Ratification of The Children's Charter
As at February 2009, the ACRWC has been ratified by 45 of the 53 countries in the continent. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the islands of São Tomé and Príncipe have not signed or ratified the charter and 8 countries have not ratified it.
Some of the states which are non-signatories are also gross violators of human rights. Examples include the DRC, Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, Somalia and the Sudan. These violations range from recruitment of child soldiers, early child marriages, and child trafficking to enslavement, drug abuse, sexual exploitation, child labour and harmful cultural practices like female genital mutilation and male child preference.
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Selected structures within the AU relating to the Children’s Charter.
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This graph shows the slow progress of both the signing and ratification process of the Children’s Charter since it was adopted in 1991.
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Map of Africa showing the current status as at August 2008 of the Children's Charter.
Read more about this topic: African Charter On The Rights And Welfare Of The Child
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