Available resources

International instruments

The treaties Nigeria is party to, and the protocols that sit under them.

• Convention on the Rights of the Child OHCHR
• African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child African Union PDF
• Optional Protocol on the involvement of children in armed conflict OHCHR
• ILO Convention No. 138 and Convention No. 182 Minimum age, and worst forms of child labour ILO

CRC General Comments

How the Committee on the Rights of the Child reads the Convention.

• General Comment No. 12 Right of the child to be heard OHCHR
• General Comment No. 14 Best interests of the child OHCHR
• General Comment No. 19 Public budgeting for children's rights OHCHR
• General Comment No. 24 Children's rights in the child justice system OHCHR
• General Comment No. 25 Children's rights in the digital environment OHCHR
• General Comment No. 26 Children's rights and the environment OHCHR

Standards and guidelines

Operational guidance for care, justice and protection.

• UN Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children A/RES/64/142 United Nations
• UNODC Guidelines on Justice in Matters involving Child Victims and Witnesses of Crime UNODC PDF
• Paris Principles and Guidelines Children associated with armed forces or armed groups UNICEF
• UNICEF Approach to Child Protection Systems Strengthening UNICEF PDF

Children in the digital environment

• Legislating for the Digital Age Global guide UNICEF PDF
• Policy note on age restrictions for social media UNICEF PDF

Nigerian law and national systems

• Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023 NDPC PDF
• Trafficking in Persons (Prohibition) Enforcement and Administration Act 2015 NAPTIP PDF
• Nigeria Sexual Offenders Database NAPTIP