A/HRC/29/26 Contents Page I. Introduction ............................................................................................................. 1–4 3 II. Activities in 2014 and 2015 .................................................................................... 5–17 3 III. A. Country visits and communications with Member States ............................... 5–7 3 B. Other activities ................................................................................................ 8–17 4 Protecting children’s rights in the justice system .................................................... 18–89 5 A. International legal framework and fundamental principles............................. 18–27 5 B. Children’s access to justice and legal aid........................................................ 28–49 7 1. Access to justice for children ................................................................. 28–34 7 2. Child-friendly legal aid .......................................................................... 35–44 8 3. Informal justice systems ......................................................................... 45–49 9 Child-sensitive adjudication ........................................................................... 50–77 10 1. Children in conflict with the law ............................................................ 54–60 11 2. Children’s participation as victims and witnesses .................................. 61–66 12 3. Deprivation of liberty and other types of sanctions ................................ 67–73 14 4. Criminal sanctions against parents ......................................................... 74–77 15 D. Alternatives to judicial proceedings................................................................ 78–84 16 E. Education, training and capacity-building of judges, prosecutors and lawyers 86–90 17 C. 2 Paragraphs IV. Conclusions ............................................................................................................. 91–94 18 V. Recommendations ................................................................................................... 95–114 19