Somali parliament passes child protection bill - Africa - News - StarAfrica.com
Somali legislators have unanimously passed a bill aimed at protecting children, reports said on Saturday.
The speaker of parliament has announced that members of the house have overwhelmingly agreed the endorsement of the new bill which was presented to parliament by cabinet.
The new law will provide protection and basic rights of children and prohibits the child trafficking, recruitment of children as child soldiers and negligence of children.
An analyst Garaad Yusuf Mahmud said the new law will give opportunities to thousands of street children and orphanage to find better houses and education.
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