31 August 2022- Lilongwe Drawing its mandate from the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, which empowers the ACERWC to resort to any appropriate method of investigating any matter falling within the ambit of the Charter, the ACERWC has concluded its mission in the Republic of Malawi to assess the situation of children with albinism. The mission was held on 29-31 August 2022 and was done under the auspicious of the Working Group of the ACERWC on Children with Disabilities.

The African Union Human Rights Organs namely the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights (ACHPR), the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC), and the African Court on Human and People’s Rights (AfCHPR) are holding a retreat of legal officers of the three organs from 26-28 January, in Maputo, Republic of Mozambique, to brainstorm and exchange views on pertinent and substantive issues of common interests.

Mission description:

The aim of the Guidelines is to enhance child rights-based reportage and generate responsible coverage of child rights violations including:

The 40th Ordinary Session of ACERWC will be held from 23rd Nov - 1st Dec 2022 #ACERWC40

Follow the Session activities here:

https://www.acerwc.africa/en/sessions/40th-ordinary-session