Among the core international human rights treaties adopted at the UN level, the CRC isrnunique for excl usively dealing with the rights of children. The inshÂ·ument, however, isrndevoid of an international Complaints Mechanism. Consequently, children are notrnentitled to present claims alleging violations of their rights at an international level andrnget remedy. Analyzing the detrimental impact that absence of international ComplaintsrnMechanism under the CRC may pose on children, the HRC of the UN made a landmarkrndecision in June 2009 through adopting a Resolution (A/HRC/RES/11/1) whichrnestablished an inter-governmental OEWG having the mandate of exploring thernpossibilities of establishing Communications Procedure for the CRC In March 2010, thernHRC made another Resolution (A/ HRC/RES/13/3) and empowered the OEWG tornprepare a draft Optional Protocol that provides Communications Procedure for thernCRC Pursuant to this Resolution, the OEWG prepared a draft Optional Protocol andrnpresented it to the HRC Scrutinizing its contents, the HRC adopted the draft on 17 Junern2011.The instrument will be presented for signature, ratification and accession if it getsrnfinal approval by the General Assembly of the UN in December 2011 .rnAdmittedly, children are vulnerable groups of the society. Accordingly, an internationalrnComplaints System devised for children is expected to take in to account the specialrnnature of children. This research will assess the draft Optional Protocol of the CRCrnadopted by the HRC and examine whether the key Procedures introduced in to therndraft (i.e., Individual Communications. Inter-State Communication and InquiryrnProcedure) incorporate provisions that take in to account the special status andrnvulnerabilities of children. The research will also scrutinize other provisions of the draft