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protection issues related to children in the streets. As many of the children living and
working on the street could come into conflict with the law, adequate attention should
be paid to juvenile justice systems as well.
50.
Mr. Parra explained that, when Governments did not make progress in the
implementation of the right to health, judicial intervention could fill the gap. With
regard to the issue of child labour, he stated that, in the Inter-American system, the
Commission had referred to the specific problem of child labour, linking it to the
vulnerability of children in situations of poverty. The elimination of child labour was a
priority objective for States in the region.
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