Gov’t, NGO discuss children’s rights

KIGALI - The of Minister Gender and Family Promotion (MIGEPROF), Jean d’Arc Mujawamariya, has urged the Civil Society Organizations (CSO’s) to be vigilant and identify loopholes in the Child Act by promoting and advocating for the protection of children’s rights. She said this yesterday while officiating at the opening of the stakeholders workshop on the implementing the convention on the rights of a child and the African Charter on Rights and Welfare of a Child at Hotel des Mille Collines. The three-day meeting brought together members of HAGURUKA, a local NGO, Save the Children Sweden and experts with the mission of promoting and defending the rights of children.