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African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. 2b
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- State Parties to the present Charter shall in particular: ensure that children are separated from adults in their place of detention or imprisonment;
- Body
- Organization of African Unity
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 1990
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. 3
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- The essential aim of treatment of every child during the trial and also if found guilty of infringing the penal law shall be his or her reformation, reintegration into his or her family and social rehabilitation.
- Body
- Organization of African Unity
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Year
- 1990
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. 2c (iv)
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- State Parties to the present Charter shall in particular: ensure that every child accused of infringing the penal law: shall have the matter determined as speedily as possible by an impartial tribunal and if found guilty, be entitled to an appeal by a higher tribunal;
- Body
- Organization of African Unity
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 1990
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. 2c (ii)
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- State Parties to the present Charter shall in particular: ensure that every child accused of infringing the penal law: shall be informed promptly in a language that he understands and in detail of the charge against him, and shall be entitled to the assistance of an interpreter if he or she cannot understand the language used;
- Body
- Organization of African Unity
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 1990
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. 2c (i)
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- State Parties to the present Charter shall in particular: ensure that every child accused of infringing the penal law: shall be presumed innocent until duly recognized guilty;
- Body
- Organization of African Unity
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 1990
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. 2a
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- State Parties to the present Charter shall in particular: ensure that no child who is detained or imprisoned or otherwise deprived of his/her liberty is subjected to torture, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment;
- Body
- Organization of African Unity
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 1990
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. a
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- State Parties which recognize the system of adoption shall ensure that the best interest of the child shall be the paramount consideration and they shall: establish competent authorities to determine matters of adoption and ensure that the adoption is carried out in conformity with applicable laws and procedures and on the basis of all relevant and reliable information, that the adoption is permissible in view of the child’s status concerning parents, relatives and guardians and that, if necessary, the appropriate persons concerned have given their informed consent to the adoption on the basis of appropriate counseling;
- Body
- Organization of African Unity
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Year
- 1990
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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