The eight countries are among the States parties to the Child Rights Convention. They are required to undergo regular reviews by the Committee of 18 independent international experts on how they are implementing the Convention, its Optional Protocols, as well as the Committee's previous recommendations. The Committee will additionally assess Panama for its initial report under the Optional Protocol on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography OPSC. The CRC, which has received the respective country reports and other submissions from non-governmental organisations, will discuss a range of issues with the nine State delegations through public dialogues on the following dates at Geneva time:.
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