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Article 6 - Statistics and data collection
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References
• CESCR: Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
• HRC (ICCPR): Human Rights Committee
• CERD: Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
• CEDAW: Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination
against Women
• CAT: Committee Against Torture
• CRC: Committee on the Rights of the Child
Related references under Article 6
CRC, General Comment no. 5 (…), para. 48: Collection of sufficient and reliable
data on children, disaggregated to enable identification of discrimination and/or
disparities in the realization of rights, is an essential part of implementation.
The Committee reminds States parties that data collection needs to extend over
the whole period of childhood, up to the age of 18 years. It also needs to be
coordinated throughout the jurisdiction, ensuring nationally applicable indicators.
States should collaborate with appropriate research institutes and aim to build
up a complete picture of progress towards implementation, with qualitative as
well as quantitative studies. The reporting guidelines for periodic reports
call for detailed disaggregated statistical and other information covering all
areas of the Convention. It is essential not merely to establish effective systems
for data collection, but to ensure that the data collected are evaluated and
used to assess progress in implementation, to identify problems and to inform
all policy development for children. Evaluation requires the development of
indicators related to all rights guaranteed by the Convention.
CERD General Recommendation no. XXIV (Information on the demographic composition
of the population)
CEDAW General Recommendation no. 9 (Statistical data concerning the situation
of women)
Related reference to paragraph (d)
CRC, General Comment no. 5 (…), para. 48: Collection of sufficient and reliable
data on children, disaggregated to enable identification of discrimination and/or
disparities in the realization of rights, is an essential part of implementation...