151. National laws for the protection of children were adopted, including the
law of 2001 on the protection of children rights. In 2010, The Government
ratified the Convention on the protection of children and cooperation in
respect of inter-country adoption and International Convention on the
Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their
Families. A Ministerial Order Nº06 of 13/07/2010 determining the list of
worst forms of child labour states the nature of such forms and categories of
institutions that are not allowed to employ children and prevention
mechanisms. Those prohibited works are worst forms of child labour; works
that may affect the health, security or morality of the child and works that
may be dangerous to the health of the child.
152. The major protections of the rights of children are contained in the National
Integrated Child Rights Policy of 2011 and the National Policy for the
Elimination of Child Labour. Among other measures for the promotion of
children rights is the establishment of the Observatory for the Rights of the
Child in the National Commission for Human Rights. In August 2011, the
Ministry of Gender and Family Promotion published a National Integrated
Child Rights Policy. The Integrated Child Rights Policy is being implemented
progressively. The Ministerial Instruction by the Ministry in charge of
Gender and Family promotion adopted a method of placing children without
families into foster families.
Article 20- Right to self determination
153. The Government of Rwanda treasures the engagement of its citizens in
deciding their own path in decision-making and finding appropriate
solutions to the existing development challenges. The Government engages
annually all stakeholders in the process of budget cycle. In order promote
participatory planning, the Joint Action Development Forum (JADF)
Secretariat was established and a permanent staff recruited at each District.
154. Numerous best practices have been put in place in order to raise the value
of every Rwandan people. These include among others Mediation
Committees (Abunzi) Performance Contracts (Imihigo), the National
Dialogue Council (Inama y’Igihugu y’Umushyikirano), Umuganda
(Community Works) , Itorero ry’Igihugu (National Civic Education), the
National Programme for economic empowerment of the poor (Ubudehe), the
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