NGO Alternative Reports submitted to the Committee on the Rights of the Child

Here you will find a list of NGO alternative reports submitted to the Committee on the Rights of the Child, alongside a list of initial and second periodic reports considered by the Committee. We provide links to the NGO alternative reports -- all existing and public reports submitted to the Committee on the Convention of the Rights of the Child by NGOs and NGO Coalitions. This report below is adapted from Annexes VI and VII in "Report of the twenty-seventh session," CRC/C/108.

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NGO alternative reports can be searched by a combination of country, session and by organisation. Alternative Reports Search form.
The initial and second periodic reports submitted by State Parties, as well concluding observations adopted by the Committee can be read in full on the website of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. To locate reports, type in the report symbol of the report in 'Treaty Bodies Database Search', and then click "Go". The treaty bodies database contains all documents issued since 1992 by the six committees established to monitor the implementation of the principal international human rights treaties (also referred as "treaty monitoring bodies" or "treaty bodies"). This includes Committee on the Rights of the Child. The database contains the full-text documents in English, French and Spanish.

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Forty-Eighth Session (19 May - 6 June 2008)
Consideration of State reports
Country of origin	State party reports reference	Observations adopted by the Committee	NGO Alternative reports
Bulgaria	Second Periodic Report CRC/C/BGR/2	CRC/C/BGR/CO/2	Child Helpline International Social Activities and Practices Institute Global Intitiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children Mental Disability Advocacy Centre (MDAC)
Eritrea	Second and Third Consolidated Periodic Report CRC/C/ERI/3	CRC/C/ERI/CO/3	Child Helpline International Global Intitiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children
Georgia	Third Periodic Report CRC/C/GEO/3	CRC/C/GEO/CO/3	Global Intitiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children Organisation Mondiale Contre la Torture Norwegian Refugee Council Regional Office for Caucasus and Central Asia The National Coalition of NGOs under the Coordination Provided by EveryChild Georgia Child Helpline International
Serbia	Initial Report CRC/C/SRB/1	CRC/C/SRB/CO/1	Coalition of NGOs in Serbia under the coordination of the Child Rights Center The Children’s Coalition for Reporting on Child Rights in Serbia Child Helpline International Global Intitiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children
Sierra Leone	Second Periodic Report CRC/C/SLE/2	CRC/C/SLE/CO/2	Child Helpline International Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children Child Rights Coalition Sierra Leone
Consideration of the Optional Protocol to the CRC on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography
Country of origin	State party reports reference	Observations adopted by the Committee	NGO Alternative reports
Republic of Korea	Initial Report CRC/C/OPSC/KOR/1	CRC/C/OPSC/KOR/CO/1	Save the Children Korea & The Asia Center for Human Rights
USA	Initial Report CRC/C/OPSC/USA/1	CRC/C/OPSC/USA/CO/1	ECPAT - USA
Consideration of the Optional Protocol to the CRC on the involvement of children in armed conflict
Country of origin	State party reports reference	Observations adopted by the Committee	NGO Alternative reports
Republic of Korea	Initial Report CRC/C/OPAC/KOR/1	RC/C/OPAC/KOR/CO/1	Global Intitiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children
USA	Initial Report CRC/C/OPAC/USA/1	CRC/C/OPAC/USA/CO/1	US Campaign to Stop the Use of Child Soliders American Civil Liberties Union Women's International League for Peace and Freedom Global Intitiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children
Philippines	Initial Report CRC/C/OPAC/PHL/1	CRC/C/OPAC/CO/PHL/1	Child Helpline International Global Intitiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children Southeast Asia Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers
Forty-Seventh Session (14 January - 1 February 2008)
Consideration of State reports
Country of origin	State party reports reference	Observations adopted by the Committee	NGO Alternative reports
Dominican Republic	Second Periodic Report CRC/C/DOM/2	CRC/C/DOM/CO/2	Dominican Republic NGOs Coalition for Childhood English - Español Global Intitiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children
Georgia (postponed)	Third Periodic Report CRC/C/GEO/3		Organisation Mondiale Contre la Torture The National Coalition of NGOs under the Coordination Provided by EveryChild Georgia Global Intitiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children
Timor-Leste	Initial Report CRC/C/TLS/1	CRC/C/TLS/CO/1	Forum Tau Matan - Eyes on Human Rights Global Intitiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children
Bhutan (postponed)			Human Rights Watch Bhutanese Refugee Support Group
Consideration of the Optional Protocol to the CRC on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography
Country of origin	State party reports reference	Observations adopted by the Committee	NGO Alternative reports
Chile	Initial Report CRC/C/OPSC/CHL/1	CRC/C/OPSC/CHL/CO/1	Red de ONGs Infancia-Chile English - Español
Kuwait	Initial Report CRC/C/OPSC/KWT/1	CRC/C/OPSC/KWT/CO/1
Timor-Leste	Initial Report CRC/C/OPSC/TLS/1	CRC/C/OPSC/TLS/CO/1
Consideration of the Optional Protocol to the CRC on the involvement of children in armed conflict
Country of origin	State party reports reference	Observations adopted by the Committee	NGO Alternative reports
Chile	Initial Report CRC/C/OPAC/CHL/1	CRC/C/OPAC/CHL/CO/1
Germany	Initial Report CRC/C/OPAC/DEU/1	CRC/C/OPAC/DEU/CO/1	German Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers
Ireland	Initial Report CRC/C/OPAC/IRL/1	CRC/C/OPAC/IRL/CO/1
Kuwait	Initial Report CRC/C/OPAC/KWT/1	CRC/C/OPAC/KWT/CO/1
Timor-Leste	Initial Report CRC/C/OPAC/TLS/1	CRC/C/OPAC/TLS/CO/1
Forty-Sixth Session (17 September - 5 October 2007)
Consideration of State reports
Country of origin	State party reports reference	Observations adopted by the Committee	NGO Alternative reports
Sierra Leone (postponed)	Second Periodic Report CRC/C/SLE/2		Child Rights Coalition Sierra Leone
Venezuela	Second Periodic Report CRC/C/VEN/2	CRC/C/VEN/CO/2	Red por los Derechos Humanos de los Niños, Niñas y Adolescentes English / Español
Consideration of the Optional Protocol to the CRC on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography
Country of origin	State party reports reference	Observations adopted by the Committee	NGO Alternative reports
Bulgaria	Initial Report CRC/C/OPAC/BGR/1	CRC/C/OPSC/BGR/CO/1	ECPAT - International Secretariat
France	Initial Report CRC/C/OPSC/FRA/1	CRC/C/OPSC/FRA/CO/1	ECPAT - France English / Français Réseau National pour l'Accès au(x) Droit(s) des Enfants et des Jeunes
Spain	Initial Report CRC/C/OPSC/ESP/1	CRC/C/OPSC/ESP/CO/1	Catalonian Association for the Mistreated Childhood English - Español
Consideration of the Optional Protocol to the CRC on the involvement of children in armed conflict
Country of origin	State party reports reference	Observations adopted by the Committee	NGO Alternative reports
Bulgaria	Initial Report CRC/C/OPAC/BGR/1	CRC/C/OPAC/BGR/CO/1
Croatia	Initial Report CCRC/C/OPAC/HRV/1	CRC/C/OPAC/HRV/1
France	Initial Report CRC/C/OPAC/FRA/1	CRC/C/OPAC/FRA/CO/1
Lithuania	Initial Report CRC/C/OPAC/LTU/1	CRC/C/OPAC/LTU/CO/1
Luxembourg	Initial Report CRC/C/OPAC/LUX/1	CRC/C/OPAC/LUX/Q/1
Qatar	Initial report CRC/C/OPAC/QAT/1	CRC/C/OPAC/QAT/CO/1
Spain	Initial Report CRC/C/OPAC/ESP/1	CRC/C/OPAC/ESP/CO/1
Syrian Arab Republic	Initial Report CRC/C/OPAC/SYR/1	CRC/C/OPAC/SYR/CO/1
Forty-fifth Session (21 May - 8 June 2007)
Consideration of State reports
Country of origin	State party reports reference	Observations adopted by the Committee	NGO Alternative reports
Kazakhstan	Second - Third Consolidated Report CRC/C/KAZ/3	CRC/C/KAZ/CO/3	Kazakhstan NGOs' Working Group 'on Protection of Children Rights' Global Intitiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children
Maldives	Combined Second and Third Periodic Report CRC/C/MDV/3	CRC/C/MDV/CO/2	Hama Jamiyya and Care Society Child Helpline International
Slovak Republic	Second Periodic Report CRC/C/SVK/2	CRC/C/SVK/CO/2	Global Intitiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children
Uruguay	Second Periodic Report CRC/C/URY/2	CRC/C/URY/CO/2	Global Intitiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children Comité de los Derechos del Niño y Adolescente - Uruguay English - Español
Consideration of the Optional Protocol to the CRC on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography
Country of origin	State party reports reference	Observations adopted by the Committee	NGO Alternative reports
Bangladesh	Initial Report CRC/C/OPSC/BGD/1	CRC/C/OPSC/BGD/CO/1	Bangladesh National Woman Lawyers Association (BNWLA)
Guatemala	Initial Report CRC/C/OPSC/GTM/1	CRC/C/OPSC/GTM/CO/1	Casa Alianza - Covenant House Latin America Movimiento Social por los Derechos de la Niñez, Adolescencia y Juventud en Guatemala English / Español
Sudan	Initial Report CRC/C/OPSC/SDN/1	CRC/C/OPSC/SDN/CO/1	Friends of children society (AMAL)
Ukraine	Initial Report CRC/C/OPSC/UKR/1	CRC/C/OPSC/UKR/CO/1	NGO Coalition 'Unite for Children' English / Russian
Consideration of the Optional Protocol to the CRC on the involvement of children in armed conflict
Country of origin	State party reports reference	Observations adopted by the Committee	NGO Alternative reports
Guatemala	Initial Report CRC/C/OPAC/GTM/1		Movimiento Social por los Derechos de la Niñez, Adolescencia y Juventud en Guatemala English / Español
Monaco	Initial Report CRC/C/OPAC/MCO/1	CRC/C/OPAC/MCO/CO/1
Norway	Initial Report CRC/C/OPAC/NOR/1	CRC/C/OPAC/NOR/CO/1	The Ombudsman for Children's Supplementary Report to the Optional Protocol to the CRC on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict
Sweden	Initial Report CRC/C/OPAC/SWE/1	CRC/C/OPAC/SWE/CO/1	Save the Children Sweden
Forty-fourth Session (15 January - 2 February 2007)
Consideration of State reports
Country of origin	State party reports reference	Observations adopted by the Committee	NGO Alternative reports
Chile	Third Periodic Report CRC/C/CHL/3	CRC/C/CHL/CO/3	Global Intitiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children Child Helpline International Red de ONGs Infancia-Chile English / Español Organisation Mondiale Contre la Torture - Español Organisation Mondiale Contre la Torture - English summary
Honduras	3rd Periodic Report CRC/C/HND/3	CRC/C/HND/CO/3	Global Intitiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children Child Helpline International Coordinadora de Instituciones por los Derechos de Niñez - COIPRODEN English / Español
Kenya	Second Periodic Report CRC/C/KEN/2	CRC/C/KEN/CO/2	Global Intitiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children Child Helpline International Kenya Alliance for Advancement of Children Organisation Mondiale Contre la Torture
Malaysia	First Periodic Report CRC/C/MYS/1	CRC/C/MYS/CO/1	Global Intitiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children Child Helpline International
Mali	Second Periodic Report CRC/C/MLI/2	CRC/C/MLI/CO/2	Global Intitiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children Child Helpline International Coalition malienne des droits de l’enfant - COMADE
Marshall Islands	Second Periodic Report CRC/C/93/Add.8	CRC/C/MHL/CO/2	Global Intitiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children
Suriname	Second Periodic Report CRC/C/SUR/2	CRC/C/SUR/CO/2	Global Intitiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children Child Helpline International
Consideration of Optional Protocols
Country of origin	State party reports reference	Observations adopted by the Committee	NGO Alternative reports
Costa Rica	Inital Reports CRC/C/OPSC/CRI/1 CRC/C/OPAC/CRI/1	CRC/C/OPSC/CRI/CO/1 CRC/C/OPAC/CRI/CO/1	Child Helpline International
Kyrgyzstan	Initial Report CRC/C/OPSC/KGZ/1 CRC/C/OPAC/KGZ/1	CRC/C/OPSC/KGZ/CO/1 CRC/C/OPAC/KGZ/CO/1
Forty-third Session (11-29 September 2006)
Consideration of State reports
Country of origin	State party reports reference	Observations adopted by the Committee	NGO Alternative reports
Benin	Second Periodic Report CRC/C/BEN/2	CRC/C/BEN/CO/2	Child Helpline International Comité de Liaison des Organisations Sociales de Défense des Droits de l'Enfant - English / Francais Organisation Mondiale contre la Torture Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children
Ethiopia	Third Periodic Report CRC/C/129/Add.8	CRC/C/ETH/CO/3	Child Helpline International Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children
Ireland	Second Periodic Report CRC/C/IRL/2	CRC/C/IRL/CO/2	Child Helpline International Children's Rights Alliance Children's Rights Alliance - children's report Irish Family Planning Association Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children
Jordan	Third Periodic Report CRC/C/JOR/3	CRC/C/JOR/CO/3	Child Helpline International National Centre for Human Rights Human Rights Watch Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children
Kiribati	Initial Report CRC/C/KIR/1	CRC/C/KIR/CO/1	Child Helpline International Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children
Oman	Second Periodic Report CRC/C/OMN/2	CRC/C/OMN/CO/2	Child Helpline International Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children
Republic of Congo	Initial Report CRC/C/COG/1	CRC/C/COG/CO/1	Child Helpline International Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children L'Association Panafricaine Thomas Sankara - English / Français
Samoa	Initial Report CRC/C/WSM/1	CRC/C/WSM/CO/1	Child Helpline International Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children
Senegal	Second Periodic Report CRC/C/SEN/2	CRC/C/SEN/CO/2	Child Helpline International Coalition Nationale des Associations et ONG en Faveur de l'Enfance au Sénégal Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children
Swaziland	Initial Report CRC/C/SWZ/1	CRC/C/SWZ/CO/1	Child Helpline International Orphans and Vulnerable Children Network Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children
Consideration of Optional Protocols
Country of origin	State party reports reference	Observations adopted by the Committee	NGO Alternative reports
Denmark	Initial Report CRC/C/OPSC/DNK/1	CRC/C/OPSC/DNK/CO/1	Save the Children Denmark Child Helpline International
Khazakhstan	Initial Report CRC/C/OPAC/KAZ/1	CRC/C/OPAC/KAZ/CO/1	Child Helpline International Kazakhstan NGOs' Working Group 'on Protection of Children Rights - English / Russian
Malta	Initial Report CRC/C/OPAC/MLT/1	CRC/C/OPAC/MLT/CO/1
Syria	Initial Report CRC/C/OPSC/SYR/1	CRC/C/OPSC/SYR/CO/1	Child Helpline International
Vietnam	Initial Report CRC/C/OPSC/VNM/1 CRC/C/OPAC/VNM/1	CRC/C/OPSC/VNM/CO/1 CRC/C/OPAC/VNM/CO/1	Child Helpline International
Forty-second Session (15 May-2 June 2006)
Consideration of State reports
Country of origin	State party reports reference	Observations adopted by the Committee	NGO Alternative reports
Colombia	Third Periodic Report CRC/C/129/Add.6	CRC/C/COL/CO/3	Coalición contra la vinculación de niños, niñas y jóvenes al conflicto armado en Colombia Spanish / English Observatorio sobre Infancia Universidad National, Plan Internacional, Save the Children UK, Vision Mundial, et al Spanish / English Child Helpline International
Latvia	Second Periodic Report CRC/C/83/Add.16	CRC/C/LVA/CO/2	Child Helpline International Latvian Save the Children: Report of Latvian NGO Children's Rights Network on Situation on Protection of Children Rights in Latvia and Children's Report on the Implementation of the CRC in Latvia
Lebanon	Third Periodic Report CRC/C/129/Add.7	CRC/C/LBN/CO/3	Child Helpline International Coordination Forum of the NGO's Working Among the Palestinian Community
Marshall Islands	Second Periodic Report CRC/C/93/Add.8
Mexico	Third Periodic Report CRC/C/125/Add.7	CRC/C/MEX/CO/3	Red por los Derechos de la Infancia en México Spanish / English Catholics For a Free Choice Spanish / English Child Helpline International Observatorio Ciudadano de Políticas de Niñez, Adolescencia y Familias Spanish / English
Turkmenistan	Initial Report CRC/C/TKM/1	CRC/C/TKM/CO/1	Child Helpline International
United Republic of Tanzania	Second Periodic Report CRC/C/70/Add.26	CRC/C/TZA/CO/2	National Network of Organizations Working with Children Child Helpline International
Uzbekistan	Second Periodic Report CRC/C/104/Add.6	CRC/C/UZB/CO/2	Child Helpline International
Consideration of Optional Protocols
Country of origin	State party reports reference	Observations adopted by the Committee	NGO Alternative reports
Belgium	CRC/C/OPAC/BEL/1	CRC/C/OPAC/BEL/CO/1	Coalition belge contre l’utilisation d’enfants soldats Français / Flemish
Canada	CRC/C/OPAC/CAN/1	CRC/C/OPAC/CAN/CO/1	Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children
Czech Republic	CRC/C/OPAC/CZE/1	CRC/C/OPAC/CZE/CO/1
El Salvador	CRC/C/OPAC/SLV/1	CRC/C/OPAC/SLV/CO/1
Iceland	CRC/C/OPAC/ISL/1 CRC/C/OPSA/ISL/1	CRC/C/OPAC/ISL/CO/1 CRC/C/OPSC/ISL/CO/1
Italy	CRC/C/OPAC/ITA/1 CRC/C/OPSA/ITA/1	CRC/C/OPAC/ITA/CO/1 CRC/C/OPSC/ITA/CO/1	Gruppo di Lavoro per la Convenzione sui diritti dell'infanzia e dell'adolescenza
Qatar	CRC/C/OPSC/QAT/1	CRC/C/OPSC/QAT/CO/1
Turkey	CRC/C/OPSA/TUR/1	CRC/C/OPSC/TUR/CO/1	Ankara Child Rights Initiative
Forty-first Session (9-27 January 2006)
Consideration of State reports
Country of origin	State party reports reference	Observations adopted by the Committee	NGO Alternative reports
Azerbaijan	Second Periodic Report CRC/C/83/Add.13	CRC/C/AZE/CO/2	League on Defense of Child's Rights of the Azerbaijan Republic Azerbaijan NGO Alliance for Child Rights Azerbaijan NGO Alliance for Child Rights (on juvenile justice)
Ghana	Second Periodic Report CRC/C/65/Add.34	CRC/C/GHA/CO/2	Ghana NGO Coalition on the Rights of the Child
Hungary	Second Periodic Report CRC/C/70/Add.25	CRC/C/HUN/CO/2	Family, Child, Youth Association
Liechtenstein	Second Periodic Report CRC/C/136/Add.2	CRC/C/LIE/CO/2
Lithuania	Second Periodic Report CRC/C/83/Add.14	CRC/C/LTU/CO/2	Save the Children Lithuania
Mauritius	Second Periodic Report CRC/C/65/Add.35	CRC/C/MUS/CO/2	Mauritius Save the Children Fund
Peru	Third Periodic Report CRC/C/125/Add.6	CRC/C/PER/CO/3	Grupo de Iniciativa Nacional por los Derechos del Nino [Español] CLADEM English / Español
Saudi Arabia	Second Periodic Report CRC/C/136/Add.1	CRC/C/SAU/CO/2
Thailand	Second Periodic Report CRC/C/83/Add.15	CRC/C/THA/CO/2
Trinidad and Tobago	Second Periodic Report CRC/C/83/Add.12	CRC/C/TTO/CO/2
Consideration of Optional Protocols
Country of origin	State party reports reference	Observations adopted by the Committee	NGO Alternative reports
Andorra	CRC/C/OPAC/AND/1	CRC/C/OPSC/AND/CO/1 CRC/C/OPAC/AND/CO/1
Bangladesh	CRC/C/OPAC/BGD/1	CRC/C/OPAC/BGD/CO/1
Kazakhstan (OPSA)	CRC/C/OPSA/KAZ/1	CRC/C/OPSC/KAZ/CO/1	Kazakhstan NGOs' Working Group 'on Protection of Children Rights'
Morocco (OPSA)	CRC/C/OPSA/MAR/1	CRC/C/OPSC/MAR/CO/1	Foundation Terre des Hommes - Lausanne [Français]
Switzerland	CRC/C/OPAC/CHE/1	CRC/C/OPAC/CHE/CO/1
Fortieth Session (12-30 September 2005)
Country of origin	State party reports reference	Observations adopted by the Committee	NGO Alternative reports
China ( with Hong-Kong SAR and Macau SAR)	CRC/C/83/Add.9		Human Rights Watch International Campaign for Tibet Tibet Justice Center Children's Council Working Committee Society for Community Organisation and Hong Kong Human Rights Commission Hong Kong Committee on Children's Rights Human Rights in China
Trinidad and Tobago	CRC/C/83/Add.12		The Trinidad and Tobago Coalition on the Rights of the Child
Uganda	CRC/C/65/Add.33		Human Rights Watch: - Report on HIV/AIDS Programmes - Report on Abduction and Recruitment - Summary Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers Uganda Child Rights NGO Network - NGO Complementary Report to First Periodic Report - Addendum Forest Peoples Programme and United Organisation for Batwa Development in Uganda
Russian Federation	CRC/C/125/Add.5		Coalition of Russian NGOs
Denmark	CRC/C/129/Add.2		National Council for Children Denmark: - Report to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child - Children's Vision: Supplementary report to Denmark's third periodic report to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child The Collaborating Group on the Children's Convention in Denmark
Australia	CRC/C/129/Add.4		Defence for Children International - Australia Catholics For a Free Choice
Finland	CRC/C/129/Add.5		Lastensuojelun Keskusliitto
Algeria	CRC/C/93/Add.7		Centre d'Information et de Documentation sur les Droits de l'Enfant et de la Femme (French)
Thirty-Ninth Session (16 May-3 June 2005)
Country of origin	State party reports reference	Observations adopted by the Committee	NGO Alternative reports
Ecuador	CRC/C/65/Add.28	CRC/C/15/Add.261	Foro Ecuatoriano permanente de organizaciones por y con los Ninos, Ninas y Adolescentes - [Summary in English] [Summary in Spanish] CLADEM - English / Spanish
Bosnia and Herzegovina	CRC/C/11/Add.28	CRC/C/15/Add.259	Human Rights Watch European Roma Rights Centre [Summary] Nasa Djeca Sarajevo Zdravo da ste Banja Luka
Nepal	CRC/C/65/Add.30	CRC/C/15/Add.260	Child Workers in Nepal Concerned Centre [Summary]