African Union i. Details of legal provisions, measures and policies that promote and protect the rights of children and young persons including but not limited to: Legislation and policy initiatives promoting their rights to health education Custody and guardianship Measures against all types of child abuse including but not limited to child trafficking, labour, prostitution and pornography, as well as the compulsory and voluntary recruitment of minors into military service; Protection of children, particularly the girl child, from harmful social and cultural practices. The introduction of effective, reform oriented juvenile justice measures. ii. Assess the effectiveness of these measures in terms of trends in the overall improvement of the status of children and young persons in the country over the past five years; iii. Provide evidence of measures taken to sustain progress (training, monitoring, follow up actions, adjustment, reports available). QUESTION 2: What concrete measures have been taken to promote and protect the rights of the Youth? INDICATORS: i. Details of legal provisions, measures and policies that promote and protect the rights of young persons including but not limited to: Legislation and policy initiatives taken to give effect to the provisions of the African Youth Charter Legislative and policy initiatives that promote the participation of the youth in the political process. Mechanisms to promote a culture of peace and tolerance amongst young people that discourages their participation in acts of violence, terrorism, xenophobia, racial discrimination, gender-based discrimination, foreign occupation and trafficking in arms and drugs; ii. Assess the effectiveness of these measures in terms of trends in the overall improvement of the status of young persons in the country over the past five years; Provide evidence of measures taken to sustain progress (training, monitoring, follow up actions, adjustment, reports available). Objective 8: Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Vulnerable Groups, including Internally Displaced Persons, Refugees and Persons with Disabilities. This objective aims to address the existence and efficacy of the legal and institutional protections of the rights of vulnerable groups, including internally displaced persons, persons with disability, persecuted ethnic/religious minorities and refugees. The questions also address issues relating to the rights of displaced persons, refugees and Persons with Disabilities. 23