National Human Rights Commission partakes in ACERWC workshop

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)  took part  in a workshop organized by the  African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC) in collaboration  with the Network of African National Human Rights Insinuations(NANHRI) on  implementation of resolutions and recommendations of the committee held  in Nairobi, Kenya  during February 23-24.

The committee aimed to raise awareness of nature of the committee’s work and determine the mechanisms and roles which could be played by the national human rights institutions through participation with the committee to encourage Implementation of its resolutions and recommendations as well as  exchanging  the best practices and experiences.

Director of International Relations at NHRC, Nahla Al-Sir Salih made an intervention during the workshop session in which she outlined the jurisdictions of the commission in relation to protection and promotion of human rights according to the NHRC Act, 2009 in addition to its activities in area of protection and promotion of the rights of the child.

She also reviewed some issues raised by the committee for discussion and affirmed  the Commission’s full readiness   to cooperate with the committee  through  engagement of  the active parties of  the executive authorities  and   civil society organizations operating the field of the rights of the child.

The workshop has come out with a number of recommendations, the most important of which  are the necessity of the national institutions exerting  endeavors to follow- up implementation of resolutions and recommendations of the regional mechanisms, including the ACERWC, which have been referred to the countries and not considered by them and giving priority  to prevention of violations  against children  and the necessity of engagement of children in programs and activities carried out by the national  human rights  institutions.

The Committee also recommended that the national human rights institutions should obtain accreditation from the ACERWC.