COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD

Forty-second session

15 May – 2 June 2006

Optional Protocol to the Convention on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography: List of issues to be taken up in connection with the consideration of the report of Qatar (CRC/C/OPSA/QAR/1)

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

(a) the number of children trafficked to and from Qatar as well as in the country; and

(b) the number of reported cases of sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, with additional information on the outcomes of these cases, including prosecution, withdrawal or sanctions for perpetrators; and

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

2. Please provide information on extraterritorial jurisdiction over offences in violation of provisions of the Optional Protocol when these offences are committed abroad by a Qatari national or non-national. 3. Please provide information on budget allocations (national, regional and local) for the implementation of the rights contained in the Optional Protocol.

4. Please provide updated information on the intentions to review the general reservation made upon accession.

5. Please provide updated information on the activities of the Child’s Friend Office particularly related to the implementation of the Optional Protocol. In this regard, please provide information on the number of individual complaints received, investigated and their outcomes, and give further details on the child hotline.

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6. Please provide information on whether a national strategy accompanied by a time bound national plan of action for combating human trafficking has been developed.

7. Please provide information on the measures taken to prevent the use of children as camel jockeys. Please also provide information on regional initiatives undertaken in this regard, including bilateral and multilateral cooperation.

8. Please provide information on the measures taken to protect particularly vulnerable groups of children from sexual exploitation and trafficking for exploitative purposes, including children with disabilities, children of (non-Qatari) migrant workers and children in alternative care.

9. Please provide information on the status of children of (non-Qatari) migrant workers.

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