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Give ways in which African charter differs from UNCRC

Ways in which African charter differs from UNCRC

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Prohibits child marriages.

Insists on 18 as a minimum age of marriage.

Requires that all marriages are registered in an official registry.

Requires that pregnant girls have the right to continue their education.

Includes a reference to protection from Apartheid.

Insists that no child under 18 years can be recruited into the armed forces or take part in hostilities.

Has no references to the right of a child to an adequate standard of living.

Includes an Article setting out the responsibilities of children (this is not included in the UN Convention).

Includes an Article on the rights of children of imprisoned mothers (again absent from the UN Convention).

Makes more explicit reference to the family as the natural unit and basis of society.
elton17401 answered the question on December 8, 2017 at 16:38

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