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national experiences amongst member states, particularly those who have withdrawn or are
in the process of withdrawing the reservations.
Participants welcome in particular the unanimous view expressed during the Conference
that reservations, including those of a general nature, create an inaccurate perception of
incompatibility between the CRC and Shariah law should be revisited with a view to
withdraw them.
OIC Permanent Independent Expert Human Rights Commission
Participants welcome the decision to establish a permanent independent expert human
rights commission as a principal organ of the OIC and call upon all OIC Member States to
expedite this process which will enhance the promotion of children‘s rights among all
human rights and foster the positive contribution of Islamic law and tradition in the process
of implementation of the CRC.
The Optional Protocols to the CRC
Participants encourage OIC Member States that have ratified the Optional Protocol on the
Sale of Children, Child Prostitution, and Child Pornography; and the Optional Protocol on
the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflicts to continue to strengthen their
implementation in accordance with the recommendations of the Committee on the Rights of
the Child.
Participants urge all other OIC Member States to ratify the optional protocols without
delay. These two protocols are:
1.
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of
children, child prostitution and child pornography.
2
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the
involvement of children in armed conflict.
Proposal for a third Optional Protocol
Participants welcome the expressions of support from numerous OIC Member States to
strengthen the mandate of the Open-Ended Working Group of the Human Rights Council to
proceed with the drafting of a new Optional Protocol to the CRC to provide a
communications procedure; encourages States and civil society to be actively involved.
This should build upon positive experiences within OIC Member States in providing
children with effective representation and remedies at the national level.
Enhanced Compliance with the Convention
Participants recommend that the OIC Member States make the implementation of the rights
of children a matter of high priority on their political agenda and, building upon OIC
positive national experiences, establish a national body with a clear and strong mandate and
with the necessary financial and human resources to ensure the coordination of the
implementation of the CRC and the regular evaluation of progress. Participants recommend
that the OIC Member States develop and implement laws and programs on children‘s rights
in close consultation with parliamentarians, traditional, religious and other national or local
leaders.
Participants recommend that OIC Member States encourage a cooperative and productive
partnership with civil society, in particular NGOs, and support their active involvement in
developing, implementing and assessing the impact of child related legislation, policies and
programs.
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