Regional Frameworks for Safeguarding Children: The Role of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child

This article begins with a basic introduction to the child safeguarding movement and its core precepts and principles. This is framed within the role of the African committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child.

The article highlights the relevant provisions of the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child. This is then contextualised within the practical working methods of the Committee, with reference to the Committee’s interface with non-governmental organisations.