How do NGOs participate?
NOGs and other civil society organisations are therefore invited and encouraged to submit information to the Committee, giving their opinions about how a State Party has implemented the CRC. NGOs and NGO Coalitions can also produce ‘Alternative reports’, ‘NGO reports’ or ‘shadow reports’. These reports are very useful for the Committee on the Rights of the Child when examining states parties reports. They enable the Committee to hear different views, and not just those of a government which might want to ignore reporting on areas where it has not fulfilled its obligations. This reporting process is supported by the NGO Group for the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which is based in Geneva, Switzerland.
