The role of national human rights institutions in enhancing the impact of children's rights in Africa
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2020
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Pretoria University Law Press
Abstract
This chapter contextualises the role played by National Human Rights
Institutions (NHRIs) and their functional equivalents (such as ombudsmen)
in the reporting process on children’s rights. As Ineke Boerifijn notes,
NHRIs play a crucial role in the implementation of human rights at the
domestic level. They bring a child-oriented focus to what were previously
exclusively adult governance systems.
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Human rights, Children's rights, UNICEF, Africa