Table of Contents
ABBREVIATIONS ............................................................................................................................... 5
Introduction: economic, social and political context ....................................................................... 11
1. The gradual improvement of the living conditions of the population through: ............................ 12
CHAPTER I GENERAL MEASURES OF IMPLEMENTATION ............................................... 13
I 1 - African Charter and Congolese legislation ........................................................................... 13
I. 2 - Harmful social and cultural practices ....................................................................................... 17
I 3 - Coordination and monitoring of the implementation .......................................................... 23
I.4 Dissemination and popularisation of the provisions of the Charter ..................................... 24
I-5 Definition of the child in Congo ............................................................................................... 24
CHAPTER 2: GENERAL PRINCIPLES (Articles 3 and 26, 4, 5, 7, 4.7 and 12). ........................ 25
A. No discrimination ....................................................................................................................... 25
B-The best interests of the child ...................................................................................................... 26
C - The right to life, survival and development ............................................................................ 29
D - Respect for the views of children / information and promotion of their participation ...... 30
D-a The child's views .................................................................................................................. 31
D-b Child participation .............................................................................................................. 31
E- Other activities 2011-2012 ......................................................................................................... 33
CHAPTER 3: CIVIL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS (Article 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 16) ........................ 34
B - Access to rights, freedom of expression, freedom of thought, conscience and religion /
freedom of association and peaceful assembly ............................................................................. 39
C - Protection of Privacy ................................................................................................................ 39
CHAPTER 4: FAMILY ENVIRONMENT AND ALTERNATIVE CARE (articles 20, 20.1, 19.2
and 3.25.25.2, 18.3, 24.16 and 27). ..................................................................................................... 42
B -Alternative care ........................................................................................................................... 44
B - 1 - Separation from parents (Article 9). ................................................................................ 44
B - 2 Children deprived of family environment (Article 20) ....................................................... 45
C - Adoption ..................................................................................................................................... 47
D - Children victims of abuse and neglect .................................................................................... 50
CHAPTER 5. BASIC HEALTH AND WELFARE ......................................................................... 53
5.1. Survival and Development ...................................................................................................... 54
5.2. Les disabled children ............................................................................................................... 54
5.2.1. Context ............................................................................................................................... 54
5.2.2 Care of people with disabilities ......................................................................................... 56
5.3. Health and health services....................................................................................................... 61
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