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In 2003, Nigeria adopted the Child Rights Act to domesticate the Convention on the Rights of the Child. [1] The Children's Rights Act of 2003 expands the human rights bestowed to citizens in Nigeria's 1999 constitution to children. [1] Although this law was passed at the Federal level, it is only effective if State assemblies also codify the ...
Child sexual abuse in Nigeria is an offence under several sections of chapter 21 of the country's criminal code. [1] [2] The age of consent is 18.[3]UNICEF reported in 2015 that one in four girls and one in ten boys in Nigeria had experienced sexual violence before the age of 18. [4]
Network Against Trafficking, Abuse and Labour (NACTAL) is an umbrella organisation of Nigerian non-governmental organizations engaged in advocacy and campaign for children's rights, anti-human trafficking, human rights abuse and child labour [1] with some 220 member organizations in the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria and the Federal Capital Territory.
The bill for Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) was enacted in 2013 and passed by the House of Representatives (Nigeria) on May 14, 2015 and passed by the Senate of Nigeria May 14, 2015. [6] The two legislative houses completed all the processes and transmitted the bill for assent to the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
[2] [3] It is focused on the prevention of sexual abuse through effective treatment and management of sex offenders. [4] ATSA hosts the world's largest annual conference and leading educational venue for individuals working on issues related to the research, treatment, and management of sexual abuse. Conference locations vary each year. [5]
The Committee of Experts determines the report's completeness, representativeness, its conformity to the guidelines, etc. and specific information is extracted regarding the children's rights Consideration: The consideration process examines the reports to determine if the information supplied reflects the true situation in the country as a ...
Pages in category "Children's rights in Nigeria" ... Child sexual abuse in Nigeria; F. Female child labour in Nigeria; N. Network Against Child Trafficking, Abuse and ...
Under Article 19 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, a 'child protection system' provides for the protection of children in and out of the home.One of the ways this can be enabled is through the provision of quality education, the fourth of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, in addition to other child protection systems.