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PRESS RELEASE
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UN Committee to review South Africa’s record on children’s rights
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South Africa is one of the 196 States that have ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child
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Children’s rights in South Africa will be reviewed by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child on 19 and 20 September in sessions that will be webcast live. South Africa is one of the 196 States that have ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child and so is required to be reviewed regularly by the Committee of 18 independent experts. In addition, members will examine South Africa’s implementation of another important legal instrument known as the Optional Protocol on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography (OPSC). Among the possible issues to be discussed between Committee members… Read more SOURCE |