OPIC

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OPIC is an international human rights treaty mechanism that allows children or their representatives to bring complaints about violations of their rights under the Convention on the Rights of the Child to a UN committee.

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OPIC canonical 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf communications procedure
international human rights treaty mechanism
optional protocol
adoptedBy United Nations General Assembly
adoptionPlace New York City
aimsTo provide access to international remedies for children
strengthen enforcement of children’s rights
allowsComplaintsAbout violations of rights under the Convention on the Rights of the Child
alsoKnownAs OP3-CRC
surface form: OP3 CRC

Optional protocols to the Convention on the Rights of the Child
surface form: Third Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child
applicants groups of children
individual children
representatives acting on behalf of children
basedOn Convention on the Rights of the Child
belongsToRegime United Nations human rights system
surface form: UN human rights treaty system
complaintsBody Committee on the Rights of the Child
enables communications by groups of children
communications by representatives of children
individual communications
fullName Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure
surface form: Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a Communications Procedure
languageOfAdoption United Nations official languages
legalEffect Committee’s views and recommendations are not legally binding but carry authoritative weight
legalNature optional protocol to a human rights treaty
monitoredBy Committee on the Rights of the Child
proceduralCharacter complaints mechanism
proceduralRequirement communications must be compatible with the Convention on the Rights of the Child
communications must not be anonymous
same matter must not be examined under another international procedure
providesFor individual communications procedure
inquiry procedure for grave or systematic violations
relatesTo Convention on the Rights of the Child
requires exhaustion of domestic remedies before submitting a communication
written communications to the Committee on the Rights of the Child
requiresConsentOf State parties to recognize the competence of the Committee
rightsCovered civil rights of the child
cultural rights of the child
economic rights of the child
political rights of the child
social rights of the child
scopeOfApplication States that are parties to the Optional Protocol
shortName OPIC
subjectMatter children’s rights
human rights
targetGroup child victims of human rights violations
children
treatyOf United Nations
typeOfRemedy quasi-judicial review by a UN treaty body

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