The participants of the Continental Conference on Access to Justice for Children in Africa titled “Spotlighting the Invisible”, held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 8 - 9 May 2018, following up on the 2011 Kampala Conference and its outcomes, have issued a Call to Action "recognizing the adverse and lasting impact that gaps in access to justice have on children in Africa." The Call to Action addresses key stakeholders in children's justice in Africa and calls upon them to "take action to accelerate the fulfilment of access to justice for children in Africa."
The Call to Action includes a request to African governments to "ensure that child justice systems are cognisant of the specific needs of children in situation of vulnerability, including children with disabilities, girls, child migrants, children without parental care, and child victims of organised crime."
