This report is part of CRIN's access to justice for children project, looking at the status of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) in national law, the status of children involved in legal proceedings, the legal means to challenge...
Summary: This report compiles all mentions of children's rights in the Concluding Observations of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights.Last Examined: 12-26 May 2010
The report was presented by Special Advisor to the Minister, Ministry...
Summary: Much remains to be done if progress towards achieving the mdgs is to be sustained. Young lives research is tracking 12,000 children in ethiopia, india, peru and vietnam to learn about their education, well-being and experiences of poverty...
Summary: Tackling gender inequalities has become central to poverty reduction strategies. yet gender dynamics between children growing up in poverty, and how these change, are poorly understood, yet a number of assumptions prevail. Young lives...
This paper explores local perspectives on female child marriage and circumcision in Ethiopia. Both practices are widespread still, despite international and national efforts to eradicate them, and reflect deep-rooted patriarchal and...
Summary: Understanding how poverty and inequalities affect children is central to understanding the impact of the MDGs and development of the post-2015 agenda.This paper draws together research from across the Young Lives longitudinal study of child...
Summary: The violations highlighted are those issues raised with the State by more than one international mechanism. This is done with the intention of identifying children's rights which have been repeatedly violated, as well as gaps in the issues...
Summary: This report extracts mentions of children's rights issues in the reports of all UN Treaty Bodies and their follow-up procedures. This does not include the Concluding Observations of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child which are...
Summary: ALERT US: If you are aware of draft laws to restrict civil society activities or existing restrictions not listed below, email us at [email protected].
The role of children's rights advocates depends on the freedom to speak out...
Summary: General overview of Ethiopia's national legal provisions on children's rights, including guidance on how to conduct further research.National laws on children's rights
Status of the CRC in national lawArticle 9(4) of the Constitution of...
