Examination of the roles and capacities of duty bearers responsible for protecting the human rights to adequate food, nutritional health and wellbeing in Ugandan children’s homes

Examination of the roles and capacities of duty bearers responsible for protecting the human rights to adequate food, nutritional health and wellbeing in Ugandan children’s homes

Abstract Background The majority of Ugandan children face vulnerability and malnutrition. As a State Party to international human rights treaties, Uganda has legal obligations of guaranteeing the fundamental rights and the best interest of the nation’s children. Despite being protected under interna...

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Main Authors: Monica Olafsen, Archangel Byaruhanga Rukooko, Per Ole Iversen, Bård A. Andreassen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:BMC International Health and Human Rights
Subjects:
Children’s home
Duty bearer
Human right to adequate food
Obligations
Role and capacity analysis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12914-018-0156-4

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