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Child rights: A study of the rights of children in Kenya and violations of the rights of children in Kenya
University College Stockholm, Stockholm School of Human Rights and Democracy, Department of Human Rights and Democracy.
2021 (English)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [en]

This essay is about children's rights in one African country namely Kenya. It includesinternational documents like the United Nations Convention of the Rights of the Child (CRC) andthe regional African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACRWC). The thesis alsoanalyzes the differences between these documents and also the Sustainable development goals arediscussed and how they directly touch children's rights.This thesis also deals with the topic of how children's rights are protected by the Kenyanconstitution . It will mention the international laws and conventions that Kenya is obligated toimplement and follow in order to guarantee the kenyan children their rights. During the work wewill take a look at legislations and policies that Kenya has established to promote and protect therights of the children in Kenya.I will analyze some of the violations of the rights of children in Kenya and will be mainly focusingon laws and policies that the country established. The thesis also includes an investigation ofwhich children's rights are violated in Kenya. It consists of statistics and what the laws in Kenyasay about these violations.

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2021. , p. 36
Keywords [en]
CRC, ACRWC, Kenya, Child Rights, Africa, SDG:s, Violations
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Social Sciences
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URN: urn:nbn:se:ths:diva-1356OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ths-1356DiVA, id: diva2:1564295
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Human Rights
Educational program
Bachelor’s Programme in Human Rights
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Available from: 2021-06-14 Created: 2021-06-11 Last updated: 2023-10-11Bibliographically approved

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