Children: God's gift
Children should be made aware of their basic rights for a safe and protected way of life. It is the responsibility of caretakers and parents to ensure that children enjoy their rights and can fight for the same-for themselves and for other children.
WHAT'S THE definition of a child? He or she is someone below the age of eighteen, unless under law applicable, age of majority is attained earlier. The term ‘child’ does not mean minor but it can also include adult children as well as adult non-dependent children.
The rights of a child are human or fundamental rights that ensure every child leads a life of safety and dignity.
Recent UNICEF (United Nations International Children’s Educational Fund) report on the status of world’s children under the title ‘Childhood Under Threat’ found out in India millions of children are deprived of their rights of survival, health, nutrition, education and safe drinking water. It is reported that 63 per cent of them go to bed hungry and 53 per cent suffer from chronic malnutrition.
It's estimated that 72 million children in India below 5 and 14 years can't access basic education. A girl child is the worst victim as she is often neglected and is discriminated because of the preference for a boy child.
The convention on the Rights of a Child defines basic rights of children covering multiple issues. India enforced it on December 11, 1992. UNICEF provided these basic rights to children:
1. Right to education
3. Right to information
4. Right to nutrition
5. Right to health and care
Children are exploited in many rural areas - resulting in their neglect. They are unable to grow in many of the cases. In some urban areas child labour is seen prevalent even in this 21st century.
2. Right to expression
4. Right to nutrition
5. Right to health and care
6. Right to protection from abuse
7. Right to protection from exploitation
8. Right to protection from neglect
9. Right to development
10. Right to recreation
11. Right to name and nationality
12. Right to survival
13. Right to equality
14. Right to parental care
15. Right to special care for disabled children
7. Right to protection from exploitation
8. Right to protection from neglect
9. Right to development
10. Right to recreation
11. Right to name and nationality
12. Right to survival
13. Right to equality
14. Right to parental care
15. Right to special care for disabled children
Children are exploited in many rural areas - resulting in their neglect. They are unable to grow in many of the cases. In some urban areas child labour is seen prevalent even in this 21st century.
Young children work in shops, and are often sent by their parents so that they earn a living. If children are educated about their basic rights they can oppose and can fight for their well being.
All children have rights and it is the responsibility of adults to fulfil all these rights.
Some of the suggestions that the government can follow to curb child exploitation are:
1. Reduce poverty so there is no need for children to work.
2. Increase adults’ wages.
3. Improve working conditions so that health and safety of children is ensured.
4. If it is very important for a child to work then shorten working hours so that he attends school.
5. Ban hazardous and exploitative work.
6. Make education more attractive and relevant to childrens’ needs.
2. Increase adults’ wages.
3. Improve working conditions so that health and safety of children is ensured.
4. If it is very important for a child to work then shorten working hours so that he attends school.
5. Ban hazardous and exploitative work.
6. Make education more attractive and relevant to childrens’ needs.
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