Turning paper promises to reality: National Human Rights Institutions and adolescent's sexual and reproductive rights in Africa

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dc.contributor.authorEbenezer, Durojaye
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-04T12:30:06Z
dc.date.available2019-10-04T12:30:06Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractThis article examines the history of national human rights institutions (NHRIs) in general including their establishment in Africa. Using examples from three countries - Malawi, Nigeria and South Africa - it critically analyses the promotional and protective mandates of these institutions in Africa and then argues that their experience over the years in promoting human rights in their domains can similarly be useful in advancing adolescents' sexual and reproductive rights. In doing this, NHRIs may face some challenges including poor funding, undue interference from the executive, shortage of personnel and so on. Therefore some of these challenges are discussed and subsequently some suggestions for the way forward.en_US
dc.identifier.citationDurojaye, E. 2008. Turning paper promises to reality: National Human Rights Institutions and adolescent's sexual and reproductive rights in Africa. Netherlands Quarterly of Human Rights. 26(4), 547-578en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/4899
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherNetherlands Quarterly of Human Rightsen_US
dc.subjectNational Human Rights Institutionsen_US
dc.subjectAdolescentsen_US
dc.subjectSexual and reproductive rightsen_US
dc.subjectAfricaen_US
dc.subjectHuman rightsen_US
dc.titleTurning paper promises to reality: National Human Rights Institutions and adolescent's sexual and reproductive rights in Africaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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