This document outlines plans by a coalition of Malaysian NGOs to submit the country's first alternative report on children's rights to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child. It discusses the CRC reporting process and Malaysia's obligations. It details how the coalition formed research clusters on issues like education, healthcare and abuse. It presents a timeline for gathering data, drafting the alternative report through consultations with NGOs, with the aim of submission by December 2012.

1. In The Service Of Children
NGO
CRC
ALTERNATIVE
REPORT
Malaysian
Child
Resource
Ins3tute
Unit
A-­‐29-­‐3A,
Menara
UOA,
No.
5,
Jalan
Bangsar
Utama
1,
59000
Kuala
Lumpur,
Malaysia
Tel/Fax:
603-­‐2202
1302
|
Email:
mcriprojects@gmail.com
|
Website:
www.mcr-­‐inst.org

2. The
Conven3on
on
the
Rights
of
the
Child
• Malaysia
raVfied
the
CRC
in
1995
(with
several
reservaVons)
• State
parVes
reports
to
the
Commi:ee
on
the
Rights
of
the
Child
in
Geneva
(Art.
44
CRC)
Ø
2
years
a_er
raVfying
the
CRC
Ø
Every
5
years…

3. Commi:ee
on
the
Rights
of
the
Child
• Monitors
the
implementaVon
of
the
CRC
and
two
opVonal
protocols
(OPSC
&
OPAC)
• Examines
State
Party
Reports
(Country
Reports)
and
reports
from
‘other
competent
bodies’
(e.g.
NGOs)
and
from
children
• Produces
Concluding
ObservaVons
• Recently
established
an
OpVonal
Protocol
on
a
communicaVons
procedure
for
child
rights
violaVons

4. NGO
Alterna3ve
Reports
• The
CRC
gives
NGOs
a
role
in
monitoring
its
implementaVon
(Art.
45(a)
CRC)
• NGO
AlternaVve
Reports
to
be
submieed
within
6
months
of
submission
of
State
Party
Report
• NGO
AlternaVve
Reports
provides
an
independent
analysis
of
the
child
rights
situaVon
in
the
country

5. The
CRC
Repor3ng
Process:
Content
of
Report
The
process
of
preparing
the
Country
Report
should
be:
• broad
and
parVcipatory,
• offering
an
opportunity
to
conduct
a
comprehensive
review
of
naVonal
legislaVon,
administraVve
rules
and
procedures
and
pracVces.

6. The
CRC
Repor3ng
Process:
Content
of
Report
1. Measures
adopted
by
State
Party
following
suggesVons
and
recommendaVons
made
by
the
Commieee
in
its
Concluding
ObservaVons
2. Measures
taken
to
monitor
progress
in
the
implementaVon
of
the
CRC
3. AllocaVon
of
budgets
and
other
resources
devoted
to
children
4. StaVsVcal
data
disaggregated
by
gender
and
age
5. Obstacles
encountered
in
the
realizaVon
of
obligaVons
under
the
CRC

7. Progress
in
Malaysia
Since
raVficaVon:
• Malaysian
government
submieed
her
first
Country
Report
in
2006
• The
CRC
Commieee
responded
with
its
Concluding
ObservaVons
in
2007
with
several
recommendaVons
• No
NGO
AlternaVve
Report
has
ever
been
submieed
by
Malaysian
civil
society

8. NGO
Coali3on
• CoaliVon
building
briefings
in
April
and
May
2010
• CRC
training
in
June
2010
• Series
of
NGO
ConsultaVons
began
in
Aug
2010
• FormaVon
of
Steering
Commieee
in
Sept
2010:
1. MCRI
(CoordinaVon/Secretariat)
2. PS
The
Children
3. Malaysian
Care
4. Lariche
Community
5. Yayasan
Chow
Kit
6. Voice
of
the
Children

9. Research
Clusters
10
RESEARCH
CLUSTERS
were
created
in
Sept
2010
that
follows
a
themaVc
structure,
Inline
with
the
CRC
Commieee’s
Concluding
ObservaVons

10. Research
Clusters
&
Team
Leaders
Clusters
Team
1
Refugee,
Asylum
Seeking,
Lariche
Community
Migrant
and
Trafficked
Children
2
Civil
Rights
MCRI
3
Family
Environment
Voice
of
the
Children
4
AlternaVve
Care
Voice
of
the
Children
5
Basic
Health
and
Welfare
Malaysian
Care
6
Abuse
PS
The
Children/MCRI
7
Children
with
DisabiliVes
Malaysian
Care
8
Indigenous
Children
Lariche
Community
9
Street
Children
Yayasan
Chow
Kit
10
EducaVon
MCRI

13. mcriprojects@gmail.com
03
–
2202
1302
Researchers:
Vivienne
Chew
Jennifer
Clement

14. GOING
FORWARD:
Project
Timeline
2011-­‐
2012
1
Data
&
Informa3on
Gathering
Jan
–
Oct
2011
2
1st
DraW
&
Status
Report
Nov
2011
3
NGO
Consulta3on
Nov
2011
4
Data
&
Informa3on
Gathering
Jan
–
Jul
2012
5
DraW
Sept
2012
6
NGO
Consulta3on
Oct
2012
7
Final
Report
Dec
2012

15. END
Malaysian
Child
Resource
Ins3tute
Unit
A-­‐29-­‐3A,
Menara
UOA,
No.
5,
Jalan
Bangsar
Utama
1,
59000
Kuala
Lumpur,
Malaysia
Tel/Fax:
603-­‐2202
1302
|
Email:
mcriprojects@gmail.com
|
Website:
www.mcr-­‐inst.org