UPR Mid-Term Assessment Report

A MID-TERM ASSESSMENT BY STAKEHOLDERS PROGRESS ON IMPLEMENTATION OF CHILD FOCUSED UPR RECOMMENDATIONS (SEPTEMBER 2013 - OCTOBER 2015) A MID-TERM ASSESSMENT BY STAKEHOLDERS PROGRESS ON IMPLEMENTATION OF CHILD FOCUSED UPR RECOMMENDATIONS (SEPTEMBER 2013 - OCTOBER 2015) December 2015 Child Rights Advocacy Coalition in Bangladesh (CRAC,B) A MID-TERM ASSESSMENT BY STAKEHOLDERS PROGRESS ON IMPLEMENTATION OF CHILD FOCUSED UPR RECOMMENDATIONS (SEPTEMBER 2013 - OCTOBER 2015) December 2015 Child Rights Advocacy Coalition in Bangladesh (CRAC,B) A MID-TERM ASSESSMENT BY STAKEHOLDERS PROGRESS ON IMPLEMENTATION OF CHILD FOCUSED UPR CONTENTS RECOMMENDATIONS (SEPTEMBER 2013 - OCTOBER 2015) This report has been prepared by Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK), on Acknowledgement 4 behalf of Child Rights Advocacy Coalition in Bangladesh (CRAC, B). Part 1 First Published: December, 2015 Background: Mid-term Reporting to UPR 6 Objectives of UPR Mid-term Assessment 9 © Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) on Child Focused Recommendations Methodology 9 All rights are reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without prior Part 2 permission in writing from the publisher. Progress on Implementation 12 Thematic Issues 12 Cover: Manan Morshed 1. Ratification of the Treaties Regarding Child Rights 12 2. Child Rights Governance 14 ISBN: 978-984-34-0321-6 3. Establishment of Ombudsman on Child Rights 17 4. Violence against Children (VAC) 20 Printed by: ARKA 5. Birth Registration 26 6. Harmful Traditional Practices (Early Marriages) 28 7. Right to Education and Health 31 8. Child Labour 38 Published by 9. Juvenile Justice 42 Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) 10. Sexual Exploitation and Trafficking 44 7/17, Block-B, Lalmatia, 11. General Recommendations on Child Rights 47 Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.askbd.org Annexure 1 51 Annexure 2 53 Annexure 3 55 CHILD FOCUSED UPR RECOMMENDATIONS SEPTEMBER 2013 - OCTOBER 2015 A MID-TERM ASSESSMENT BY STAKEHOLDERS PROGRESS ON IMPLEMENTATION OF CHILD FOCUSED UPR CONTENTS RECOMMENDATIONS (SEPTEMBER 2013 - OCTOBER 2015) This report has been prepared by Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK), on Acknowledgement 4 behalf of Child Rights Advocacy Coalition in Bangladesh (CRAC, B). Part 1 First Published: December, 2015 Background: Mid-term Reporting to UPR 6 Objectives of UPR Mid-term Assessment 9 © Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) on Child Focused Recommendations Methodology 9 All rights are reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without prior Part 2 permission in writing from the publisher. Progress on Implementation 12 Thematic Issues 12 Cover: Manan Morshed 1. Ratification of the Treaties Regarding Child Rights 12 2. Child Rights Governance 14 ISBN: 978-984-34-0321-6 3. Establishment of Ombudsman on Child Rights 17 4. Violence against Children (VAC) 20 Printed by: ARKA 5. Birth Registration 26 6. Harmful Traditional Practices (Early Marriages) 28 7. Right to Education and Health 31 8. Child Labour 38 Published by 9. Juvenile Justice 42 Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) 10. Sexual Exploitation and Trafficking 44 7/17, Block-B, Lalmatia, 11. General Recommendations on Child Rights 47 Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.askbd.org Annexure 1 51 Annexure 2 53 Annexure 3 55 CHILD FOCUSED UPR RECOMMENDATIONS SEPTEMBER 2013 - OCTOBER 2015 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT We sincerely acknowledge the contribution of the Coalition members. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank other child rights based organizations and government authorities who have provided information for this assessment. We are The UPR is a new United Nations’ human rights mechanism under indebted to Mr. Kazi Reazul Hoque, Full time Member, National which the human rights situation of every UN member state is Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Bangladesh and also Chair, reviewed on a periodic basis. UPR aims to improve the human Child Rights Committee of NHRC to provide us the opportunity to rights situation of the member states where every country gets the share the report with the members of the committee during opportunity to present what actions they have taken to improve regular committee meeting. the human rights situation in their countries and to fulfill their Child Rights Unit, ASK, has prepared the assessment and also commitments given in the previous cycle. During the four and a half coordinated the whole process of publication on behalf of the year cycle, there is no binding to provide information on the Coalition. Save the Children (SCiB) has given technical assistance progress but the council encourages the member states to submit and support during the report preparation period. We appreciate mid-term report on implementation of their commitments on a their efforts and thank them all. voluntary basis. In recent times, mid-term report is considered as We hope this assessment will present a reflection of the existing an effective way to measure State's engagement and commitment scenario and identify the issues that require advocacy by the civil under this process. society organizations working on child rights and eventually to be As two years have passed since the second cycle of UPR on engaged with the Government. We expect that the government will Bangladesh held in Geneva in 2013, Child Rights Advocacy also take into consideration of the assessment and Coalition in Bangladesh (CRAC,B), a coalition of international recommendations while address the most under addressed organizations, Networks, Alliances and national organization recommendations of the UPR. working for children formed to carry out coordinated and concerted advocacy with the government of Bangladesh to uphold On behalf of Child Rights Advocacy Coalition in Bangladesh child rights in line with UNCRC and UPR commitments, has prepared this report assessing the implementation of the child focused UPR recommendations. The Coalition intended to present Sultana Kamal a stakeholders' analysis on the status of implementation of Executive Director accepted UPR recommendations in order to identify gaps and Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) challenges and to provide specific recommendations for overcoming existing challenges. The Coalition also would like to encourage government to prepare and submit mid-term assessment report to OHCHR. At the same time, the Coalition is publishing this assessment report as a booklet so that the findings of the assessment can be disseminated widely to all relevant stakeholders. Especially child rights based organizations can use it while advocating with the government on their relevant issues. CHILD FOCUSED UPR RECOMMENDATIONS 4 SEPTEMBER 2013 - OCTOBER 2015 5 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT We sincerely acknowledge the contribution of the Coalition members. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank other child rights based organizations and government authorities who have provided information for this assessment. We are The UPR is a new United Nations’ human rights mechanism under indebted to Mr. Kazi Reazul Hoque, Full time Member, National which the human rights situation of every UN member state is Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Bangladesh and also Chair, reviewed on a periodic basis. UPR aims to improve the human Child Rights Committee of NHRC to provide us the opportunity to rights situation of the member states where every country gets the share the report with the members of the committee during opportunity to present what actions they have taken to improve regular committee meeting. the human rights situation in their countries and to fulfill their Child Rights Unit, ASK, has prepared the assessment and also commitments given in the previous cycle. During the four and a half coordinated the whole process of publication on behalf of the year cycle, there is no binding to provide information on the Coalition. Save the Children (SCiB) has given technical assistance progress but the council encourages the member states to submit and support during the report preparation period. We appreciate mid-term report on implementation of their commitments on a their efforts and thank them all. voluntary basis. In recent times, mid-term report is considered as We hope this assessment will present a reflection of the existing an effective way to measure State's engagement and commitment scenario and identify the issues that require advocacy by the civil under this process. society organizations working on child rights and eventually to be As two years have passed since the second cycle of UPR on engaged with the Government. We expect that the government will Bangladesh held in Geneva in 2013, Child Rights Advocacy also take into consideration of the assessment and Coalition in Bangladesh (CRAC,B), a coalition of international recommendations while address the most under addressed organizations, Networks, Alliances and national organization recommendations of the UPR. working for children formed to carry out coordinated and concerted advocacy with the government of Bangladesh to uphold On behalf of Child Rights Advocacy Coalition in Bangladesh child rights in line with UNCRC and UPR commitments, has prepared this report assessing the implementation of the child focused UPR recommendations. The Coalition intended to present Sultana Kamal a stakeholders' analysis on the status of implementation of Executive Director accepted UPR recommendations in order to identify gaps and Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) challenges and to provide specific recommendations for overcoming existing challenges. The Coalition also would like to encourage government to prepare and submit mid-term assessment report to OHCHR. At the same time, the Coalition is publishing this assessment report as a booklet so that the findings of the assessment can be disseminated widely to all relevant stakeholders. Especially child rights based organizations can use it while advocating with the government on their relevant issues. CHILD FOCUSED UPR RECOMMENDATIONS 4 SEPTEMBER 2013 - OCTOBER 2015 5 PART 1 In a statement at the UNHRC in June 2014, Geneva based BACKGROUND organization UPR Info underlined the fact that the number of mid- term reports submitted had increased dramatically.

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