CSC submission to the UNCRC 54th Session: Nigeria

Country
Nigeria
Region
West Africa
Language
English
Year Published
2009
Author
Louise Meincke
Organisation
Consortium for Street Children
Topics
Child labour, exploitation and modern slavery Discrimination and marginalisation Education Health Human rights and justice Research, data collection and evidence Violence and Child Protection
Summary

This paper is the Consortium for Street Children’s (CSC) submission on Nigeria to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child during its 54th session. CSC made a number of recommendations, including that the State undertake a fully comprehensive and in depth study and statistical analysis of the street children phenomenon in Nigeria, and subsequently develop a national street children strategy, which will also include police training.

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