What are Child Rights? A right is as an agreement or contract established between the persons who hold a right (often referred to as the rights-holders) and the persons or institutions which then have obligations and responsibilities in relation to the realization of that right (often referred to as the duty-bearers.) Child rights are specialized human rights that apply to all human beings below the age of 18. Universally child rights are defined by the United Nations andUnited Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). According to the UNCRC Child Rights are minimum entitlements and freedoms that should be afforded to all persons below the age of 18 regardless of race, colour, gender, language, religion, opinions, origins, wealth, birth status or ability and therefore apply to all people everywhere. The UN finds these rights interdependent and indivisible, meaning that a right can not be fulfilled at the expense of another right. The purpose of the UNCRC is to outline the basic human rights that should be afforded to children. There are four broad classifications of these rights. These four categories cover all civil, political, social, economic and cultural rights of every child. • Right to Survival: A childs right to survival begins before a child is born. According to Government of India, a child life begins after twenty weeks of conception. Hence the right to survival is inclusive of the child rights to be born, right to minimum standards of food, shelter and clothing, and the right to live with dignity. • Right to Protection: A child has the right to be protected from neglect, exploitation and abuse at home, and elsewhere. • Right to Participation: A child has a right to participate in any decision making that involves him/her directly or indirectly. There are varying degrees of participation as per the age and maturity of the child. • Right to Development: Children have the right to all forms of development: Emotional, Mental and Physical. Emotional development is fulfilled by proper care and love of a support system, mental development through education and learning and physical development through recreation, play and nutrition.
Posted on: Wed, 24 Dec 2014 08:42:10 +0000
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