Full Text of HR0544 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The State of Illinois has consistently been a | 3 | | leader in protecting children and promoting their rights; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, The State of Illinois developed the world's first | 5 | | juvenile court in 1899, out of concern that children should be | 6 | | removed from adult prison and receive a second chance; this | 7 | | legal innovation of a juvenile court was rapidly adopted | 8 | | throughout the world; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, The State of Illinois is committed to the human | 10 | | rights of children, particularly those in conflict with the | 11 | | law; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Illinois, based on its history and tradition of | 13 | | human rights and responsibilities, must demonstrate its | 14 | | dedication to providing all children with a better today and a | 15 | | better tomorrow; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, In the 1980s, the United States, along with nearly | 17 | | 80 other nations, participated in a working group of the U.N. | 18 | | Commission on Human Rights that drafted a Convention on the | 19 | | Rights of the Child; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, On November 20, 1989, the United Nations General |
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| 1 | | Assembly unanimously adopted the Convention on the Rights of | 2 | | the Child, which was drafted with the specific purpose of | 3 | | promoting and protecting the well-being of all children, | 4 | | regardless of national boundaries; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, The Convention on the Rights of the Child has been | 6 | | ratified by all of the world's nations, except the United | 7 | | States, making it the most widely ratified human rights | 8 | | document in history; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, The United States formally signed the Convention | 10 | | on the Rights of the Child in 1995, signifying its intent to | 11 | | ratify the Convention; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois Ninety-Ninth General Assembly | 13 | | adopted H.R. 1143 in 2010, urging the adoption of the | 14 | | Convention on the Rights of the Child; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, November 20, 2019 marks the 30th anniversary of | 16 | | the convention on the Rights of the Child; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, On October 8, 2019, the United Nations will | 18 | | receive the first international report on the Global Study on | 19 | | Children Deprived of Liberty along with updated | 20 | | recommendations on when and under what conditions children | 21 | | should be detained and deprived of liberty; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, The Global Study notes that one of the most | 2 | | positive developments in juvenile justice worldwide has been | 3 | | the adoption of a separate court for juveniles, first developed | 4 | | in Illinois in 1899; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, The State of Illinois is committed to continuing | 6 | | its global leadership regarding justice for children and | 7 | | adolescents and to ensuring that all Illinois children receive | 8 | | all internationally recognized human rights; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 10 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 11 | | we call upon all government agencies in the State of Illinois, | 12 | | counties, and municipalities, in particular those concerned | 13 | | with juvenile justice, to review their policies and practices | 14 | | in comparison to the recommendations of the Convention on the | 15 | | Rights of the Child and the Global Study on Children Deprived | 16 | | of Liberty.
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