COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILDForty-third session11-29 September 2006

Optional Protocol on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography

List of issues for the State party to be taken up in connection with the consideration of the initial report of DENMARK (CRC/C/OPSC/DNK/1)

1.Please provide statistical data (including by sex, age, urban and rural areas) for the years 2003, 2004, and 2005 on:

(a)the number of reported cases of sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, with additional information on the type of follow-up provided on the outcome of the cases, including prosecution, withdrawals and sanctions for perpetrators; and

(b)the number of child victims provided with recovery assistance and compensation (if any), as defined in article 9, paragraphs 3 and 4, of the Optional Protocol.

2.Please provide information on specific budget allocations (national, regional and local) for the implementation of the rights contained in the Optional Protocol.

3.Please clarify whether there has been any reflection on a possible revision of article 235 (3) of the Criminal Code, whereby possession of pornographic material is not punishable if the person shown on the photo has reached the age of 15 and has consented to the possessor having the photo.

4.Please inform the Committee on whether special training, particularly legal and psychological, is provided to those working to facilitate social reintegration, and physical and psychological recovery, of child victims.

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