Sentence examples for implementation of the optional protocol from inspiring English sources

Asunción, Paraguay, 15 June 2005- Representatives of the Government of Paragay, UNICEF and the members of non-governmental organizations and community groups presented the results of the first round of visits to monitor implementation of the Optional Protocol on the Use of Child Soldiers which prohibits the forced recruitment of children under 18 years old as soldiers.

Southwick, Michael (2004) "Political Challenges behind the Implementation of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child," Cornell International Law Journal: Vol. 32 : No. 3, Article 17.

Universal ratification and effective implementation of the Optional Protocols to the CRC close at hand NEW YORK, USA, 31 May 2012 – The 25th of May 2012 marked the two-year anniversary of the campaign for universal ratification and implementation of the Optional Protocols to the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC).

In her address to the Executive Board, Marta Santos Pais, the UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children, noted that universal ratification and effective implementation of the Optional Protocols would constitute an invaluable contribution to child rights.

In recent months, the Committee on the Rights of the Child – which monitors implementation of the Optional Protocols – has found cases of extrajudicial killings of children, prosecution of children before military courts and use of children as spies and military shields.

By Clara Sommarin and Pernille Ironside NEW YORK, USA, 31 May 2012 – The 25th of May 2012 marked the two-year anniversary of the campaign for universal ratification and implementation of the Optional Protocols to the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC).

The group began pursuing an inquiry using Article 6 of the Optional Protocol within the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at the beginning of 2012.

Ratification of the optional protocol, as well as similar regional instruments in Europe and in the Americas, thus draws a firm line under the use of the death penalty.

Abolishing the death penalty is a difficult process for many societies, and ratification of the Optional Protocol can often only come about after a period of national debate.

"The entry into force of the Optional Protocol is vital to the protection of children in today's conflicts".

"With this important development, the international community is moving increasingly closer to the universal ratification of the Optional Protocol.