ACERWC - 5-Tribune
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Justice and of Foreign Affairs, who showed an interest to the Committee’s approach, and who were
able to give assurance that an acceleration of the
ratification
Consultation between the ACERWC and CSOs in Niger
process
would
follow. While
regret-
ting the fact that this had not been done earlier,
they indicated their willingness to sensitize parlia-
insisting that it was not a fact-find- efforts to allocate the necessary mentarians involved in the National Constituent Ashuman and financial resources sembly to include this concern on their agenda.
dialogue in order to find solu-
for their full implementation.
tions for better implementation
of the provisions of the Charter.
lobbying mission was also de-
At the end of the mission, the
ployed, from 25 to 29 Novem-
Committee noted with sat-
ber 2013, in the Republic of Tu-
isfaction
Govern-
nisia. Tunisia is one of the AU
ment of Niger had taken into
Member States that has not
account the prescribed measures,
yet ratified the African Charter
the
but still urged them to continue
In the same vein, a
The Chairperson of the ACERWC, Lobbying mission to Tunisia
Children Voices
Africa’s future and treasure
We should eliminate harmful cultures,
to see our future treasures,
starting from a little tree,
to something big that we can see.
There is no superior between African men and women,
so women should not marry at the age of ten,
African female circumcision must be stopped,
children’s ovule must not be cut.
All African girls should go to school,
this must be an African Rule.
Africa can get better,
if women and children’s rights get higher.
I can imagine Africa,
probably better than America.
We can eliminate harmful cultures,
and get our African treasures
Linda Getnet ( Age 9 ) and Salem Hailemelekot ( Age 10)
Poem and Artwork courtesy of Wings Media & Education
that
Foreign Affairs website /Tunisia
ing mission but a constructive