TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF ACRONYMS ........................................................................................................................................... II
TABLE OF CONTENTS ........................................................................................................................................ V
SECTION I:
INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 BACKGROUND ............................................................................................................................................ 1
1.1.1 Literature Reviewed .......................................................................................................................... 1
1.1.2 Field Survey ...................................................................................................................................... 1
1.2 COUNTRY PROFILE ..................................................................................................................................... 1
1.2.1 Public Administration......................................................................................................................... 1
1.2.2 Demographic Characteristics ............................................................................................................ 2
1.2.3 The Economy of Uganda .................................................................................................................. 2
MEASURES ADOPTED TO GIVE EFFECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE CHARTER ........................................................ 2
PROGRESS MADE IN ENJOYMENT OF RIGHTS ....................................................................................................... 4
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CHARTER ................................................................................................................... 4
FACTORS AND DIFFICULTIES IN IMPLEMENTING THE CHARTER............................................................................... 5
COMMITMENT TO RESPECT AND ENSURE OBSERVANCE OF THE RIGHTS OF CHILDREN ............................................. 5
THE CHILD ADVOCACY PROJECT (1999-2002) ................................................................................................... 6
SECTION II: GENERAL MEASURES OF IMPLEMENTATION ............................................................... 10
STEPS TAKEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROVISIONS OF THE UGANDA CONSTITUTION AND THE CHARTER .................... 7
2.1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 7
THE CHILDREN ACT (CAP 59)............................................................................................................................ 7
2.1.1 UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) ................................................................ Erreur ! Signet non défini.
2.1.2 The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) ................................................................... 10
2.1.3 Save the Children in Uganda (SCiU)....................................................... Erreur ! Signet non défini.
2.1.4 World Vision .................................................................................................................................... 10
2.1.5 UN-OCHA and WFP ............................................................................... Erreur ! Signet non défini.
2.1.6 Uganda Child Rights NGO Network ........................................................ Erreur ! Signet non défini.
LEGAL MEASURES TO REALIZE THE RIGHTS AND WELFARE OF CHILDREN ............................................................. 9
MEASURES TO PROMOTE POSITIVE CULTURAL VALUES AND TRADITIONS ............................................................ 10
MECHANISMS FOR COORDINATING POLICIES RELATING TO CHILDREN ................................................................. 10
THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR CHILDREN (NCC) ............................................................................................... 10
MECHANISMS FOR MONITORING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CHARTER............................................................ 10
The National Council for Children (NCC) ......................................................... Erreur ! Signet non défini.
MEASURE FOR MAKING THE PRINCIPLES AND PROVISIONS OF THE CHARTER WIDELY KNOWN............................... 11
MEASURES FOR DISSEMINATING REPORTS TO THE PUBLIC ................................................................................ 11
SECTION III:
DEFINITION OF THE CHILD ............................................................................................. 12
SECTION IV:
GENERAL PRINCIPLES ................................................................................................... 13
SECTION V:
CIVIL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS ......................................................................................... 16
PROTECTION OF PRIVACY (ARTICLE 16).................................................................................................... 17
ACCESS TO APPROPRIATE INFORMATION (ARTICLE 17) ........................................................................ 17
THE RIGHT TO PROTECTION FROM TORTURE OR OTHER CRUEL, INHUMAN AND DEGRADING
TREATMENT OR PUNISHMENT, ARTICLE 37 .............................................................................................. 17
SECTION VI:
FAMILY ENVIRONMENT AND ALTERNATIVE CARE ..................................................... 18
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