In Buenos Aires, the Expert visited a day-centre run by the City of Buenos Aires, Centro de Atención Integral a la Niñez y Adolescencia (“CAINA”). The Center offers psychological, social and educational assistance to street children and other children in difficult circumstances.

Ms Urbaine group and Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro. Photo: Study Secretariat/2005.

In Bamako, The Independent Expert visited Apaf Muso Dambe, a local NGO providing assistance to female victims of violence and other human rights violations, a drop-in centre for children on the outskirts of Bamako and he met with organizations that coordinate the ‘Programme national de lutte contre l’excision’ (national program to combat female genital mutilation/cutting).

Independent Expert in School, Islamabad, Pakistan. Photo: Study Secretariat/2005.

Two civil society organizations were visited by the Independent Expert in Islamabad: the Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (SPARC), which focuses on child rights advocacy, and Rehabilitation And Health Aid Centre for Torture Victims - Voice against Torture (RAHAT).