operation with public and private organisations, to take all appropriate and necessary measures designed:

b to protect children and young persons against negligence, violence or exploitation;

ف) منشور آفريقايى حقوق و رفاه كودك‌

African Charter on the Rights

and Welfare of the Child( )

Article: Protection Against Child Abuse and Torture

. States Parties to the present Charter shall take specific legislative, administrative, social and educational measures to protect the child from all forms of torture, inhuman or degrading treatment and especially physical or mental injury or abuse, neglect or maltreatment including sexual abuse, while in the care of the child.

. Protective measures under this Article shall include effective procedures for the establishment of special monitoring units to provide necessary support for the child and for those who have the care of the child, as well as other forms of prevention and for identification, reporting referral investigation, treatment, and follow- up of instances of child abuse and neglect.

ث) تفسير عمومى شماره‌ى 8 كميته‌ى حقوق كودك‌

General comment No.( ): The right of the child

to protection from corporal punishment and other cruel or degrading

forms of punishment( arts.;, para.; and, inter alia )

از آن‌جا كه اين تفسير با تنبيه بدنى كودكان و ساير سوء رفتارهايى كه بر كودكان وارد مى‌شود، ارتباط مستقيم دارد، لذا، كلّ متن آن را ذكر مى‌كنيم.