Agency/Organization Name
Human Rights Commission (SSHRC)
Member State
Child Rights Structures
- It has not designated Directorate or Unit on Child Rights.
- The Commission made an initiative to establish a Child Rights Desk but this never became operational.
Budget for Children Rights
No specific budget for children’s rights.
Engagement with ACERWC
Engages with the ACERWC in capacity building and information sharing forums and receives specialised support on children’s rights.
Engagement with NANHRI
- Member of NANHRI
- Participates in activities and meetings with NANHRI including capacity building initiatives.
Engagement of Children
SAHRC engages children occasionally, especially through the Children’s Parliament, and when they lodge complaints in the Commission’s childfriendly consultation rooms.
Collaboration with Child Focused Agencies
- Cooperates with INGOs, CSOs and NHRIs in other countries on child rights issues.
- Cooperates with UNICEF in the preparation of State Party Reports.
Role of NHRIs on promotion and protection of children’s rights
- The Commission indicated that it collaborates with other stakeholders in the celebration of the Day of the African Child and in implementing Agenda 2040.
- Although South Sudan has not yet ratified the ACRWC, despite signing it in 2013, the Commission did not play any specific role to advocate for the ratification.