General ­Recommendation General ­Recommendation No. 27 – Older women and the protection of their human rights, 2010 Provisions related to Reproductive Rights According to Paragraph 21, “The right to self-determination and consent regarding health care of older women are not always respected. Social services, including provisions for long term care, for older women might be disproportionately reduced when public expenditure is cut. Postmenopausal, post-reproductive and age-­ related physical and mental health conditions and diseases tend to be neglected in research, academic studies, public policy and s­ ervice provision. Information on sexual health, HIV and AIDS is rarely provided in a form that is acceptable, accessible and appropriate for older women.” COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD Article 45 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child gives the Committee on the Rights of the Child the mandate to make General Comment General Comment No. 2 – The role of NHRIs in promoting and protecting the rights of the child, 2002 General Comments. To date the Committee has published eleven General Comments. Provisions related to Reproductive Rights The General Comment provides an overview of activities that NHRIs could carry out to implement children’s rights, cf. Paragraph 18: 1. “Undertake investigations into any situation of violation of children’s rights, on complaint or on their own initiative, within the scope of their mandate; 2. Conduct inquiries on matters relating to children’s rights; 150