ACERWC - 3 -Tribune children, has revealed itself with some in 2011, the African Union adopted en their collaboration. Moreover, the form of peculiarities to advance the a ‘Regional Human Rights Strategy’. ACERWC held a consultative meeting protection of children in Africa. To This document includes mechanisms with the AU PSC on 18 February 2014. monitor the implementation of this to reduce duplication in human rights During this meeting, the ACERWC re- instrument, in accordance with arti- bodies and to harmonize rules of pro- quested for the PSC to engage Member cle 32 of the Charter, the Committee cedure, strengthen the capacity of hu- States to take measures and initiatives of Experts was established in 2001. man rights bodies, increase the rati- against recruiting and using children in The African Union Peace and Se- fication of human rights instruments, the armed forces. The PSC, therefore, curity Council (PSC) is also another Organ and ‘increase promotion and populari- welcomed the call for an institutional- Collaboration meeting ACERWC - AU PSC, 18 February 2014, Addis Ababa with a significant human rights protec- zation of African human rights norms’. ized collaboration between itself and tion mandate. Although established as In agreement with the spirit revealed the ACERWC in engaging AU Mem- the collective security and early-warning through the AU Human Rights Strate- ber States to take necessary measures mechanism of the AU, the raison d’être gy, the ACERWC is currently working on and initiatives to stop the recruitment of the PSC is not narrowly limited to mechanisms in order to synergize its and use of children in armed conflicts. prevention, management, and resolu- work with the ACmHPR, the ACtHPR and tion of conflicts. As clearly stated in the the AU PSC. Accordingly, the Committee strong stance on the need for the exist- preamble of its Protocol, the AU PSC has held various collaboration meetings ence of concrete collaboration among plays a great role in the development with these Organs with a view to iden- the various AU Organs with human of strong democratic institutions and tify common areas of engagements. rights mandates, which not only will in- culture, observance of human rights and In 11 December 2013, the Com- crease the efficacy of the Committee as the rule of law. Article 3 of the Protocol mittee held a workshop which was an effective child rights’ mechanism, but further states that the PSC shall amongst aimed at identifying areas of collabora- will also serve to strengthen the collec- others guarantee the protection of hu- tion among the ACERWC, the ACmHPR tive regional human rights system, and man rights and fundamental freedoms. and the ACtHPR. During the workshop, contribute to the creation of a strong, Looking at the human rights the three Organs discussed a num- multi-layered, complementary, joined-up mandates entrusted to these Organs, ber of issues with a view to strength- and united human rights front in Africa. The ACERWC, therefore, has a