| Description |
1 online resource (48 pages) : illustrations (digital, PDF file) |
| Series |
Policy advisory group seminar report ; no. 23 |
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Seminar report (University of Cape Town. Centre for Conflict Resolution) ; no. 23
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| Contents |
Introduction. Objectives -- Background -- Seminar themes and debates. Overview of the normative framework for the protection of children affected by armed conflict in Africa -- International human rights law and children affected by armed conflict : a comparative analysis of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child -- Mechanisms for advocating and monitoring the rights of children affected by armed conflict in Africa -- Opportunities and challenges for ensuring the rights of children affected by armed conflict in Africa -- Policy recommendations |
| Summary |
Available figures put the number of child soldiers involved in armed conflicts in Africa at around 100,000. Some are as young as nine. This report examines the role of various African Union (AU) organs in monitoring children's rights in conflict and post-conflict situations, and their linkages to specific child rights advocacy and monitoring mechanisms. It captures policy debates and the recommendations of a seminar that explored means of collaboration between the United Nations (UN) mechanisms for the protection of children and the AU Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child |
| Notes |
Title from PDF title page (viewed on January 9, 2012) |
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Report number from web site |
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"Indaba Hotel, Johannesburg, South Africa, 12 and 13 April 2007." |
| Subject |
Children and war -- Africa -- Congresses
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Children's rights -- Africa -- Congresses
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Children and war.
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Children's rights.
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Africa.
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| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Affa'a Mindzie, Mireille.
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University of Cape Town. Centre for Conflict Resolution.
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