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African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC)

The African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC) consists of 11 Experts who are mandated by the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child to monitor and report on the fulfillment of child rights in Africa. Experts are nominated by Governments and elected by the Assembly of Heads of State of the African Union for a term of five years, but serve on the Committee in their individual capacity. The Committee reviews reports and complaints concerning State Parties to the Charter, undertakes investigative and fact-finding missions, and interprets the provisions of the Charter through general comments, resolutions and declarations. The Committee generally meets twice per calendar year and is supported by a Secretariat hosted by the Department of Social Affairs within the African Union Commission. Website: www.acerwc.org/
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General Comment No. 2 on Article 6 of the ACRWC: "The Right to a Name, Registration at Birth, and to Acquire a Nationality"

16 April 2014 | Publisher: African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC) | Document type: General Comments/Recommendations

Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA) and Open Society Justice Initiative (on behalf of Children of Nubian Descent in Kenya) v. the Government of Kenya

22 March 2011 | Judicial Body: African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Children's rights - Citizenship / Nationality law - Discrimination based on race, nationality, ethnicity - Right to a nationality - Right to registration at birth - Statelessness | Countries: Kenya

Recommandations et Observations adressées au Gouvernement du Burkina Faso par le Comité Africain d'Experts sur les Droits et le Bien être de l'Enfant sur le Rapport initial de la mise en oeuvre de la Charte africaine des droits et du bien être de l'enfant

March 2011 | Publisher: African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC) | Document type: Thematic Reports

Recommandations et Observations adressées au Gouvernement du Mali par le Comité Africain d'Experts sur les Droits et le Bien être de l'Enfant sur le Rapport initial de la mise en oeuvre de la Charte Africaine sur les Droits et du Bien Etre de l'Enfant

March 2011 | Publisher: African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC) | Document type: Thematic Guidelines

Concluding Recommendations by the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child on the Republic of Tanzania Report on the Status of Implementation of the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child

November 2010 | Publisher: African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC) | Document type: Thematic Reports

Recommendations and Observations sent to the Government of the Republic of Uganda by the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child on the Initial Implementation Report of the African Charter of the Rights and Welfare of the Child

November 2010 | Publisher: African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC) | Document type: Thematic Guidelines

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