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• AFRICAN YOUTH CHARTER
d)
Provide induction programmes for imprisoned youth
that are based on reformation, social rehabilitation
and re-integration into family life;
e)
Make provisions for the continued education and skills
development of imprisoned young people as part of
the restorative justice process.
f)
Ensure that accused and convicted young people
are entitled to a lawyer.
Article 19: Sustainable Development and Protection
of the Environment
1.
States Parties shall ensure the use of sustainable
methods to improve the lives of young people such that
measures instituted do not jeopardise opportunities for
future generations.
2.
States Parties shall recognise the vested interest of
young people in protecting the natural environment as
the inheritors of the environment. In this regard, they
shall:
a)
Encourage the media, youth organisations, in
partnership with national and international
organisations, to produce, exchange and
disseminate information on environmental
preservation and best practices to protect the
environment;