19th Session of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of Children
Eleven experts from across Africa met in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia at the end of March as a part of the 19th Ordinary Session of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of Children (ACERWC). The meeting focused on harmful traditional practices (HTP). Particular attention was paid to female genital mutilation (FGM), a practice that the ACERWC committee Chairperson cited as not only a health risk, but also a human rights violation. The committee also discussed a variety of topics connected to Day of the African Child 2012, which will take place on June 16 with the theme “The Rights of Children with Disability: the Duty to Protect, to Respect, to Promote and to Fulfill.”
