Today, for day 6 of #30Years30Stories, we’re looking at our 2022 victory in Tanzania, which paved the way for pregnant girls to be able to continue their educations without fear of expulsion.
African Committee Recommends Tanzania Reform Policies That Barred Pregnant Girls from School | Center for Reproductive Rights
Ruling by ACERWC in case brought by the Center and its partner marks a victory for adolescent girls in Tanzania and beyond.
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March 15, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Today, for day 6 of #30Years30Stories, we’re looking at our 2022 victory in Tanzania, which paved the way for pregnant girls to be able to continue their educations without fear of expulsion.
As we wrap up the #ACERWC sessions, we are proud to share our new Statelessness Booklet! 📘
In collab with Centre for child Law & TDH, it highlights 10 ways the AU Protocol on the Right to Nationality benefits children.
📥 Read it here: l1nq.com/uAgA4
#Endstatelessness #ACERWC #ChildRights
In collab with Centre for child Law & TDH, it highlights 10 ways the AU Protocol on the Right to Nationality benefits children.
📥 Read it here: l1nq.com/uAgA4
#Endstatelessness #ACERWC #ChildRights
April 8, 2025 at 11:22 AM
As we wrap up the #ACERWC sessions, we are proud to share our new Statelessness Booklet! 📘
In collab with Centre for child Law & TDH, it highlights 10 ways the AU Protocol on the Right to Nationality benefits children.
📥 Read it here: l1nq.com/uAgA4
#Endstatelessness #ACERWC #ChildRights
In collab with Centre for child Law & TDH, it highlights 10 ways the AU Protocol on the Right to Nationality benefits children.
📥 Read it here: l1nq.com/uAgA4
#Endstatelessness #ACERWC #ChildRights
📢 We are in Maseru 🇱🇸 for the 46th ACERWC Session 📢
Later today we co-host a side event on the right to a nationality and ending childhood statelessness in Africa.
Grateful to our partners and to UNHCR and Global Alliance to End Statelessness for the support!
Later today we co-host a side event on the right to a nationality and ending childhood statelessness in Africa.
Grateful to our partners and to UNHCR and Global Alliance to End Statelessness for the support!
November 26, 2025 at 3:30 PM
📢 We are in Maseru 🇱🇸 for the 46th ACERWC Session 📢
Later today we co-host a side event on the right to a nationality and ending childhood statelessness in Africa.
Grateful to our partners and to UNHCR and Global Alliance to End Statelessness for the support!
Later today we co-host a side event on the right to a nationality and ending childhood statelessness in Africa.
Grateful to our partners and to UNHCR and Global Alliance to End Statelessness for the support!
Toxic lead from a Zambian mine has poisoned generations of children. This week @hrw.org & IHRDA will spotlight the case & call for justice:
PANEL: Spotlight on Kabwe
🗓 16 April 09h00 – 10h40
📍 ACERWC CSO Forum, Lesotho
With experts, activists & Kabwe residents
Join online tinyurl.com/458yy5kd
PANEL: Spotlight on Kabwe
🗓 16 April 09h00 – 10h40
📍 ACERWC CSO Forum, Lesotho
With experts, activists & Kabwe residents
Join online tinyurl.com/458yy5kd
April 13, 2026 at 11:19 AM
Toxic lead from a Zambian mine has poisoned generations of children. This week @hrw.org & IHRDA will spotlight the case & call for justice:
PANEL: Spotlight on Kabwe
🗓 16 April 09h00 – 10h40
📍 ACERWC CSO Forum, Lesotho
With experts, activists & Kabwe residents
Join online tinyurl.com/458yy5kd
PANEL: Spotlight on Kabwe
🗓 16 April 09h00 – 10h40
📍 ACERWC CSO Forum, Lesotho
With experts, activists & Kabwe residents
Join online tinyurl.com/458yy5kd
🎥 AFRICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES' RIGHTS (ACHPR) posted a video
Wilson Adao -Chair of the ACERWC - Reflections on the 83rd Ordinary Session.
Wilson Adao -Chair of the ACERWC - Reflections on the 83rd Ordinary Session.
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May 15, 2025 at 3:24 PM
🎥 AFRICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES' RIGHTS (ACHPR) posted a video
The African #ChildRights Committee's new 'General Comment' on the Right to Education: "Forbids the use of institutions of learning for any military use" and says states must "take measures to protect schools from...use for military purposes": www.acerwc.africa/sites/defaul... #ACERWC
July 31, 2025 at 7:39 AM
The African #ChildRights Committee's new 'General Comment' on the Right to Education: "Forbids the use of institutions of learning for any military use" and says states must "take measures to protect schools from...use for military purposes": www.acerwc.africa/sites/defaul... #ACERWC
Prof Julia Sloth Nielsen, ex-ACERWC, at the International Child and Families Research Conference. "Children's rights have never been under such threat." It is time to stand together, protect the gains we have made, and forge a path ahead that ensures social justice for all children.
June 23, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Prof Julia Sloth Nielsen, ex-ACERWC, at the International Child and Families Research Conference. "Children's rights have never been under such threat." It is time to stand together, protect the gains we have made, and forge a path ahead that ensures social justice for all children.
Let’s End childhood Statelessness in Africa!
No child should grow up without a nationality.
This week at the 45th ACERWC Session, LHR, Centre for Child Law, and TDH urge African States to ratify the AU Protocol on the Right to Nationality.✊
No child should grow up without a nationality.
This week at the 45th ACERWC Session, LHR, Centre for Child Law, and TDH urge African States to ratify the AU Protocol on the Right to Nationality.✊
April 10, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Let’s End childhood Statelessness in Africa!
No child should grow up without a nationality.
This week at the 45th ACERWC Session, LHR, Centre for Child Law, and TDH urge African States to ratify the AU Protocol on the Right to Nationality.✊
No child should grow up without a nationality.
This week at the 45th ACERWC Session, LHR, Centre for Child Law, and TDH urge African States to ratify the AU Protocol on the Right to Nationality.✊
🌍 CfP ➡️ for the African Human Rights Yearbook | Annuaire des droits de l'homme en Afrique | Anuário Africano dos Direitos Humanos | الكتاب السنوي لحقوق الإنسان في أفريقيا @court_afchpr @ACHPR @acerwc
📌 Abstracts max 400 words
📌 Deadline 15 April 2023
📌 @CHR_HumanRights
📌 Abstracts max 400 words
📌 Deadline 15 April 2023
📌 @CHR_HumanRights
December 27, 2024 at 9:41 PM
🌍 CfP ➡️ for the African Human Rights Yearbook | Annuaire des droits de l'homme en Afrique | Anuário Africano dos Direitos Humanos | الكتاب السنوي لحقوق الإنسان في أفريقيا @court_afchpr @ACHPR @acerwc
📌 Abstracts max 400 words
📌 Deadline 15 April 2023
📌 @CHR_HumanRights
📌 Abstracts max 400 words
📌 Deadline 15 April 2023
📌 @CHR_HumanRights
Eritrean Delegation Addresses the 47th Session of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child #Shabait #EritreanMinistryOfInformation #Eritrea
Eritrean Delegation Addresses the 47th Session of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
Eritrea Reaffirms Steadfast Commitment to Child Rights A multi-sectorial delegation of the Government of the State of Eritrea today, 21 April 2026, addressed the 47th Session of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC). The delegation presented a comprehensive progress report, detailing the nation’s successful integration of modern […]
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April 22, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Eritrean Delegation Addresses the 47th Session of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child #Shabait #EritreanMinistryOfInformation #Eritrea
Not sure what to think of the African Union.
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Home | ACERWC - African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
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January 19, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Not sure what to think of the African Union.
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At the 46th Ordinary Session of the ACERWC, Lesotho held under the theme "Reflecting, renewing, and recommitting" RWI was proud to engage in a series of high-impact events focused on strengthening accountability & accelerating action for children’s rights across Africa.
Read more: buff.ly/DdLY7BH
Read more: buff.ly/DdLY7BH
December 8, 2025 at 10:17 AM
At the 46th Ordinary Session of the ACERWC, Lesotho held under the theme "Reflecting, renewing, and recommitting" RWI was proud to engage in a series of high-impact events focused on strengthening accountability & accelerating action for children’s rights across Africa.
Read more: buff.ly/DdLY7BH
Read more: buff.ly/DdLY7BH
Against the backdrop of the request to develop a general comment on the right to environment in Africa, Wilson de Almedida Adao of ACERWC highlights the work of the WG on Rights & #ClimateChange, showing how regional & int'l mechanisms can support each other in interpreting R2E.
September 29, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Against the backdrop of the request to develop a general comment on the right to environment in Africa, Wilson de Almedida Adao of ACERWC highlights the work of the WG on Rights & #ClimateChange, showing how regional & int'l mechanisms can support each other in interpreting R2E.
We’re proud to have Lourenza Foghill representing us in 🇱🇸 Lesotho at the 45th ACERWC Session, calling for inclusive care reform for children with disabilities.
Read the full statement 👉 www.hopeandhomes.org/publications...
#ChildRights #CareReform
Read the full statement 👉 www.hopeandhomes.org/publications...
#ChildRights #CareReform
April 11, 2025 at 12:24 PM
We’re proud to have Lourenza Foghill representing us in 🇱🇸 Lesotho at the 45th ACERWC Session, calling for inclusive care reform for children with disabilities.
Read the full statement 👉 www.hopeandhomes.org/publications...
#ChildRights #CareReform
Read the full statement 👉 www.hopeandhomes.org/publications...
#ChildRights #CareReform
Geneva-based Child Identity Protection NGO submission to the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child on #digitalID and #birthregistration in Africa www.child-identity.org/submission-t...
Submission to ACERWC Special Rapporteur on Birth Registration, Name and Nationality in Africa on the topic of Digitalization of Birth Registration – Child Identity Protection
www.child-identity.org
June 16, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Geneva-based Child Identity Protection NGO submission to the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child on #digitalID and #birthregistration in Africa www.child-identity.org/submission-t...
Michael Marwa, our Regional Representative for African Child Helplines, addressed the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC) in Lesotho on our behalf.
Read more here: loom.ly/1Mm0pkY
#EveryChildHasAVoice #ChildHelplines
Read more here: loom.ly/1Mm0pkY
#EveryChildHasAVoice #ChildHelplines
November 18, 2024 at 1:16 PM
Michael Marwa, our Regional Representative for African Child Helplines, addressed the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC) in Lesotho on our behalf.
Read more here: loom.ly/1Mm0pkY
#EveryChildHasAVoice #ChildHelplines
Read more here: loom.ly/1Mm0pkY
#EveryChildHasAVoice #ChildHelplines
🎥 UNICEF Ghana posted a video
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Ghana’s Voice at the ACERWC Session | Prince Abrah, National Director of Social Welfare
Watch Prince Abrah, National Director of Social Welfare at Ghana’s Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, as he delivers a powerful message on Ghana’s commitment to advancing the rights and welfare of children across the continent.
Join us as we reaffirm Ghana’s pledge to:
✅ Strengthen child protection systems
✅ Enhance social welfare services
✅ Collaborate with regional and international partners
#ACERWC #ChildRights #SocialWelfare #ChildProtection
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August 6, 2025 at 1:24 AM
🎥 UNICEF Ghana posted a video
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Teenage Pregnancy in Africa: An Analysis and Framework for Reform reproductiverights.org/teenage-preg...
#Politics #News #International #Health #Healthcare #Pregnancy #Africa
#Politics #News #International #Health #Healthcare #Pregnancy #Africa
Teenage Pregnancy in Africa: An Analysis and Framework for Reform | Center for Reproductive Rights
One in five African teenage girls experiences pregnancy before turning 19. This ACERWC report—supported by the Center—outlines how the crisis can be reformed through education, human rights frameworks...
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June 30, 2024 at 6:38 PM
Teenage Pregnancy in Africa: An Analysis and Framework for Reform reproductiverights.org/teenage-preg...
#Politics #News #International #Health #Healthcare #Pregnancy #Africa
#Politics #News #International #Health #Healthcare #Pregnancy #Africa
🟠2040年に向けて：妊娠中の少女と思春期の母親の教育を受ける権利に関するアフリカの人権枠組みの定義｜ヒューマン・ライツ・ウォッチ
www.hrw.org/news/2025/05...
2040年までに、アフリカのいかなる少女も、妊娠を理由に教育を拒否されることがあってはならない。子どもの権利と福祉に関するアフリカ専門家委員会（ACERWC）は、子どもの権利と福祉に関するアフリカ憲章およびその他の関連条約の遵守を確保するためのアフリカ人権枠組みを策定すべきである。この枠組みは、AU加盟国に指針を与え、2040年までに妊娠中の少女と思春期の母親の権利を守るための協力を促進するだろう。
www.hrw.org/news/2025/05...
2040年までに、アフリカのいかなる少女も、妊娠を理由に教育を拒否されることがあってはならない。子どもの権利と福祉に関するアフリカ専門家委員会（ACERWC）は、子どもの権利と福祉に関するアフリカ憲章およびその他の関連条約の遵守を確保するためのアフリカ人権枠組みを策定すべきである。この枠組みは、AU加盟国に指針を与え、2040年までに妊娠中の少女と思春期の母親の権利を守るための協力を促進するだろう。
Towards 2040: Defining an African Human Rights Framework on the Right to Education of Pregnant Girls and Adolescent Mothers
No girl should be denied her right to education as a result of pregnancy.
www.hrw.org
May 6, 2025 at 4:45 PM
🟠2040年に向けて：妊娠中の少女と思春期の母親の教育を受ける権利に関するアフリカの人権枠組みの定義｜ヒューマン・ライツ・ウォッチ
www.hrw.org/news/2025/05...
2040年までに、アフリカのいかなる少女も、妊娠を理由に教育を拒否されることがあってはならない。子どもの権利と福祉に関するアフリカ専門家委員会（ACERWC）は、子どもの権利と福祉に関するアフリカ憲章およびその他の関連条約の遵守を確保するためのアフリカ人権枠組みを策定すべきである。この枠組みは、AU加盟国に指針を与え、2040年までに妊娠中の少女と思春期の母親の権利を守るための協力を促進するだろう。
www.hrw.org/news/2025/05...
2040年までに、アフリカのいかなる少女も、妊娠を理由に教育を拒否されることがあってはならない。子どもの権利と福祉に関するアフリカ専門家委員会（ACERWC）は、子どもの権利と福祉に関するアフリカ憲章およびその他の関連条約の遵守を確保するためのアフリカ人権枠組みを策定すべきである。この枠組みは、AU加盟国に指針を与え、2040年までに妊娠中の少女と思春期の母親の権利を守るための協力を促進するだろう。