This study seeks to provide a critical analysis of child protection policies in Egypt and examine whether these policies are based on the rights-based model of child protection that is embodied in the Convention for Child Rights (CRC). It identifies the ways in which these policies fail to link child rights and child protection and thus are unable to provide integrated and accessible services that meet children’s needs. Cairo Papers in Social Science 30:1
Child Protection Policies in Egypt: A Rights-Based Approach
Cairo Papers Vol. 30, No. 1
This study seeks to provide a critical analysis of child protection policies in Egypt and examine whether these policies are based on the rights-based
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Adel Azer is a professor of law and a social policy consultant. Sohair Mehanna is research associate and director of field operations at the Social Research Center of the American University in Cairo. Mulki al-Sharmani is research assistant professor at the Social Research Center of the American University in Cairo. Essam Ali is a child rights consultant.
