This act has the aim to consolidate and reform the laws relating to the protection and welfare of children and to provide for incidental matters. The Act covers aspects such as the rights of a child and the responsibilities of its parents; the child in need of care and protection; the offences to health and welfare of children; the conditions to take a child into care and for adoption; trafficking of children; child rehabilitation and conflict with criminal law; police powers and duties regarding children and legislation regarding minor’s criminal law.
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Loi No 021/2002 portant statut des refugies en République Démocratique du Congo
This Law establishes provisions on the status of refugees and related matters in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.