The Protection Of Socio-Economic Rights Of Unaccompanied Refugee Children Under Human Rights Law: A Case Study Of Uganda

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Declaration .......................................................................................... . .i

Dedication ............................................................................................. ii

Acknowledgement. ................................................................................. .iii

Table of contents .................................................................................... .iv

List of abbreviations ................................................................................. v

Chapter 1: Introduction .......................................................................... . 1

I.I Background to the study ........................................................................ 2

1.2 Objectives of the study .......................................................................... 2

1.3 Significance of the study ....................................................................... .3

1.4 Research questions .............................................................................. 3

1.5 Research methodology ......................................................................... .3

1.6 Literature review ................................................................................. 4

1. 7 Limitations of the study ....................................................................... .4

1.8 Overview of chapters ........................................................................... 5

Chapter 2:The protection of the rights ofURC under international and regional law

2.1 Introduction ...................................................................................... 6

2.2 International and Regional Human Rights Law ............................................. 6

2.2.1 Convention on Rights of the Child ..................................................... 7

2.2.2 African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child ............................ 8

2.3 International and Regional Refugee Law .................................................... 9

2.3.1 1951 UN Refuge Convention & 1967 Protocol.. ..................................... 9

2.3.2 OAU Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in

Africa ...................................................................................... 10

2.4 United Nations High Commissioner for Refuges .......................................... 10

2.4.1 Refugee Children: Guidelines on Protection and Care ............................ .10

2.4.2 Guidelines on Policies and Procedures in dealing with Unaccompanied

Children seeking Asylum .............................................................. 11

2.5 Inter-agency Guiding Principles on Unaccompanied and Separated Children ......... 11

2.6 General Comment of 2005: Treatment of unaccompanied and separated children

Outside their country of origin ............................................................... 12

2. 7 General Assembly Resolution 51/77 ....................................................... .13

2.8 Conclusion ...................................................................................... 13

Chapter 3: The problem of access to socio-economic rights ofUMR: the case of

Uganda

3.1 Introduction ..................................................................................... 14

3.2 The Uganda scenario ......................................................................... .15

3.2.1 Education ............................................................................... 15

3.2.2 Healthcare .............................................................................. 16

3.2.3 Food and water. ....................................................................... 16

3 .2.4 Sanitation and shelter. ................................................................ 17

3 .3 Conclusion ....................................................................................... 17

Chapter 4: Obstacles to the implementation of socio-economic rights ofUMR in

Uganda

4.1 Introduction ................................................................................. .18

4.2 Legal obstacles ................................................................................ 18

4.2.l Ugandan domestic law ............................................................... .18

4.2.2 International law ..................................................................... .20

4.3 Financial obstacles ........................................................................... 20

4.4 Capacity of parties involved ................................................................ 21

4.4.l Government. ........................................................................... 21

4.4.2 UNHCR ................................................................................ 22

4.4.3 NGO's .................................................................................. 23

4.5 Communication obstacles .................................................................. 24

4.6 Conclusion ................................................................................... 24

Chapter 5: Recommendations and Conclusion

5.1 Summary of findings ....................................................................... .25

5 .2 Conclusion ................................................................................... .25

5.3 Recommendations .......................................................................... .26

5.3.l International instrument.. ........................................................... 26

5.3.2 Domestic laws and policies ......................................................... 26

5.3.3 Changes in UNHCR ................................................................. 27

5 .3 .4 International and regional responsibility .......................................... 28