• Socio-cultural practices, which fetter the growth and self-confidence of children, are being checked by the passage of the Children's Act (1998). Among these practices are barter marriages, early bethrotal of the girl child, FGM, trokosi and cruel and degrading punishment • The Criminal code (Amendment) Act also provides heavier sanctions for offences relating to child abuse such a rape and defilement. The Department of Social Welfare (DSW), in conjunction with the Family Tribunals, protect the child's right to maintenance. DSW also provides a regulatory framework for child fostering and placing. It runs children's homes for parentless children. Furthermore, DSW has set up Child Survival and Development Committees to sensitze parents and school children on child survival and development issue. NGOs play significant role in the realisation of the rights of the child. In 1995, the Ghana NGO Coalition on the Rights of the child was formed with a membership comprising about 40 NGOs located in Accra alone. The coalition's main task is to monitor the implementation of CRC. Intestate Succession Law (PNDCL 111) protects the child from denial of his interest in the estate of the deceased parent(s). The law also provides a safety net for a surviving spouse and his or her children. The Department of Social welfare (DSW) and the Family Tribunal system provide protection for children in need of parental care and attention. The Rights of the Disabled Persons with physical disability are estimated to be approximately 10% of the wider population. Roughly 2-5 % of this figure is made up of persons with visual impairment. The number of persons with various degrees of mental disability may be equally high. By their sheer numbers, persons with disability constitute a significant portion of society, and improving their conditions constitute a major social issue of our time. Article 29 of the 1992 Constitution protects the disabled from discrimination and guarantees working and living conditions as close as