Children’s Voice is a non-profit organization founded in 2002 in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It works for the protection of children by defending their rights and ensuring their access to basic services such as education, vocational training, access to justice for the sustainable development of their communities. Children’s Voice is based in Goma and operates in six provinces in the east of the country.
Contact: Jacob Bayingana Shema
Phone: +250 784 674 963
Address: 13, Avenue Mont-Goma,
Quartier Les Volcans Commune de Goma,
Ville de Goma, Nord-Kivu/RD Congo
Email: contact@children-voice.org
Website: http://www.children-voice.org/
Year: 2022
Year: 2022
Year: 2021
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Age of sexual consent is 18 years. The national legislation does not provide for a close-in-age exemption.
Analysis of country legislation on age of sexual consent, 2024
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Universal jurisdiction is provided for all crimes as long as the prosecution is requested by the Attorney General and, when required, includes a complaint of the victim or offended party. Double criminality principle is not applicable for extraterritoriality.
Extradition regulation does not explicitly refer to SEC-related offences and it is necessary to refer to each of the bilateral treaties ratified by the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Double criminality is required when the crime was committed in the territory of the requiring state.
SECTT Legal Checklist Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2020
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No
There are no mandatory legal provisions for criminal background checks nor legislation prohibiting convicted sex offenders to hold positions involving or facilitating contact with children.
SECTT Legal Checklist Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2020
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The Democratic Republic of the Congo has ratified the CRC, the OPSC, the Trafficking Protocol and the ILO Convention No. 182.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has also ratified the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has not ratified the OPIC, the UNWTO Framework Convention on Tourism Ethics nor the AU Convention on Cyber Security and the Council of Europe’s Lanzarote and Budapest Conventions.
SECTT Legal Checklist Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2020
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Not Yet Assessed
No
There are no child protection standards for the travel and tourism industry in place.
SECTT Legal Checklist Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2020
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