Children's Rights

The purpose of this reaction paper is to examine the thoughts and feelings of the readings for the purpose of the interjection of opinion. Chapter twenty discusses the topic of child abuse and neglect internationally. The protective laws that have put into practice in diverse countries abroad that aid in the protection of children. Children are one of the most helpless demographic of individuals globally, the innocence and immaturity of children leave them vulnerable in society. This allows space for twisted individuals to impose on their human rights, and exploit their vulnerability. Parents, family member and caregivers as discussed in the chapter have taken advantage of children in all categories of manner. Everything from physical, sexual,

It includes children’s rights to protection from abuse, their right to express their views and be listened to and the right to care and services for disabled children or children living away from home.

Protecting children from maltreatment also preventing impairment of children’s health or development. This ensuring that children are growing up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care. Taking action to enable all children and young people to have the best outcomes.

Child welfare is one of the most important sociological topics today. It is a concept that is used to describe the combination of efforts and services that are designed with the primary objective of maintaining and promoting the safety as well as the wellbeing of children and ensuring that families have the necessary support they need to ensure that their children have been successfully cared for. In essence, child welfare is social work that is focused on the welfare of children (Keddell, 2014). Child welfare is a broad topic that involves, among others, child protection from abuse, support for families to effectively care for their children, investigation of child maltreatments and neglect, and support for children in

When you think of a child, you may not immediately think of them as a single entity, but instead as an extension of their parents. This view is one that doesn't seem to disappear until the child has reached their teens and are into their junior high and high school age. This view has to do with the idea of parental consent. Once a child reaches ages in the teens and above, they become more capable to make decisions without the guidance of a parental or another adult figure. Issues arise from this when we talk about the rights of the child because children don’t have a universal set of rights like the right of man, and some rights, such as the right to bear arms, wouldn’t . What are we to do if we want to give children rights that they deserve,

In most American cultures children are perceived to be precious aspects of life. They are often referred to as the future of the world. As a result of their inability to care for themselves they are considered to be the responsibility of parents, teachers, and society. These individuals are trusted to care for and protect children. As society changes so does the role of the child as well as the problems children have to face early in life. In America we have discovered that the child’s role in the family has changed. Some may think that children have more rights than the parents who are raising them. However, is this the case for other countries as well?

There are about three hundred million children that are subjected to violence, exploitation and abuse in orphanages (Kovacs Np.) Orphanages are supposed to be a haven for children to escape previous problems, but instead these institutions are homes of nightmares for children. For example, many children placed in orphanages are there to escape the abuse of families and loved ones, only to experience more abuse at the hands of the orphanage caregivers. In the United States, at least one-third of children admitted to infant orphanages younger than 12 months of age died, primarily of gastrointestinal and respiratory illness, often complicated by malnutrition (Humphreyes 625-634). This is not a problem in America, there are thousands of cases like this in countries such as China, Russia, Romania, and Africa, these countries are prohibiting children their happiness. Children have all the odds against them. They are being abused and neglected. Many of them do not even get adopted. Furthermore, there have been studies that show the long-standing effects of orphans in institutions after adoption. These institutions prevent child growth and development, most are inadequate for raising children, many children develop mental illnesses, and they do not give children the education they need to survive.

Every child and young person should have role in medical decision-making in issues of health care. We are talking about someone’s body regardless of the fact that body belongs to a child. UNCRC established the importance of child’s right to be heard. Under the South African Constitution a child is able to request contraception’s which came into force in 2007. In custody cases the ‘welfare principle’ plays a vital role putting the child as the ‘paramount consideration’. Thus, the Children’s Act 1997 was enacted to amend the Guardianship of Infants Act 1964 to take into account the wishes of children in guardianship, custody and access and set out the general principles that decisions about

From my reading in the Human Rights book assigned for class. It discusses special challenges of Children rights. It had mention that Children rights are seen as autonomous rights-holders with their own rights. It explained that Children rights are seen as enabling rights. The problem may be that the convention does not see the Children rights as important because some may not know how to express them. (Human Rights, p294) I think this can tie into forced Child labor because many children do not have a say in their life. They are not able to tell their parents or family no, because it will be seen as disrespectful and they do not want to disrespect their family. So majority of these Children do exactly what their parents or family tell to do. This can led to problems. I think children should be able to voice their own opinions and

“Nelson Mandela once described the Convention on the Rights of the Child as, ‘that living document that enshrines the rights of every child without exception to a life of dignity and self-fulfillment’” (Hodgkin & Newell, 2007). Yet, while we came to recognize the significance and impact which CRC policy would have, there has been continual issues regarding its successful implementation, even in a country like Canada. Within the context of this essay, Article 2, 3, 4, and 12 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child will be assessed to determine the potential contributions and implications which they have to make to CRC policy in Canada. While adults historically have viewed children as “little adults” or property of their parents, we have come to learn that children can be entirely independent if they are given the resources and support to accomplish their dreams (Davies, 2004).

The question here is mainly on children rights’ issues. Tina is to be advised on three grounds: (a) her likelihood of being charged for assault; (b) her legal position on starting to have a sexual relationship with Bill; (c) her legal position on the GP’s refusal as contraceptive treatment will not be given unless her mother consents.

On a daily basis, the safety and well-being of many children across Trinidad and Tobago are being threatened by child abuse (Perrault, 2011). Child abuse is a broad term which encompasses physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, commercial exploitation and neglect. The United Nations’ Convention of the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) defines child abuse as “all forms of physical or mental violence, injury or abuse, neglect or negligent treatment, maltreatment or exploitation, including sexual abuse”. (UNCRC, Article 19, 1989). It is important to increase the knowledge and awareness of abuse and the rights of the child among children, parents, and those who work in close proximity to children so children can be nurtured in positive and healthy environments.

Violence against children is a phenomenon happening worldwide, in forms of physical, psychological violence. Children are deprived of care, basic social services, health care and education, child abuse, neglect, exploitation, forced to beg, trafficked. Children are still one of the social groups at risk, facing many problems that remain unresolved. Although the consequences may vary according to the type and severity of the violence, the short and long-term consequences for children are very often serious and destructive and are costly. The laws that protect children’s rights are often not effective.

The CRA in its comprehensiveness provides a varying range of child rights which includes but not limited to the prohibition on the use of children in criminal activities, the exposure of children to use, production and trafficking of narcotic drugs, prohibition on the use of children in exploitative labor, etc. The CRA can be said to be divided into 4 categories of rights;

“I want a permanent divorce,” this is a saying of a 10-year-old wife - who was suffering from child marriage (Worth, “Voices Child Marriage Yemen”). Child marriage is a terrible scenario for children, especially for little girls. They are forced to marry, before they are mature enough due to social norms, traditions and their family members, whom they are depending on. According to statistics in 2013, in Bangladesh, the child marriage prevalence under the age of 18 is 66%. 240 among 100,000 child wives died, when they gave birth. In Niger, this figure rises to 75% and 339. In Chad, this figure is 68% and maternal mortality rate rises to 1100 (UNICEF State of the World’s Children 2013, Table 9: Children Protection, Council on Foreign