Children’s Rights – 2008

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Children’s Rights – 2008

2008

Intermediate Implementation Intermediate implementation

The U.S. State Department Human Rights Report suggested that there were some challenges to the protection of children’s rights–despite commitment from the government regarding children’s rights and welfare.1 The Child Act was pending in the National Assembly in 2008.2 Nevertheless, the demobilized and disarmed children were integrated and, in this effort, UNMIS supported UNICEF. Also, on 17 December 2008, the Justice Minister, Abd-al-Basit Sabdarat, issued a decree establishing specialized child attorney offices in a number of Sudan states.3

  1. “2008 County Reports on Human Rights Practices- Sudan,” U.S. State Department, 2009, accessed January 26, 2012, http://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/2008/af/119026.htm.
  2. “UN Human Rights Expert Concludes Visit to Sudan,” States News Service, August 6, 2007.
  3. “Child attorney offices established in Sudan,” BBC Monitoring Middle East, December 20, 2008.