Committee on the rights of the child

UNITED NATIONS		CRC
	Convention on the Rights of the Child	Distr. GENERAL CRC/C/SLV/3-4 23 July 2009 ENGLISH Original: SPANISH

COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD

[21 February 2008]

CONTENTS

A. Definition of child 7 5

B. General information on the child population 8-13 5

C. State of the National Policy for the Full Development of

D. State of the National Action Plan (2001-2010) 21 8

E. Allocations and trends of budgets for implementing the
Convention on the Rights of the Child 22-25 9

F. International cooperation 26 12

G. Information on programmes for caring for children
in vulnerable groups 27-32 13

H. Role of the independent national human rights institutions

I. Publicizing the Convention 34-37 16

A. Freedom of expression; freedom of assembly and association 39-43 17

A. Parental counselling and guidance and

B. Children temporarily separated from their parents by

C. Alimony payments 56 22

D. Adoption 57-58 22

E. Protection and assistance of children 59-68 23

F. Protection against domestic violence 69-91 27
VI. Basic health and well-being 92-215 32

A. Survival and development; nutrition 92-124 32

B. Disabled children 125-163 42

C. Health and health services 164-179 51

D. Social security 180-184 54

E. HIV/AIDS 185-215 56

A. Education, training and careers guidance 216-232 61

B. Activities to improve the coverage and quality of
education 233-277 68

C. Relaxation, leisure and cultural and artistic activities 278 78

A. Returning children 279-288 79

B. Child victims of trafficking and sexual exploitation 289-310 82

C. Refugee children 311 89

D. Children in conflict with justice 312-342 89

E. Children subject to exploitation and the worst

F. Children belonging to minorities or

G. Drug abuse 367-374 108

H. Street children 375-376 109

I. Prevention of violence against minors 377-380 110

J. Missing children 381-386 110
ANNEXES
I. Child population of El Salvador 113

II. Child Information System (SIPI): protection indicators (ISNA) 119

III. Presence of ISNA at national level 122

IV. Treatment of sex crimes 123

V. Types of crimes of paternal irresponsibility punishable by custodial sentences
(Criminal Code) 128

VI. Statistical data of the Office of the Public Prosecutor of the Republic on crimes

VII. Child victims of sexual assault and abuse treated by ISDEMU 131

VIII. Beneficiaries of individual and group support activities for victims of domestic
violence 132

IX. Undernourishment and anaemia 133

X. Revision “Plus 5” of the implementation of commitments under the Action Plan in
the document "A World Fit for Children" 134

XI. Nutritional vulnerability map 159

XII. Breast-feeding practice in El Salvador 160

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XIII. Salvadoran Institute for Rehabilitation of Invalids 161

XIV. MINED public expenditure by level of education, budget line 2001-2005 163

XV. Alternative classes 165

XVI. Pregnancies and marriages of minors 166

XVII. Literacy of population aged 6 and over by gender and age group 167

XVIII. School attendance of population aged 4 and over by gender and age group 173

XIX. Deported minors (2004-2005) 180

XX. Care of victims of trafficking 181

XXI. Offences allegedly committed by persons under 18 183

XXII. Continuous Development Programme for Labour Inspectors 188

XXIII. Prevention programmes 190

1. 
   El Salvador, in strict compliance with the commitments made when ratifying the Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1990, is submitting its third and fourth periodic report to the Committee on the Rights of the Child, as requested by the Committee in its concluding observations on the second report.¹
   
2. 
   The present report covers the period 2004–2007, since the Committee had the opportunity to examine the situation of compliance with the Convention up to 2003 when it examined the second periodic report on El Salvador. It also includes information and replies from El Salvador to the Committee’s latest observations on the second periodic report.
   
3. 
   The report was prepared following the Committee’s guidelines for the preparation of periodic reports, taking account of the Committee’s concluding observations on the second periodic report.
   
4. 
   The State institutions with competence for child rights took part in the drafting of the report, and the main non-governmental organizations working in this area were consulted, though no information was received in writing.²
   
5. 
   Except where otherwise indicated, the institutional mandates and the legal framework applicable to the protection of the fundamental rights and freedoms of children and adolescents described in the second periodic report, were not substantially altered during the period 2004 2007. Accordingly, please see El Salvador’s second periodic report for general information on the legislation, bodies and procedures for protecting and promoting child rights. (CRC/C/65/Add.25 of 22 October 2003).
   
6. 
   The Government of El Salvador gives an undertaking to the Committee on the Rights of the Child to take the measures necessary to comply with the Convention on the Rights of the Child, and to endeavour to submit future periodic reports on time.