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Kenya violates African Children’s Charter as Nubian children suffer discrimination and statelessness
Kenya has been found in violation of the rights of Nubian children to non-discrimination, nationality and protection against statelessness by the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child. In a landmark decision issued on 25 [...]
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Posted in African Committee of Experts, African Human Rights Mechanisms, Decided Cases, Latest News
Tagged African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, children's rights, discrimination, Kenya, right to a nationality, right to education, right to health, right to property, statelessness
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IHRDA, Gambia Children’s Court partner to provide legal aid to children
In 2008 and 2009, IHRDA began engaging with the Children’s Court as part of its collaboration with the Judiciary of The Gambia towards the establishment of a new legal aid system in The Gambia. During this time, it became apparent [...]
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Posted in Cases, Gambia Legal Capacity Building, Latest News, The Gambia
Tagged children's rights, legal aid in The Gambia
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IHRDA Statement on ACERWC-ACmHPR Cooperation and the Sentencing to Death of Minors in Sudan
16th Ordinary Session of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – 8th November 2010
IHRDA Statement on ACERWC-ACmHPR Cooperation and the Sentencing to Death of Minors in Sudan
The Institute for [...]
Posted in African Committee of Experts, Statements
Tagged African Commission, children's rights, Death penalty, Sudan
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Violence against children in schools
47TH Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, 12th-26th May, 2010, Banjul, The Gambia
Statement by the Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA), Plan International and Save The Children Sweden on the state of [...]
Posted in Statements
Tagged 47 ACmHPR Session - May 2010, ACmHPR, children's rights, sexual violence, violence against children
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Citizenship rights for children – Kenya
ACERWC Communication
Article 6, especially sub-article 4, of the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child guarantees the rights of every African child to a nationality at birth. Nubian children in Kenya are born stateless, and face daunting [...]
Posted in Cases, Ongoing Cases
Tagged ACERWC, African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, children's rights, Kenya
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Strengthening cooperation with the ACERWC
46th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, November 11th-25th 2009, Banjul, The Gambia
Statement by Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa, Plan International, Save the Children Sweden, partners on strengthening cooperation between the African [...]
Posted in Statements
Tagged 46 ACmHPR Session - Nov 2009, ACERWC, ACmHPR, children's rights
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The Rights of the Girl Child
Statement by Plan International and IHRDA in response to the report presented by the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Women in Africa
(Agenda Item 8): The rights of the Girl Child. 46th Ordinary Session – 11th- 25th November 2009, Banjul, [...]
IHRDA Calls on DRC to Ratify African Charter on Rights and Welfare of the Child
Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA)
Statement on the Day of the African Child, 16th June 2009
IHRDA Calls on DRC to Ratify African Charter on Rights and Welfare of the Child – 2009
The Institute for Human Rights and [...]
Atelier de Formation sur la Protection de l’Enfant
24th to 26th November 2008. Conakry, Guinea. Organisé par SOS Kinderdorf International et IHRDA
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Posted in Children's Rights, Workshops
Tagged ACERWC, African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, children's rights
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Forum on the Participation of NGOs at the 44th Ordinary ACmHPR Session: Resolution on the Situation of Children’s Rights in Africa
FORUM ON THE PARTICIPATION OF NGOS AT THE 44TH ORDINARY SESSION OF THE AFRICAN COMMISSION FOR HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS AND THE 18TH HUMAN RIGHTS BOOK FAIR
7-9 NOVEMBER 2008 IN ABUJA- NIGERIA
Thematic Resolution
RESOLUTION ON THE SITUATION OF CHILDREN’S RIGHTS IN [...]
Posted in Latest News
Tagged ACmHPR, African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights, African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, children's rights
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