Dawn of a new decade? The 16th and 17th sessions of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
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2011
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Juta
Abstract
The 16th and 17th sessions of the African Committee of Experts on the
Rights and Welfare of the Child took place at the African Union Commission
Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in November 2010 and
March 2011, respectively. This article provides an overview of these sessions,
together with the Civil Society Organisations Fora that preceded
these sessions. These sessions featured significant developments in the
work of the Committee. The first relates to a new collaboration between
a network of five non-governmental organisations and the Committee to
promote the work of this treaty body. Secondly, the Committee delivered its
first communication, finding against the government of Kenya in regard
to the right to nationality (amongst other rights) of Nubian children in
Kenya. These two activities are major highlights for the Committee in the
execution of its mandate. It is argued that, despite the challenges faced by
the Committee, it is at the threshold of a new era through which it may be
established as a significant regional human rights treaty body.
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African human rights system, African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, African Union, Children's rights, Children, African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACRWC)
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Wakefield, L & Assim,U.M. (2011). Dawn of a new decade? The 16th and 17th sessions of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child. African Human Rights Law Journal, 11: 699-720