NOTE THIS INFO SHOULD ALL BE – IN THE REPORT State party should The Marriage Act (Amendment) harmonise the marriage Decree has altered the age of 7. Concern for minimum age with CRC provisions marriage for all to 18 age for marriage set at 16 for girls and 18 for boys More active approach to The term illegitimate has been eliminate discrimination changed. The Family Law Act 2003 no 8. Insufficient measures for against, for example, the longer distinguishes one child from achieving rights of girl child, children with another. vulnerable groups and also disabilities, children in term children’ ‘illegitimate care, children in rural areas etc Take appropriate Citizenship of Fiji Decree all persons – measures to improve birth who are born in Fiji or are assumed to 9. Lack of conformity of birth registration system be born in Fiji are citizens registration system with article 7 Launch awareness raising campaigns regarding parents duty to register newborns Corporal punishment to be Education policies including Child prohibited by law Protection Policy 10. Need for explicit provisions in school Raise awareness on Note consultations on Protection regulations for banning of negative effects of Policy corporal punishment corporal punishment A high judgement first outlawed Ensure discipline is corporal punishment (cite) administered in manner Plans are underway to increase consistent with child’s awareness of alternate forms of dignity corporal punishment for parents and teachers, including the Social Welfare Ribbon’ project 2010. ‘Blue
NOTE – THIS INFO SHOULD ALL BE IN THE REPORT 7. Concern for minimum age for marriage set at 16 for girls and 18 for boys State party should harmonise the marriage age with CRC provisions The Marriage Act (Amendment) Decree has altered the age of marriage for all to 18 8. Insufficient measures for achieving rights of vulnerable groups and also term ‘illegitimate children’ More active approach to eliminate discrimination against, for example, the girl child, children with disabilities, children in care, children in rural areas etc The term illegitimate has been changed. The Family Law Act 2003 no longer distinguishes one child from another. 9. Lack of conformity of birth registration system with article 7 Take appropriate measures to improve birth registration system Launch awareness raising campaigns regarding parents duty to register newborns Citizenship of Fiji Decree – all persons who are born in Fiji or are assumed to be born in Fiji are citizens 10. Need for explicit provisions in school regulations for banning of corporal punishment Corporal punishment to be prohibited by law Raise awareness on negative effects of corporal punishment Ensure discipline is administered in manner consistent with child’s dignity Education policies including Child Protection Policy Note consultations on Protection Policy A high judgement first outlawed corporal punishment (cite) Plans are underway to increase awareness of alternate forms of corporal punishment for parents and teachers, including the Social Welfare ‘Blue Ribbon’ project 2010.
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