b) Measures taken to realize the rights and welfare of the child in the law of the State Party or in any
other international convention or agreement in force in that State.
The Children‟s Protection Division at the Ministry of Gender and Development which became operational in
2005 and upgraded to the statue of a division is mandated to ensure the protection of children‟s rights at
national and county levels, advocate for child rights, advice government of matters relating to children,
coordinate programmes on child wellbeing and monitor child rights violations.
In addition, the division monitors the implementation and reporting of international conventions and protocols
by all agencies and institutions responsible for the survival, development, protection and participation of
children. Some of the international protocols that are used by the government are: UNCRC, CEDAW, UNSCR
1325 and the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child. Additionaldomestic laws and policies
used for the rights and welfare of children include:
The Act to Ban Trafficking in persons within the Republic of Liberia of 14 June 2005, called the Anti
Tracking Law;
The Children‟s Law
Convention on the Rights of persons with disabilities;
the National Policy of Girls Education
c) Measures taken to promote positive cultural values and traditions and to discourage those that are
inconsistent with the rights, duties and obligations contained in the Children's Charter.
a) The Children’s’ Law enshrines the principle of non-discrimination as a complementary
principle to the best interests of the child in the interpretation and implementation of the law,
stating that:
no decision or action shall be taken whose result or likelihood is to discriminate against any
child on the basis of sex, family, colour, race, ethnicity, place of origin, language, religion,
economic status, parents, or any other status;
b) The Education Reform Act of 2011 also has a major focus on provision of equal and non-discriminatory
access to education. The Ministry of Education is currently leading a process for consultations on policy
direction and measures for inclusive education.
c) The Children’s Law contains a full section (Section 4) on the rights of children with disabilities
including the right “to enjoy a full and decent life,” special care conducive to full integration and
individual development. It also stipulates the duties of the local authorities to seek appropriate support
from the central government to assist the families and caregivers of children with disabilities. As a
complement to the Children‟s Law, an amendment has been proposed to the Penal Code, making
discrimination on the basis of the child‟s disabilities or ethnicity a felony of second degree.
d) In addition, one of the major steps taken was the ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons
with Disabilities in August 2012.
d) Existing or planned mechanisms at the national or local level for coordinating policies relating to
children and for monitoring the implementation of the Children's Charter.
The Ministry of Gender and Development (MOGD) has a mandate to coordinate all national and international
policies and for monitoring the implementation of international conventions and protocols on children. To
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