Existence of independent human rights institution: 35. There is a national human rights institution in Benin. It is governed by Law 2012-36 of February 15, 2013 establishing the Benin Human Rights Commission (CBDH) The Article 4 of the law establishing the CBDH states that its role is "to promote and safeguard human rights in the Republic of Benin". With regard to promotion, the Commission may recommend the ratification of international human rights instruments, participate in the preparation of reports to be drafted by the Government for the various the United Nations entities and submit to the Government recommendations for it to "periodically report to the public authorities on its activities and invite them to implement the decisions of United Nations and OAU bodies or of any international governmental or non-governmental institutions engaged in human rights issues of man ". General measures to popularize the ACRWC 36. 37. 38.      39. Community awareness is widely used by the various actors and involves radio programs or mass awareness-raising and outreach sessions in communities. For this purpose, the actors intervene through the use of brochures or communication materials, the transmission of information and counseling methods (IEC). The aim is, among other things, to educate communities about children's rights as set by the CRC or the ACRWC. This evolving dynamic of awareness is particularly enhanced within the Ministry in charge of the Family which has a mobilization and awareness communication plan implemented by social promotion centers (CPS). Benin has encouraged several actions aimed at popularizing the ACRWC, particularly through: the organization in 2000 of the 28th session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR); the organization in 2010 and 2014 of meetings on the abolition of the death penalty; the organization in 2012 of the inter-parliamentary seminar on child trafficking between the National Assembly of Benin and the Inter-Parliamentary Union (Geneva) the support for the candidacy in the election and appointment of Maître Reine ALAPINI GANSOU in 2007 and 2013 (member and chair of the commission); the support for the candidacy in the election and appointment of Mr. Cyprien YANCLO to the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child in 2008 (member and first vice-president) As part of the dissemination of legal instruments for children, several initiatives have been undertaken. But the predominance of the CRC does not favor a particular appropriation of the charter. III.DEFINITION OF THE CHILD: 40. - Since November 20, 1989, the date of the adoption of the CRC, Benin has a new legal instrument which confers on the child the status of rights holder. Article 1 of the CRC and Article 2 of the ACRWC clearly define the child in a form of harmonization adopted by several laws in the Republic of Benin including: Law No. 2006 -04 of April 10, 2006 defining the conditions under which minors may travel and suppressing child trafficking in Benin ; Law No. 2002-07 of August 24, 2004 on Personal and Family Code, Article 459 of which defines a child as "every human being below the age of 18 years ... ". The Law on the Child Code in the Republic of Benin (Art. 2) pending promulgation.