Zambia – Submission to the African Committee of Experts On the Rights and Welfare of the Child

43rd Ordinary Session

This submission relates to the review of the Republic of Zambia under the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child and focuses on the impact of lead pollution on children’s rights.

Impact of Lead Pollution on Children’s Rights (articles 5, 12, and 14)

Lead contamination around the former lead and zinc mine in the town of Kabwe continues to have disastrous effects on children’s health, and action is urgently needed to protect child rights.[1]

Kabwe is one of the…