an Eldis Resource
- In the best interests of the child: harmonising laws in Eastern and Southern Africa
- ( African Child Policy Forum , 2007)
- This report reviews and analyses how far 19 Eastern and Southern African countries have gone in harmonising and implementing the principles of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) a...
- Towards the establishment of child friendly benches
- ( M. Koome / African Child Policy Forum , 2007)
- This presentation addresses how the Children Act 2001 has been interpreted to address the concerns of children in relation to their interaction with the judicial system. It includes a brief descriptio...
- A case for raising minimum age of criminal responsibility
- ( G. Odongo / African Child Policy Forum , 2007)
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This presentation examines the concept of age of criminal responsibility. It looks at the international law, the Beijing rules and the UN committee on the Rights of the Child (CROC) as well as the ...
- Realising rights for children - good practice in Eastern and Southern Africa
- ( African Child Policy Forum , 2007)
- This is a regional examination of the extent of harmonisation of national laws relating to children under the umbrella of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). This report reviews and analy...
- Youth organizations and initiatives in Africa: where do they stand?
- ( U.E. Diemer / African Child Policy Forum , 2006)
- Fragmentation is preventing youth organisations in Africa from becoming effective agents for change, this report concludes. The report draws on views of young people from Benin, Ethiopia, Ghana, Rwand...
- Youth participation: concepts, models and experiences
- ( S. Tsegaye / African Child Policy Forum , 2006)
- How can young people’s participation be made meaningful? This review of the literature on youth participation seeks to identify practices and approaches that have been shown to work. It first explores...
- Violence against girls in Africa: a retrospective survey in Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda
- ( J. Stavropoulos / African Child Policy Forum , 2006)
- This report presents the results of retrospective surveys in Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda on young women's experiences of violence before they were 18 years old. Surveys were taken of a group of 500 you...
- Born to high risk: violence against girls in Africa
- ( D. Mugawe; A. Powell / African Child Policy Forum , 2005)
- This report aims to enrich work on violence against children in Africa and to provide a framework for action. It provides strong foundations for future action by exploring the concept of violence and ...
- Sticks and stones and brutal words: the violence against children in Ethiopia
- ( African Child Policy Forum , 2006)
- This paper reports on a study to generate national information on violence against children in Ethiopia. It targeted Addis Ababa and the regional states of Oromia, Amhara, Tigray and the Southern Nati...
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