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Benin

Child Related Laws
Child Related Policies
State Party Reports


Constitution of the Republic Benin, 1990
Child Code, 2007 *
Labour Law, 1998 *
Law On the Suppression of Female Genital Mutiliation in Benin, 2003
Public Hygiene Code, 1987 *
Law on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 2003
Law on Conditions for Moving Minors and Trafficking of Children in the Republic of Benin, 2006 *
Law on HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control, 2004
Law Establishing the Ombdusman, 2009 *
Social Security Code, 2003 *
Nationality Code, 1965 *
Revision of the Penal Code Provisions Concerning Removal of Minors, 1973 *
Criminal Procedure Code, 2012 *
Disability Rights Law, 2017 *
The Child Code, 2015 *


Growth and Poverty Reduction Strategy, 2011-2015
Health Policy, Year Not Known *
Policy for the Promotion of Health,Year Not Known *
Education Policy, 2006-2015 *
Policy on HIV/AIDS Control, 2006-2010 *
Youth Policy, 2001 *
National Policy of Community Health, 2014 *
National Health Development Plan 2009-2018, 2009

African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child

State Party Reports
ACRWC Initial Report	July 2015

Concluding Recommendations
No Recommendations Available

United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child

State Party Reports
Initial	22 Jan 1997
Second	20 Apr 2005
The third, fourth and fifth reports of the States parties to the Convention on the Rights of the Child *	2013
Initial Report on Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict	31 May 2016
Initial Report on Optional Protocol on Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography	31 May 2016
Third to fifth Periodic Reports on the Convention on the Rights of the Child *	15 Mars 2013

Concluding Observations
For Initial Report	12 Aug 1999
For Second Report	20 Oct 2006

* Available only in French