Resource Library Theme : Civil Society and Rights Concepts
Annual Report of the Committee on Rights of Child: Examines Report of Ghana. The Committee on the Rights of the Child reviewed the second periodic report of Ghana on how the country is implementing the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.The second periodic report of Ghana (CRC/C/65/Add.34) says that Ghana demonstrated its commitment to children by ratifying the Convention on the Rights of the Child on 5 February 1990. The Government and people of Ghana have since made great efforts to ensure that domestic laws and policies are consistent with the Convention. While Ghana acknowledges that there is still much room for improvement, significant progress has been made in spite of economic and cultural constraints.
Elements of a rights-based approach in RAVI This document describes how RAVI applies a rights-based approach to realising its purpose: to enhance citizen engagement with the state in relation to the respect, protection and fulfillment of civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights.