RECOMMENDATION
The Committee reiterates its previous recommendation (CRC/C/MDV/CO/3, paras. 53 and 54) and recommends that the State party further improve children’s access to appropriate information from a diversity of sources, especially those aimed at the promotion of the child’s social, spiritual and moral well-being and physical and mental health and strengthen awareness programmes for children as well as parents and teachers on safety on the Internet, and addressing inter alia the issues of pornography and cyber bullying.
| Recommendation No: | CRC-39 |
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| Recommendation Year: | 2016 |
| Recommendation Text: | The Committee reiterates its previous recommendation (CRC/C/MDV/CO/3, paras. 53 and 54) and recommends that the State party further improve children’s access to appropriate information from a diversity of sources, especially those aimed at the promotion of the child’s social, spiritual and moral well-being and physical and mental health and strengthen awareness programmes for children as well as parents and teachers on safety on the Internet, and addressing inter alia the issues of pornography and cyber bullying. |
| Convention/Treaty Body: | Convention on the Rights of the Child |
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Related Human Rights Articles
CRC Article 17 - States Parties recognize the important function performed by the mass media and shall ensure that the child has access to information and material from a diversity of national and international sources, especially those aimed at the promotion of his or her social, spiritual and moral well-being and physical and mental health.
To this end, States Parties shall:
(a) Encourage the mass media to disseminate information and material of social and cultural benefit to the child and in accordance with the spirit of article 29;
(b) Encourage international co-operation in the production, exchange and dissemination of such information and material from a diversity of cultural, national and international sources;
(c) Encourage the production and dissemination of children's books;
(d) Encourage the mass media to have particular regard to the linguistic needs of the child who belongs to a minority group or who is indigenous;
(e) Encourage the development of appropriate guidelines for the protection of the child from information and material injurious to his or her well-being, bearing in mind the provisions of articles 13 and 18.
Stakeholders
Ministry of Gender, Family & Social Services (MoGFSS)
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Ministry of Education (MoE)
Relevant Articles of the Constitution
24 - Everyone has the right to respect for his private and family life, his home and his private communications. Every person must respect these rights with respect to others.
28 - Everyone has the right to freedom of the press, and other means of communication, including the right to espouse, disseminate and publish news, information, views and ideas. No person shall be compelled to disclose the source of any information that is espoused, disseminated or published by that person.
29 - Everyone has the freedom to acquire and impart knowledge, information and learning.
Relevant Legislation Articles
7 - Special programmes providing useful information and guidance to children shall be ncluded in television and radio programmes. Such programmes must not contain any material verbal or pictorial, which may adversely influence the morals or behaviour of children.
12 - Identity of and information relating to children who are victims of sexual abuse or of acts of exploitation or of acts detrimental to the integrity of a child shall not be disclosed to the public.
Relevant Regulations & Policies
No Relevant Regulations & Policies
Relevant Articles of other Human Rights Conventions
ICCPR Article 19 - The freedom of opinion and expression.
CRPD Article 21 - Freedom of expression and opinion, and access to information
Related Recommendations of other Treaty Bodies
No Related Recommendations of other Treaty Bodies
Related SDGs
No Related SDGs
Categories
Access to appropriate information