 265–299 65 C. Children and adolescents subject to exploitation and measures to promote their physical and psychological recovery and social reintegration................ 300–342 70 Statistical Annex..................................................................................................................................................... 79 4 GE.13-48088 (EXT) CRC/C/DOM/3-5 Introduction 1. This report of the Dominican Republic to the Committee on the Rights of the Child is submitted in compliance with the recommendation contained in paragraph 91 of the Committee’s concluding observations on the State party’s last report to the Committee (CRC/C/DOM/CO/2). In accordance with article 44 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, it covers the advances made and the challenges encountered in fulfilling the obligations established by that Convention. 2. The exceptional character of this report, which combines in a single document the outstanding third, fourth and fifth reports, enables

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