Researcher at the Children's Rights Project explains Children’s Act

We also spoke to Lorenzo Wakefield - Researcher for the Children's Rights Project at the UWC’s Community Law Centre. We were talking about parts of the Children’s Act that is said to be invalid. Wakefield informed the listeners about the recent constitutional court ruling whereby parents whose children have been removed from their care by the state now will have access to automatic review of that decision. This will help fill the gap in the Children’s Act that has in the past made it difficult for disenfranchised families to challenge state officials who have wrongfully removed their children according to child rights activists. The Children's Rights Project works towards the recognition and protection of children's rights within the framework of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child and the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa. The focus of the CRP is on marginalized and vulnerable children. For further information you can contact the Children’s Rights project on (021) 959 2950/1 or visit their website www.communitylawcentre.org.za