Child rights and their protection english

By – SURESH KUMAR ( Nursing Tutor )
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CHILD RIGHTS
• India, in its bid to become an ethical labour market to
international corporations in 1991, ratified the United Nations
Convention on the Rights of the Children in 1992. Child rights
go beyond just human rights, which exist to ensure fair and
proper treatment of people across the world, and promote their
well-being. Children, defined as any person under the age of 18,
need more than just human rights due to a set of unique needs
stemming from their vulnerabilities.

CHILD RIGHTS IN INDIA
• There are various rights for children in India we will discuss them one by one-

CHILD RIGHTS IN INDIA…..
• 1. The Right to Survival: According to the
conventionon the Rights of the Child on 1992, the
Right to Survival includes the right to life, the
attainable standard of health, nutrition and an
adequate standard of living. It also includes the right
to a name and nationality.

• 2. The Right to Protection: According to the Convention,
this right includes freedom from all forms of exploitation,
abuse and inhuman or degrading treatment. This includes the
right to special protection in situations of emergency and
armed conflict. The aim is simple, to protect vulnerable
children from those who would take advantage of them and
to safeguard their minds and bodies.

• 3. The Right to be protected from armed conflict: Armed
conflict converts innocent children into refugees, prisoner, or
participants in armed conflicts, and these are all
circumstances which contravene with the spirit of War or any
armed struggle can severely damage a child's morale as well
as perceptions of ethics, and this must be corrected in a
nurturing safe environment.

• 4. Right to freedom of expression: child shall have
the right to freedom of expression; this right shall include
freedom to seek, receive and impart information and ideas of
all kinds, regardless of frontiers, either orally, in writing or in
print, in the form of art, or through any other media of
the child's choice, with respect of the rights or reputations of
others.

• 5. Right to have an identity (birth certificate): The
Government must make sure that children are
registered at birth (he/she should have a birth
certificate), and that the child has a name and a
nationality and that he/she knows who their parents
are. Having birth registered is important because it
helps to exercise your other rights .

• 6. Right to health- Every child have right to health,
medical care, nutrition, protection from harmful
habits (including drugs) and safe working
environments. This right provide access to special care
and support for children with special needs, as well as
quality health care (including drinking water, nutrition,
and a safe environment) respectively.

• 7. Right to education- Right to free primary education
is critical for helping children develop discipline, life
skills while finding a safe and healthy environment to
nurture a child's physiological development. This also
includes freedom from violence, abuse or neglect. The
Government must make sure you get a good quality
education.

• 8. Right to Nutrition- Not only children, but every human
being has right to nutrition. Inadequate nutrition early in life
can cause irreparable damage to the developing brain and
body. But More than 50% of India's children are
malnourished. While one in every five adolescent boys is
malnourished, one in every two girls in India is
undernourished. A lot is to be done to protect this right of
children

• 9. Right to protection from Abuse: Protection from
violence extends even to family members, and children
must not suffer ill-treatment or sexual or physical
violence. This includes use of violence as a means of
discipline. All forms of sexual exploitation and abuse
are unacceptable.

• 10. Right to be protected from exploitation- protection from
violence is critical for freeing children from exploitation. This
extends to abuse, negligence and violence by parents, even if it is
justified as an instrument of achieving discipline at home. Further,
children cannot be made to work in difficult or dangerous
conditions. Children can only volunteer to work doing safe chores
that do not compromise their health, or access to education or
play. Sexual exploitation, another type of exploitation, is also
prohibited,

• 11. Right to an opinion- All children deserve the right to
voice their opinions, free of criticism or contempt. In
situations where adults are actively deciding upon choices on
behalf of children, the latter are entitled to have their
opinions taken into consideration. While children's opinion
may not be based on facts, it is nonetheless an important
source of insight for parents, and should be considered

• 12. The right to Development: Every child has the right to
development that lets the child explore her/his full potential.
Unfavourable living conditions of underprivileged children
prevent them from growing in a free and uninhibited way.
Children must be given an opportunity to participate in and
contribute to development, so that they can help shape their
own futures.

• 13. The right to Recreation: Every child has a right to
spend some time on recreational activities like sports,
entertainment and hobbies to explore and develop.
Majority of poor children in India do not get time to
spend on recreational activities. Programs should be
developed to provide them some time for recreation
and play.

• 14. The right to family life: if not family members, then
children have the right to be looked after by caretakers.
Children must live with their parents until it is harmful to
them. Children who do not have access to a family life, have a
right to special care and must be looked after properly, by
people who respect their ethnic group, religion, culture and
language. Refugee children have a right to special protection
and help.

Promotion and protection
of CHILD RIGHTS
• Promotion and protection of child rights is a combined
responsibility of Government, society, parents, teachers and
family members. Governments are obelized to recognize full
spectrum of human rights for children and consider children
in legislative and policy decisions. Now a days Govt. of India
and state governments are listening seriously to children's
view on important issues and policy decisions.

of CHILD RIGHTS
• Family is the fundamental group of the society, which
provides the natural environment for the growth and
wellbeing of it’s members specially children. This is the
primary responsibility of family to protect rights of
children. Make them aware about their rights and
explain them how to report violation of rights.

of CHILD RIGHTS
• Schools also can contribute a lot for protection and
promotion of child rights. School teachers can
sensitize students about child rights, ways to identify
violations and how to report. When children learn
about rights the will become gentle adults and will not
violate rights of children. Seminars may be held to
spread awareness about child rights.

of CHILD RIGHTS
• Non governmental organizations, social welfare organizations
and child welfare organizations also play important role in
promoting and protecting child rights. There are many NGOs
working for child welfare and protecting children from child
right violations, specially child labour and exploitation. Some
NGOs run welfare homes for children rescued from child
labour.

of CHILD RIGHTS
• International organizations such as UNICEF,
cooperates with governments and provide technical
assistance to further implementation of child right
convention. Other organizations such as UN refugee
agency, WHO, UNESCO, etc. also help in promoting
and protecting child rights.

of CHILD RIGHTS
• Govt. of India established a statutory body in march 2007
known as national commission for protection of child rights.
The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights
(NCPCR) emphasizes the principle of universality and
inviolability of child rights and recognizes the tone of
urgency in all the child related policies of the country. For the
Commission, protection of all children in the 0 to 18 years
age group is of equal importance.

of CHILD RIGHTS
• The Commission's focus is mainly on the following tasks:
• The first is to build public awareness and create a moral force in the country
to stand by children and protect their rights.
• The Commission's task is to look at the gaps in the policy framework and
the legal framework and make recommendations .
• Thirdly, the task of the Commission is to take up specific complaints that
come up before it for redressal of grievances and also take up suo moto
cases, summon the violators of child rights.

of CHILD RIGHTS
• Laws related to child right protection-
• Commissions for Protection of Child Rights (CPCR) Act,
2005
• The child Act, 1960.
• The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006
• Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961

of CHILD RIGHTS
• The child labour prohibition Act 1986
• Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act,1971
• Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention,
Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013
• Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015

By – SURESH KUMAR ( Nursing Tutor )

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