The Correctional Youth Centre (CYC) for Girls, a safe and secure correctional facility for 16 delinquent juveniles up to the age of 18, was inaugurated yesterday by the Minister of Social Security, National Solidarity and Reform Institutions, Mrs Fazila Daureeawoo, in the presence of the Acting Commissioner of Prisons, Mr J. Rungadoo.
The construction of the CYC Girls is in line with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child which establishes rights for all children less than 18 years of age (Article 1) and includes special protections for children in conflict with the law. The Government of Mauritius has made a commitment to respect, protect and fulfil the rights contained therein.
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