The movement for children's rights has come a long way, from insignificant recognition in the League of Nations to the present day achievements. The adoption of the International Convention on the Rights of the Childin 1989 marked a milestone achievement in the struggle for children. The CRC, which is now international law, contains norms and standards for the protection and advancement of children's rights and is binding on all 193 member states that have ratified the Convention so far. Zimbabwe ratified it on the September 11, 1990, meaning that as a country, we are bound by the provisions of the Convention.
The CRC, which was later complimented by a regional instrument, the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of Children of 1999, was meant to serve as a springboard for further initiatives for more concrete and advanced international and national norms on the rights of children.
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