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14. Also requests the Secretary-General to submit a comprehensive report on the
implementation of the present resolution to the Council before its tenth session;
15.
Decides to consider the question at its tenth session.
41st meeting
28 March 2008
Adopted without a vote. See chapter III.
7/29. Rights of the child
The Human Rights Council,
Emphasizing that the Convention on the Rights of the Child must constitute the standard in
the promotion and protection of the rights of the child, and bearing in mind the importance of the
Optional Protocols to the Convention, as well as other human rights instruments,
Reaffirming all previous resolutions on the rights of the child of the Commission on
Human Rights and of the General Assembly, the most recent of which are Commission
resolution 2005/44 of 18 April 2005 and Assembly resolution 62/141 of 18 December 2007,
Welcoming the reports of the Secretary-General on the status of the Convention on the
Rights of the Child (A/62/182), on the follow-up to the special session of the General Assembly
on children (A/62/259) of 15 August 2007 and on the girl child (A/62/297) of 24 August 2007, as
well as the Declaration of the commemorative high-level plenary meeting devoted to the
follow-up to the outcome of the special session on children, held on 11 and 12 December 2007
(General Assembly resolution 62/88),
Welcoming also the report to the General Assembly of the independent expert for the
United Nations study on violence against children (A/61/299), his report on the first year of
follow-up to the study (A/62/209) and the establishment by the General Assembly of the
mandate of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children, as a
high-profile and independent global advocate to promote the prevention and elimination of all
forms of violence against children in all regions, in accordance with its resolution 62/141,
Recognizing the contribution of the International Criminal Court in ending impunity for the
most serious crimes against children, including genocide, crimes against humanity and war
crimes, calling upon States not to grant amnesties for such crimes and acknowledging the
contribution of the international criminal tribunals and special courts in ending impunity for the
most serious crimes against children, including genocide, crimes against humanity and war
crimes,
Welcoming the reports of the Special Representative for children and armed conflict
(A/62/228) and the report of the Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and
child pornography (A/HRC/7/8),
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