UNICEF reported that Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf officially launched the Children’s Law of Liberia “to protect children and their right to participate meaningfully in their development.” The law is described as one of the most comprehensive pieces of children’s rights legislation on the continent and is largely based on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) and the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, ratified by Liberia in 1993 and 1992 respectively. This new law “reflects the government’s commitment to support the progressive realization of all rights for all children: including their right to health: education; freedom from violence, abuse, and exploitation; and their right participate meaningfully in their own development.” The UNICEF announcement said the law “is the result of more than two years of advocacy by the government of Liberia, domestic and international non-governmental organizations, the Liberia Children’s Parliament and UNICEF, all working together through the Child Protection Network.”
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