Committee on the Rights of the Child
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The Committee on the Rights of the Child is a body of independent experts that monitors and guides implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and its optional protocols by States parties worldwide.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Committee on the Rights of the Child canonical | 20 |
| United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T337135 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Committee on the Rights of the Child Context triple: [United Nations treaty bodies, includes, Committee on the Rights of the Child]
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A.
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights is a body of independent experts that monitors and interprets states’ implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights within the UN human rights system.
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B.
Human Rights Committee
The Human Rights Committee is a United Nations body of independent experts that monitors states’ implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
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C.
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women is an expert body that monitors implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and provides guidance to states on advancing women’s rights and gender equality.
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D.
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is a body of independent experts that monitors states’ implementation of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination and issues recommendations to combat racial discrimination worldwide.
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E.
Convention on the Rights of the Child
The Convention on the Rights of the Child is a landmark United Nations human rights treaty that sets out the civil, political, economic, social, and cultural rights of all children worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Committee on the Rights of the Child Target entity description: The Committee on the Rights of the Child is a body of independent experts that monitors and guides implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and its optional protocols by States parties worldwide.
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A.
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights is a body of independent experts that monitors and interprets states’ implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights within the UN human rights system.
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B.
Human Rights Committee
The Human Rights Committee is a United Nations body of independent experts that monitors states’ implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
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C.
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women is an expert body that monitors implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and provides guidance to states on advancing women’s rights and gender equality.
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D.
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is a body of independent experts that monitors states’ implementation of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination and issues recommendations to combat racial discrimination worldwide.
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E.
Convention on the Rights of the Child
The Convention on the Rights of the Child is a landmark United Nations human rights treaty that sets out the civil, political, economic, social, and cultural rights of all children worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UN human rights treaty body
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United Nations treaty body ⓘ human rights monitoring body ⓘ |
| affiliatedWith | United Nations ⓘ |
| composedOf | independent experts ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
Convention on the Rights of the Child
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United Nations General Assembly ⓘ |
| establishedInYear | 1991 ⓘ |
| fullName | Committee on the Rights of the Child self-link ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
adopt general comments on provisions of the Convention
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conduct inquiries into grave or systematic violations of children's rights ⓘ consider individual communications under the communications procedure ⓘ cooperate with United Nations agencies and other stakeholders ⓘ engage in dialogue with States parties ⓘ examine reports submitted by States parties ⓘ issue concluding observations to States parties ⓘ provide guidance on interpretation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child ⓘ |
| hasMemberType | independent expert ⓘ |
| headquartersCountry | Switzerland ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Geneva ⓘ |
| holdsSessionIn | Geneva ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | United Nations official languages ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Convention on the Rights of the Child
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Optional protocols to the Convention on the Rights of the Child ⓘ |
| membersElectedBy | States parties to the Convention on the Rights of the Child ⓘ |
| membershipCriteria |
independence and high moral standing
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recognized competence in the field of human rights ⓘ |
| monitorsImplementationOf |
Convention on the Rights of the Child
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Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure ⓘ Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict ⓘ Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights ⓘ |
| partOf |
United Nations treaty bodies
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surface form:
United Nations human rights treaty body system
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| primaryFocus |
children's rights
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implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child ⓘ |
| reportsTo |
United Nations General Assembly
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United Nations Human Rights Council ⓘ |
| sessionFrequency | three times a year ⓘ |
| shortName | CRC Committee ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
civil rights of children
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education, leisure and cultural activities ⓘ family environment and alternative care ⓘ health and welfare of children ⓘ special protection measures for children ⓘ |
| website | https://www.ohchr.org/en/treaty-bodies/crc ⓘ |
| worksWith |
States parties to the Convention on the Rights of the Child
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UNICEF ⓘ
surface form:
United Nations Children’s Fund
non-governmental organizations ⓘ specialized agencies of the United Nations ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Committee on the Rights of the Child Description of subject: The Committee on the Rights of the Child is a body of independent experts that monitors and guides implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and its optional protocols by States parties worldwide.
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography
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monitoringBody
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Committee on the Rights of the Child
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Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure
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monitoringBody
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Committee on the Rights of the Child
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Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict
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monitoringBody
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Committee on the Rights of the Child
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Optional Protocols to core human rights treaties
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monitoredBy
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Committee on the Rights of the Child
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subject surface form:
Palais Wilson
Optional protocols to the Convention on the Rights of the Child
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monitoredBy
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Committee on the Rights of the Child
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subject surface form:
Optional Protocols to the Convention on the Rights of the Child
this entity surface form:
United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child