Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict

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international human rights treaty optional protocol

The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict is an international human rights treaty that strengthens protections for children by raising the minimum age for compulsory recruitment and direct participation in hostilities and prohibiting their use in armed conflict.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict canonical	11
Optional Protocol on the involvement of children in armed conflict	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T741084 — 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: Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict
Context triple: [Convention on the Rights of the Child, relatedInstrument, Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict]

A. United Nations debates on children and armed conflict
United Nations debates on children and armed conflict are high-level international discussions focused on protecting children from the impacts of war, addressing issues such as child soldiers, attacks on schools and hospitals, and the broader violations of children's rights in conflict zones.
B. Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
The Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights is a United Nations treaty that commits its parties to abolishing the death penalty under international human rights law.
C. Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions
The Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions are international treaties that expand and strengthen humanitarian protections for victims of armed conflicts, including civilians and combatants no longer taking part in hostilities.
D. First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
The First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights is a treaty that allows individuals to submit complaints to the UN Human Rights Committee alleging violations of the civil and political rights protected by the Covenant.
E. Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture
The Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture is an international human rights treaty that establishes a system of regular, independent visits to places of detention to prevent torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
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: Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict
Target entity description: The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict is an international human rights treaty that strengthens protections for children by raising the minimum age for compulsory recruitment and direct participation in hostilities and prohibiting their use in armed conflict.

A. United Nations debates on children and armed conflict
United Nations debates on children and armed conflict are high-level international discussions focused on protecting children from the impacts of war, addressing issues such as child soldiers, attacks on schools and hospitals, and the broader violations of children's rights in conflict zones.
B. Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
The Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights is a United Nations treaty that commits its parties to abolishing the death penalty under international human rights law.
C. Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions
The Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions are international treaties that expand and strengthen humanitarian protections for victims of armed conflicts, including civilians and combatants no longer taking part in hostilities.
D. First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
The First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights is a treaty that allows individuals to submit complaints to the UN Human Rights Committee alleging violations of the civil and political rights protected by the Covenant.
E. Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture
The Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture is an international human rights treaty that establishes a system of regular, independent visits to places of detention to prevent torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international human rights treaty ⓘ optional protocol ⓘ
adoptedBy	United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
adoptionDate	2000-05-25 ⓘ
aim	strengthen protection of children in armed conflict ⓘ
appliesTo	non-state armed groups ⓘ state armed forces ⓘ
basedOn	principle of the best interests of the child ⓘ
category	United Nations Treaty Collection ⓘ surface form: United Nations treaty children's rights treaty ⓘ human rights instrument ⓘ
depository	Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ
enteredIntoForce	2002-02-12 ⓘ
language	Arabic ⓘ Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
legalStatus	in force ⓘ
monitoringBody	Committee on the Rights of the Child ⓘ
obliges	states to demobilize persons recruited or used in hostilities contrary to the Protocol ⓘ states to provide assistance for physical and psychological recovery and social reintegration of affected children ⓘ
openedForSignature	2000-05-25 ⓘ
partOf	Convention on the Rights of the Child ⓘ
placeOfAdoption	New York City ⓘ
prohibits	compulsory recruitment of persons under 18 into armed forces ⓘ direct participation in hostilities by persons under 18 ⓘ recruitment of children under 18 by non-state armed groups ⓘ use of children under 18 in armed conflict ⓘ
protects	persons under 18 years of age in situations of armed conflict ⓘ
purpose	raise international standards on minimum age for military recruitment and participation in hostilities ⓘ
relatedInstrument	Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography ⓘ Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ⓘ
relatesTo	Convention on the Rights of the Child ⓘ
requires	states to raise minimum age for voluntary recruitment above 15 ⓘ states to set safeguards for voluntary recruitment of persons under 18 ⓘ states to take legal measures to prohibit and criminalize recruitment of children under 18 by armed groups ⓘ submission of periodic reports by states parties to the Committee on the Rights of the Child ⓘ
setsMinimumAgeForCompulsoryRecruitment	18 years ⓘ
shortName	OPAC ⓘ
subject	children in armed conflict ⓘ
topic	child soldiers ⓘ participation of children in hostilities ⓘ recruitment of children ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Convention on the Rights of the Child → relatedInstrument → Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict ⓘ

Committee on the Rights of the Child → monitorsImplementationOf → Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict ⓘ

United Nations debates on children and armed conflict → guidedBy → 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 a communications procedure → relatesTo → 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 a communications procedure → appliesTo → Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict ⓘ

CRC → hasOptionalProtocol → Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict ⓘ

this entity surface form: Optional Protocol on the involvement of children in armed conflict

Optional Protocols to core human rights treaties → example → Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict ⓘ

CRC Committee → monitorsImplementationOf → Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict ⓘ

Optional protocols to the Convention on the Rights of the Child → composedOf → Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict ⓘ

subject surface form: Optional Protocols to the Convention on the Rights of the Child

Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict → usesFramework → Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict ⓘ

OP3-CRC → relatedInstrument → Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict ⓘ

OPAC → fullName → Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict ⓘ

OPAC → shortName → Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict ⓘ