African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
ARTICLE 6: NAME AND NATIONALITY1. Every child shall have the right from his birth to a name. 2. Every child shall be registered immediately after birth.3. Every child has the right to acquire a nationality.4. States Parties to the present Charter shall undertake to ensure that their Constitutional legislation recognize the principles according to which a child shall acquire the nationality of the State in the territory of which he has been born if, at the time of the child’s birth, he is not granted nationality by any other State in accordance with its laws
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
ARTICLE 6: NAME AND NATIONALITY1. Every child shall have the right from his birth to a name. 2. Every child shall be registered immediately after birth.3. Every child has the right to acquire a nationality.4. States Parties to the present Charter shall undertake to ensure that their Constitutional legislation recognize the principles according to which a child shall acquire the nationality of the State in the territory of which he has been born if, at the time of the child’s birth, he is not granted nationality by any other State in accordance with its laws.
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
ARTICLE 6: NAME AND NATIONALITY1. Every child shall have the right from his birth to a name. 2. Every child shall be registered immediately after birth.3. Every child has the right to acquire a nationality.4. States Parties to the present Charter shall undertake to ensure that their Constitutional legislation recognize the principles according to which a child shall acquire the nationality of the State in the territory of which he has been born if, at the time of the child’s birth, he is not granted nationality by any other State in accordance with its laws
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
2. Every child shall be registered immediately after birth.
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
4. States Parties to the present Charter shall undertake to ensure that their Constitutional legislation recognize the principles according to which a child shall acquire the nationality of the State in the territory of which he has been born if, at the time of the child’s birth, he is not granted nationality by any other State in accordance with its laws.
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
3. Every child has the right to acquire a nationality.
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
Every child shall be entitled to the enjoyment of the rights and freedoms recognized and guaranteed in this Charter irrespective of the child’s or his/her parents’ or legal guardians’ race, ethnic group, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national and social origin, fortune, birth or otherstatus.
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
3. States Parties to the present Charter shall take all appropriate measures with a view to achieving the full realization of this right and shall in particular:
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
ARTICLE 14: HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES1. Every child shall have the right to enjoy the best attainable state of physical, mental and spiritual health.2. States Parties to the present Charter shall undertake to pursue the full implementation of this right and in particular shall take measures:(a) to reduce infant and child mortality rate;(b) to ensure the provision of necessary medical assistance and health care to all children with emphasis on the development of primary health care;
ACERWC Revised Guidelines for the Consideration of Communications - 2014
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
ARTICLE 44: COMMUNICATIONS1. The Committee may receive communication, from any person, group or nongovernmental organization recognized by the Organization of African Unity, by a Member State, or the United Nations relating to any matter covered by this Charter.2. Every communication to the Committee shall contain the name and address of the author and shall be treated in confidence.
ACERWC Guidelines for the Consideration of Communications - 2011
ACERWC Guidelines for the Consideration of Communications - 2011
Chapter 2: Consideration of CommunicationsArticle 1: Conditions of Admissibility of CommunicationsI. Authors of Communications1. Communications may be presented by individuals, including, the victimised child and/or his parents orlegal representatives, witnesses, a group of individuals or non-governmental organisations recognised bythe African Union, by a Member State or by any other institution of the United Nations system.2. The Author of the communication shall specify either to have been a victim of violations of the rights speltout in the Charter, or to act on behalf of a victim or of other eligible parties.1
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
ARTICLE 44: COMMUNICATIONS1. The Committee may receive communication, from any person, group or nongovernmental organization recognized by the Organization of African Unity, by a Member State, or the United Nations relating to any matter covered by this Charter.2. Every communication to the Committee shall contain the name and address of the author and shall be treated in confidence.
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
Constitutive Act of the African Union
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
ACERWC Guidelines for the Consideration of Communications - 2011
ACERWC Revised Guidelines for the Consideration of Communications - 2014
ACERWC Revised Guidelines for the Consideration of Communications - 2014
Constitutive Act of the African Union
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
ARTICLE 46: SOURCES OF INSPIRATIONThe Committee shall draw inspiration from International Law on Human Rights, particularly from the provisions of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, the Charter of the Organization of African Unity, the Universal Declaration on Human Rights, the International Convention on the Rights of the Child, and other instruments adopted by the United Nations and by African countries in the field of human rights, and from African values and traditions.
African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights
Charter of the Organisation of African Unity
UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)
60/91 Constitutional Rights Project (in respect of Wahab Akamu, G. Adega and others) v Nigeria
001/2016 - Dalia Lotfy (on behalf Ahmed Bassiouny) v Egypt
nstituteforHuman RightandDevelopmentinAfrica(IHRDAand otheronbehalfofChildrenofNubiandescentv.KenyaCommunicationNo.Com/002/2009,para26
147/95_149/96 Sir Dawda K. Jawara v Gambia (The)
32. A remedy is considered available if the petitioner can pursue it without impediment, it is deemedeffective if it offers a prospect of success, and it is found sufficient if it is capable of redressing thecomplaint.
147/95_149/96 Sir Dawda K. Jawara v Gambia (The)
31. The rationale of the local remedies rule both in the Charter and other international instruments is toensure that before proceedings are brought before an international body, the State concerned must havehad the opportunity to remedy the matter through its own local system. This prevents the Commission fromacting as a court of first instance rather than a body of last resort.1 Three major criteria could be deducedfrom the practice of the Commission in determining this rule, namely: the remedy must be available,effective and sufficient.32. A remedy is considered available if the petitioner can pursue it without impediment, it is deemedeffective if it offers a prospect of success, and it is found sufficient if it is capable of redressing thecomplaint.
60/91 Constitutional Rights Project (in respect of Wahab Akamu, G. Adega and others) v Nigeria
147/95_149/96 Sir Dawda K. Jawara v Gambia (The)
32. A remedy is considered available if the petitioner can pursue it without impediment, it is deemedeffective if it offers a prospect of success, and it is found sufficient if it is capable of redressing thecomplaint.
147/95_149/96 Sir Dawda K. Jawara v Gambia (The)
31. The rationale of the local remedies rule both in the Charter and other international instruments is toensure that before proceedings are brought before an international body, the State concerned must havehad the opportunity to remedy the matter through its own local system. This prevents the Commission fromacting as a court of first instance rather than a body of last resort.1 Three major criteria could be deducedfrom the practice of the Commission in determining this rule, namely: the remedy must be available,effective and sufficient.32. A remedy is considered available if the petitioner can pursue it without impediment, it is deemedeffective if it offers a prospect of success, and it is found sufficient if it is capable of redressing thecomplaint.
299/05 Anuak Justice Council v Ethiopia
48. The rule also reinforces the subsidiary and complementary relationship of the international system tosystems of internal protection. To the extent possible, an international tribunal, including this Commission,should be prevented from playing the role of a court of first instance, a role that it cannot under anycircumstances arrogate to itself. Access to an international organ should be available, but only as a lastresort; after the domestic remedies have been exhausted and have failed. Moreover, local remedies arenormally quicker, cheaper, and more effective than international ones. They can be more effective in thesense that an appellate court can reverse the decision of a lower court, whereas the decision of aninternational organ does not have that effect, although it will engage the international responsibility of thestate concerned.
ACERWC Revised Guidelines for the Consideration of Communications - 2014
Charte Africaine des Droits de l'Homme et des Peuples (Charte de Banjul)
7.Do not deal with cases which have been settled by these States involved in accordance with the principles of the Charter of the United Nations, or the Charter of the Organization of African Unity or the provisions of the present Charter.
45/90 - Civil Liberties Organisation v Nigeria
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
RTICLE 4: BEST INTERESTS OF THE CHILD1. In all actions concerning the child undertaken by any person or authority the best interests of the child shall be the primary consideration.2. In all judicial or administrative proceedings affecting a child who is capable of communicating his/her own views, and opportunity shall be provided for the views of the child to be heard either directly or through an impartial representative as a party to the proceedings, and those views shall be taken into consideration by the relevant authority in accordance with the provisions of appropriate law.
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
ARTICLE 6: NAME AND NATIONALITY1. Every child shall have the right from his birth to a name. 2. Every child shall be registered immediately after birth.3. Every child has the right to acquire a nationality.4. States Parties to the present Charter shall undertake to ensure that their Constitutional legislation recognize the principles according to which a child shall acquire the nationality of the State in the territory of which he has been born if, at the time of the child’s birth, he is not granted nationality by any other State in accordance with its laws
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
2. Every child shall be registered immediately after birth.
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
ARTICLE 3: NON-DISCRIMINATIONEvery child shall be entitled to the enjoyment of the rights and freedoms recognized and guaranteed in this Charter irrespective of the child’s or his/her parents’ or legal guardians’ race, ethnic group, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national and social origin, fortune, birth or otherstatus.
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
States Parties to the present Charter shall undertake to ensure that their Constitutional legislation recognize the principles according to which a child shall acquire the nationality of the State in the territory of which he has been born if, at the time of the child’s birth, he is not granted nationality by any other State in accordance with its laws.
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
3. Every child has the right to acquire a nationality.
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
ARTICLE 14: HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES1. Every child shall have the right to enjoy the best attainable state of physical, mental and spiritual health.2. States Parties to the present Charter shall undertake to pursue the full implementation of this right and in particular shall take measures:(a) to reduce infant and child mortality rate;(b) to ensure the provision of necessary medical assistance and health care to all children with emphasis on the development of primary health care;
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
3. States Parties to the present Charter shall take all appropriate measures with a view to achieving the full realization of this right and shall in particular: (a) provide free and compulsory basic education;(b) encourage the development of secondary education in its different forms and to progressively make it free and accessible to all;(c) make the higher education accessible to all on the basis of capacity and ability by every appropriate means;(d) take measures to encourage regular attendance at schools and the reduction of drop-out rates;(e) take special measures in respect of female, gifted and disadvantaged children, to ensure equal access to education for all sections of the community
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
ARTICLE 6: NAME AND NATIONALITY1. Every child shall have the right from his birth to a name. 2. Every child shall be registered immediately after birth.3. Every child has the right to acquire a nationality.4. States Parties to the present Charter shall undertake to ensure that their Constitutional legislation recognize the principles according to which a child shall acquire the nationality of the State in the territory of which he has been born if, at the time of the child’s birth, he is not granted nationality by any other State in accordance with its laws
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
ARTICLE 6: NAME AND NATIONALITY1. Every child shall have the right from his birth to a name.
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
3. Every child has the right to acquire a nationality.
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
RTICLE 4: BEST INTERESTS OF THE CHILD1. In all actions concerning the child undertaken by any person or authority the best interests of the child shall be the primary consideration.2. In all judicial or administrative proceedings affecting a child who is capable of communicating his/her own views, and opportunity shall be provided for the views of the child to be heard either directly or through an impartial representative as a party to the proceedings, and those views shall be taken into consideration by the relevant authority in accordance with the provisions of appropriate law.
CCPR General Comment No. 17: Article 24 (Rights of the Child)
8. Special attention should also be paid, in the context of the protection to be granted to children, to the right of every child to acquire a nationality, as provided for in article 24, paragraph 3. While the purpose of this provision is to prevent a child from being afforded less protection by society and the State because he is stateless, it does not necessarily make it an obligation for States to give their nationality to every child born in their territory. However, States are required to adopt every appropriate measure, both internally and in cooperation with other States, to ensure that every child has a nationality when he is born. In this connection, no discrimination with regard to the acquisition of nationality should be admissible under internal law as between legitimate children and children born out of wedlock or of stateless parents or based on the nationality status of one or both of the parents. The measures adopted to ensure that children have a nationality should always be referred to in reports by States parties.
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
ARTICLE 2: DEFINITION OF A CHILDFor the purposes of this Charter, a child means every human being below the age of 18 years.
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
ARTICLE 6: NAME AND NATIONALITY1. Every child shall have the right from his birth to a name. 2. Every child shall be registered immediately after birth.3. Every child has the right to acquire a nationality.4. States Parties to the present Charter shall undertake to ensure that their Constitutional legislation recognize the principles according to which a child shall acquire the nationality of the State in the territory of which he has been born if, at the time of the child’s birth, he is not granted nationality by any other State in accordance with its laws
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
States Parties to the present Charter shall undertake to ensure that their Constitutional legislation recognize the principles according to which a child shall acquire the nationality of the State in the territory of which he has been born if, at the time of the child’s birth, he is not granted nationality by any other State in accordance with its laws.
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
ARTICLE 6: NAME AND NATIONALITY1. Every child shall have the right from his birth to a name. 2. Every child shall be registered immediately after birth.3. Every child has the right to acquire a nationality.4. States Parties to the present Charter shall undertake to ensure that their Constitutional legislation recognize the principles according to which a child shall acquire the nationality of the State in the territory of which he has been born if, at the time of the child’s birth, he is not granted nationality by any other State in accordance with its laws
1954 Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons
UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
Article 24 1. States Parties recognize the right of the child to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health and to facilities for the treatment of illness and rehabilitation of health. States Parties shall strive to ensure that no child is deprived of his or her right of access to such health care services. 2. States Parties shall pursue full implementation of this right and, in particular, shall take appropriate measures: (a) To diminish infant and child mortality; (b) To ensure the provision of necessary medical assistance and health care to all children with emphasis on the development of primary health care; (c) To combat disease and malnutrition, including within the framework of primary health care, through, inter alia, the application of readily available technology and through the provision of adequate nutritious foods and clean drinking-water, taking into consideration the dangers and risks of environmental pollution; (d) To ensure appropriate pre-natal and post-natal health care for mothers; (e) To ensure that all segments of society, in particular parents and children, are informed, have access to education and are supported in the use of basic knowledge of child health and nutrition, the advantages of breastfeeding, hygiene and environmental sanitation and the prevention of accidents; (f) To develop preventive health care, guidance for parents and family planning education and services. 3. States Parties shall take all effective and appropriate measures with a view to abolishing traditional practices prejudicial to the health of children. 4. States Parties undertake to promote and encourage international co-operation with a view to achieving progressively the full realization of the right recognized in the present article. In this regard, particular account shall be taken of the needs of developing countries
UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
Article 7 1. The child shall be registered immediately after birth and shall have the right from birth to a name, the right to acquire a nationality and. as far as possible, the right to know and be cared for by his or her parents.
Pacte International relatif aux Droits Civils et Politiques
3. Every child has the right to acquire a nationality.
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
ARTICLE 6: NAME AND NATIONALITY1. Every child shall have the right from his birth to a name. 2. Every child shall be registered immediately after birth.3. Every child has the right to acquire a nationality.4. States Parties to the present Charter shall undertake to ensure that their Constitutional legislation recognize the principles according to which a child shall acquire the nationality of the State in the territory of which he has been born if, at the time of the child’s birth, he is not granted nationality by any other State in accordance with its laws
Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)
Pacte International relatif aux Droits Civils et Politiques
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD)
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women CEDAW
International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (CMW)
UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and Optional Protocol (CRPD)
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
States Parties to the present Charter shall undertake to ensure that their Constitutional legislation recognize the principles according to which a child shall acquire the nationality of the State in the territory of which he has been born if, at the time of the child’s birth, he is not granted nationality by any other State in accordance with its laws.
317/06 Nubian Community in Kenya v Kenya
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
States Parties to the present Charter shall undertake to ensure that their Constitutional legislation recognize the principles according to which a child shall acquire the nationality of the State in the territory of which he has been born if, at the time of the child’s birth, he is not granted nationality by any other State in accordance with its laws.
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
States Parties to the present Charter shall undertake to ensure that their Constitutional legislation recognize the principles according to which a child shall acquire the nationality of the State in the territory of which he has been born if, at the time of the child’s birth, he is not granted nationality by any other State in accordance with its laws.
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
States Parties to the present Charter shall undertake to ensure that their Constitutional legislation recognize the principles according to which a child shall acquire the nationality of the State in the territory of which he has been born if, at the time of the child’s birth, he is not granted nationality by any other State in accordance with its laws.
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
States Parties to the present Charter shall undertake to ensure that their Constitutional legislation recognize the principles according to which a child shall acquire the nationality of the State in the territory of which he has been born if, at the time of the child’s birth, he is not granted nationality by any other State in accordance with its laws.
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
2. Every child shall be registered immediately after birth.3. Every child has the right to acquire a nationality.4. States Parties to the present Charter shall undertake to ensure that their Constitutional legislation recognize the principles according to which a child shall acquire the nationality of the State in the territory of which he has been born if, at the time of the child’s birth, he is not granted nationality by any other State in accordance with its laws.
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
ARTICLE 3: NON-DISCRIMINATIONEvery child shall be entitled to the enjoyment of the rights and freedoms recognized and guaranteed in this Charter irrespective of the child’s or his/her parents’ or legal guardians’ race, ethnic group, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national and social origin, fortune, birth or otherstatus.
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
ARTICLE 3: NON-DISCRIMINATIONEvery child shall be entitled to the enjoyment of the rights and freedoms recognized and guaranteed in this Charter irrespective of the child’s or his/her parents’ or legal guardians’ race, ethnic group, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national and social origin, fortune, birth or otherstatus.
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
ARTICLE 3: NON-DISCRIMINATIONEvery child shall be entitled to the enjoyment of the rights and freedoms recognized and guaranteed in this Charter irrespective of the child’s or his/her parents’ or legal guardians’ race, ethnic group, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national and social origin, fortune, birth or otherstatus.
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
ARTICLE 3: NON-DISCRIMINATIONEvery child shall be entitled to the enjoyment of the rights and freedoms recognized and guaranteed in this Charter irrespective of the child’s or his/her parents’ or legal guardians’ race, ethnic group, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national and social origin, fortune, birth or otherstatus.
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
ARTICLE 14: HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES1. Every child shall have the right to enjoy the best attainable state of physical, mental and spiritual health.2. States Parties to the present Charter shall undertake to pursue the full implementation of this right and in particular shall take measures:(a) to reduce infant and child mortality rate;(b) to ensure the provision of necessary medical assistance and health care to all children with emphasis on the development of primary health care;
Communication 241/01 - Purohit & Moore c. Gambie
Charte Africaine des Droits de l'Homme et des Peuples (Charte de Banjul)
25/89 Free Legal Assistance Group and Others v Zaire
Charte Africaine des Droits de l'Homme et des Peuples (Charte de Banjul)
Article 161. Every individual shall have the right to enjoy the best attainable state of physical and mental health. 2. States parties to the present Charter shall take the necessary measures to protect the health of their people and to ensure that they receive medical attention when they are sick.
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
(b) to ensure the provision of necessary medical assistance and health care to all children with emphasis on the development of primary health care;
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
(c) to ensure the provision of adequate nutrition and safe drinking water;
Communication 155/96 - Social and Economic Rights Action Center (SERAC) et Center for Economic and Social Rights (CESR) c. Nigeria
68.The uniqueness of the African situation and the special qualities of the African Charter imposes upon the African Commission an important task. International law and human rights must be responsive to African circumstances. Clearly, collective rights, environmental rights, and economic and social rights are essential elements of human rights in Africa. The African Commission will apply any of the diverse rights contained in the African Charter. It welcomes this opportunity to make clear that there is no right in the African Charter that cannot be made effective. As indicated in the preceding paragraphs, however, the Nigerian Government did not live up to the minimum expectations of the African Charter.
Communication 241/01 - Purohit & Moore c. Gambie
80.Enjoyment of the human right to health as it is widely known is vital to all aspects of a person’s life and well-being, and is crucial to the realisation of all the other fundamental human rights and freedoms. This right includes the right to health facilities, access to goods and services to be guaranteed to all without discrimination of any kind
25/89 Free Legal Assistance Group and Others v Zaire
25/89 Free Legal Assistance Group and Others v Zaire
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
(g) to integrate basic health service programmes in national development plans
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
(g) to integrate basic health service programmes in national development plans
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
(g) to integrate basic health service programmes in national development plans
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
3. States Parties to the present Charter shall take all appropriate measures with a view to achieving the full realization of this right and shall in particular: (a) provide free and compulsory basic education;(b) encourage the development of secondary education in its different forms and to progressively make it free and accessible to all;(c) make the higher education accessible to all on the basis of capacity and ability by every appropriate means;(d) take measures to encourage regular attendance at schools and the reduction of drop-out rates;(e) take special measures in respect of female, gifted and disadvantaged children, to ensure equal access to education for all sections of the community
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
3. States Parties to the present Charter shall take all appropriate measures with a view to achieving the full realization of this right and shall in particular: (a) provide free and compulsory basic education
Charte Africaine des Droits de l'Homme et des Peuples (Charte de Banjul)
Article 221. All peoples shall have the right to their economic, social and cultural development with due regard to their freedom and identity and in the equal enjoyment of the common heritage of mankind. 2. States shall have the duty, individually or collectively, to ensure the exercise of the right to development.
UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
Article 6 31. States Parties recognize that every child has the inherent right to life. 2. States Parties shall ensure to the maximum extent possible the survival and development of the child.
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
ARTICLE 31: RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CHILDEvery child shall have responsibilities towards his family and society, the State and other legally recognized communities and the international community. The child, subject to his age and ability, and such limitations as may be contained in the present Charter, shall have the duty;(a) to work for the cohesion of the family, to respect his parents, superiors and elders at all times and to assist them in case of need;(b) to serve his national community by placing his physical and intellectual abilities at its service;(c) to preserve and strengthen social and national solidarity;(d) to preserve and strengthen African cultural values in his relations with other members of the society, in the spirit of tolerance, dialogue and consultation and to contribute to the moral well-being of society;(e) to preserve and strengthen the independence and the integrity of his country;(f) to contribute to the best of his abilities, at all times and at all levels, to the promotion and achievement of African Unity.PART II: CHAPTER TWO : ESTABLISHMENT AND ORGANIZATION OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS AND WELFARE OF THE CHILDARTICLE 32: THE COMMITTEEAn African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child hereinafter called `the Committee’ shall be established within the Organization of African Unity to promote and protect the rights and welfare of the child.ARTICLE 33: COMPOSITION1. The Committee shall consist of 11 members of high moral standing, integrity, impartiality and competence in matters of the rights and welfare of the child. 2. The members of the Committee shall serve in their personal capacity.3. The Committee shall not include more than one national of the same State.ARTICLE 34: ELECTIONAs soon as this Charter shall enter into force the members of the Committee shall be elected by secret ballot by the Assembly of Heads of State and Government from a list of persons nominated by the States Parties to the present Charter.ARTICLE 35: CANDIDATESEach State Party to the present Charter may nominate not more than two candidates. The candidates must have one of the nationalities of the States Parties to the present Charter. When two candidates are nominated by a State, one of them shall not be a national of that State.ARTICLE 361. The Secretary-General of the Organization of African Unity shall invite States Parties to the present Charter to nominate candidates at least six months before the elections.2. The Secretary-General of the Organization of African Unity shall draw up in alphabetical order, a list of persons nominated and communicate it to the Heads of State and Government at least two months before the elections.ARTICLE 37: TERM OF OFFICE1. The members of the Committee shall be elected for a term of five years and may not be re-elected, however. the term of four of the members elected at the first election shall expire after two years and the term of six others, after four years.12. Immediately after the first election, the Chairman of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organization of African Unity shall draw lots to determine the names of those members referred to in sub-paragraph 1 of this Article.3. The Secretary-General of the Organization of African Unity shall convene the first meeting of Committee at the Headquarters of the Organization within six months of the election of
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
ARTICLE 31: RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CHILDEvery child shall have responsibilities towards his family and society, the State and other legally recognized communities and the international community. The child, subject to his age and ability, and such limitations as may be contained in the present Charter, shall have the duty;(a) to work for the cohesion of the family, to respect his parents, superiors and elders at all times and to assist them in case of need;(b) to serve his national community by placing his physical and intellectual abilities at its service;(c) to preserve and strengthen social and national solidarity;(d) to preserve and strengthen African cultural values in his relations with other members of the society, in the spirit of tolerance, dialogue and consultation and to contribute to the moral well-being of society;(e) to preserve and strengthen the independence and the integrity of his country;(f) to contribute to the best of his abilities, at all times and at all levels, to the promotion and achievement of African Unity.
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
ARTICLE 31: RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CHILDEvery child shall have responsibilities towards his family and society, the State and other legally recognized communities and the international community. The child, subject to his age and ability, and such limitations as may be contained in the present Charter, shall have the duty;(a) to work for the cohesion of the family, to respect his parents, superiors and elders at all times and to assist them in case of need;(b) to serve his national community by placing his physical and intellectual abilities at its service;(c) to preserve and strengthen social and national solidarity;(d) to preserve and strengthen African cultural values in his relations with other members of the society, in the spirit of tolerance, dialogue and consultation and to contribute to the moral well-being of society;(e) to preserve and strengthen the independence and the integrity of his country;(f) to contribute to the best of his abilities, at all times and at all levels, to the promotion and achievement of African Unity.PART II: CHAPTER TWO : ESTABLISHMENT AND ORGANIZATION OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS AND WELFARE OF THE CHILDARTICLE 32: THE COMMITTEEAn African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child hereinafter called `the Committee’ shall be established within the Organization of African Unity to promote and protect the rights and welfare of the child.ARTICLE 33: COMPOSITION1. The Committee shall consist of 11 members of high moral standing, integrity, impartiality and competence in matters of the rights and welfare of the child. 2. The members of the Committee shall serve in their personal capacity.3. The Committee shall not include more than one national of the same State.ARTICLE 34: ELECTIONAs soon as this Charter shall enter into force the members of the Committee shall be elected by secret ballot by the Assembly of Heads of State and Government from a list of persons nominated by the States Parties to the present Charter.ARTICLE 35: CANDIDATESEach State Party to the present Charter may nominate not more than two candidates. The candidates must have one of the nationalities of the States Parties to the present Charter. When two candidates are nominated by a State, one of them shall not be a national of that State.ARTICLE 361. The Secretary-General of the Organization of African Unity shall invite States Parties to the present Charter to nominate candidates at least six months before the elections.2. The Secretary-General of the Organization of African Unity shall draw up in alphabetical order, a list of persons nominated and communicate it to the Heads of State and Government at least two months before the elections.ARTICLE 37: TERM OF OFFICE1. The members of the Committee shall be elected for a term of five years and may not be re-elected, however. the term of four of the members elected at the first election shall expire after two years and the term of six others, after four years.12. Immediately after the first election, the Chairman of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organization of African Unity shall draw lots to determine the names of those members referred to in sub-paragraph 1 of this Article.3. The Secretary-General of the Organization of African Unity shall convene the first meeting of Committee at the Headquarters of the Organization within six months of the election of
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ARTICLE 6: NAME AND NATIONALITY1. Every child shall have the right from his birth to a name. 2. Every child shall be registered immediately after birth.3. Every child has the right to acquire a nationality.4. States Parties to the present Charter shall undertake to ensure that their Constitutional legislation recognize the principles according to which a child shall acquire the nationality of the State in the territory of which he has been born if, at the time of the child’s birth, he is not granted nationality by any other State in accordance with its laws
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
(h) to ensure that all sectors of the society, in particular, parents, children, community leaders and community workers are informed and supported in the use of basic knowledge of child health and nutrition, the advantages of breastfeeding, hygiene and environmental sanitation and the prevention of domestic and other accidents
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2. States Parties to the present Charter shall in accordance with their means and national conditions the all appropriate measures;(a) to assist parents and other persons responsible for the child and in case of need provide material assistance and support programmes particularly with regard to nutrition, health, education, clothing and housing;(b) to assist parents and others responsible for the child in the performance of child-rearing and ensure the development of institutions responsible for providing care of children; and (c) to ensure that the children of working parents are provided with care services and facilities.
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(h) the promotion of the child’s understanding of primary health care.
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3. States Parties to the present Charter shall take all appropriate measures with a view to achieving the full realization of this right and shall in particular: (a) provide free and compulsory basic education;(b) encourage the development of secondary education in its different forms and to progressively make it free and accessible to all;(c) make the higher education accessible to all on the basis of capacity and ability by every appropriate means;(d) take measures to encourage regular attendance at schools and the reduction of drop-out rates;(e) take special measures in respect of female, gifted and disadvantaged children, to ensure equal access to education for all sections of the community.
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
(b) to ensure the provision of necessary medical assistance and health care to all children with emphasis on the development of primary health care; (c) to ensure the provision of adequate nutrition and safe drinking water
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
(g) to integrate basic health service programmes in national development plans
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
ARTICLE 3: NON-DISCRIMINATIONEvery child shall be entitled to the enjoyment of the rights and freedoms recognized and guaranteed in this Charter irrespective of the child’s or his/her parents’ or legal guardians’ race, ethnic group, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national and social origin, fortune, birth or otherstatus.
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
2. Every child shall be registered immediately after birth.3. Every child has the right to acquire a nationality.4. States Parties to the present Charter shall undertake to ensure that their Constitutional legislation recognize the principles according to which a child shall acquire the nationality of the State in the territory of which he has been born if, at the time of the child’s birth, he is not granted nationality by any other State in accordance with its laws