NEPAD/HSGIC-03-2003/APRM/Guideline/OSCI 9 March 2003 2.10 Objective 8: Promotion and protection of the rights of the child and young persons 2.10.1 Standards a. African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (1990) b. United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child 2.10.2 Indicative Criteria a. Does the constitution effectively guarantee the rights of the child and young persons b. Are the institutions established to implement these constitutional provisions effective? c. Has the country acceded and ratified the relevant United Nations and African Union instruments protecting the rights of the child and young persons? d. What has the country done to ensure the promotion and protection of the rights of the child and young persons in everyday life? e. What assessments have been made to monitor the improvement of the status of children and youth in the country? 2.10.3 Examples of Indicators a. Effectiveness of constitutional provisions and institutions to advance the rights of the child and young persons. b. Accession to and ratification of the relevant international instruments on the rights of the child and young persons, and the measures taken to implement them. c. Consequential steps taken to ensure the realization of the rights of children and young persons Page 14 of 31