Assessing the implementation of the convention on the rights of the child in lusophone africa (angola and Mozambique) (2012)

This study is a Exploratory research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics:

Author(s): Aquinaldo Célio Tomás Samissone Mandlate
FGM/C Type(s): All
Health area of focus: None.

Objective: the main objective of this study is to determine if the laws,institutions and policies focusing on
children’s rights in these countries meet the standards of the CRC. The study also aims to
investigate as well as assess if the measures for implementation of the Convention as adopted by
these countries have been explored sufficiently and if there are ways of exploring them further. female genital mutilation and early
marriage,both of which impair the enjoyment of rights for the girl child,as well as child
trafficking,which in recent years has become a problem affecting many children,especially in
countries like Mozambique where cases are reported annually
Study Population: not stated
Findings: The examples discussed in this thesis highlighted certain advancements amidst huge barriers facing the implementation of children’s rights in the countries under examination. On thepositive aspects,child-laws were enacted and children’s interests were included in policy documents.40 Furthermore,the countries created institutions dealing with children’s matters,and made provisions for these institutions to adopt administrative measures to advance the rights under consideration.41 This has had a positive effect in terms of advancing the purposes of the CRC

Geographical coverage
Region(s):Eastern Africa,Middle Africa
Country(ies):Angola,Mozambique

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