"This is the first time any country has been investigated by the UN using the Optional Protocol so it will be, if nothing else, a very historic event," Burnip says.
Dpac co-founder Linda Burnip told the Guardian: "As this is the first time any country has been investigated by the UN using the optional protocol in the UNCRPD, it is a historic and momentous event that would make most politicians recoil in shame.
The convention was further strengthened by the addition of the Optional Protocol on the involvement of children in armed, which prohibits the use of children under 18 in conflict.
"Universal ratification of the Optional Protocol by the upcoming Special Session on Children would send a powerful message of commitment" Bellamy said.
In contrast, only five groups were 'de-listed' in the last year.30 In addition, the prohibition of the recruitment and use of child soldiers by NSAGs in Article 4 to the Optional Protocol to the CRC does not afford as effective protection as may be hoped.
The Optional Protocol was adopted by the UN General Assembly on 10 December 2008.
The Optional Protocol was finally adopted by the UN General Assembly on 6 October 1999.
Amnesty International Australia's national director, Claire Mallinson, said the Turnbull government's refusal to criticise comments by Donald Trump made positive moves like the recent decision to ratify the optional protocol against torture "ring hollow".
As a complement to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, interpretation of the Optional Protocol's text must always be guided by the principles of non-discrimination, best interests of the child and child participation.
