Evaluating the role of the African committee of experts on the rights and welfare of the child in the Covid-19 era: Visualising the African child in 2050
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2021
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University of Pretoria
Abstract
Africa has gained much traction in recognising the rights of
the child with an emphasis on his or her holistic environments. Three
general environments that affect a child are identified: first, a peaceful
environment informed by adequately functional institutions that aid
the implementation of all laws that improve the position of the child;
second, an environment punctuated by emergencies such as armed
conflict, public health emergencies or humanitarian situations. The
third environment is where a child who has moved from humanitarian
situations seeks solace. This may include internally-displaced persons
and refugees/asylum seekers. This article evaluates the role of the
African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
as the only regional human rights body that monitors the promotion
and protection of the rights of children. The evaluation covers the third
environment in the context of the COVID-19 era.
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African children’s committee, African children’s charter, Jurisprudence, COVID-19, African, Human rights
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Nanima, R. D. (2021). Evaluating the role of the African committee of experts on the rights and welfare of the child in the Covid-19 era: Visualising the African child in 2050. African Human Rights Law Journal, 21(1),52-73. http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/1996-2096/2021/v21n1a4