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The Rights Holder and Duty Bearer Relationship
Child rights mainstreaming through CRBA entails strengthening the relationship between rights holders and duty bearers. Rights holders need to be supported to voice their interests, claim their rights and hold duty bearers to account for rights realisation. Duty bearers need capacity strengthening to listen to child rights holders, enable children to participate meaningfully in decision-making that affects them, while ensuring that child rights are respected, protected and fulfilled.
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Duty bearers
are those defined as having obligations under the CRC for respect, protection and fulfilment of child rights. Government and its agents (social workers, judges, police, health care workers, teachers, etc) are the primary duty bearers responsible for realising the rights of all children. Parents, community members and others who care for children are secondary duty bearers, with specific legal responsibilities for upholding the rights of children under their care.
are those defined as having obligations under the CRC for respect, protection and fulfilment of child rights. Government and its agents (social workers, judges, police, health care workers, teachers, etc) are the primary duty bearers responsible for realising the rights of all children. Parents, community members and others who care for children are secondary duty bearers, with specific legal responsibilities for upholding the rights of children under their care.
Rights holders
are all girls and boys under 18 years of age. The rights holder is an active participant in rights realisation and must be empowered to make claims and hold duty bearers to account.
are all girls and boys under 18 years of age. The rights holder is an active participant in rights realisation and must be empowered to make claims and hold duty bearers to account.