Download internationally accepted rights of the child

INTERNATIONALLY
ACCEPTED RIGHTS OF
THE CHILD
The United Nations
adopted the “Declaration of
the Rights of the child”, on
th
20 November,1959.
AIM
To
meet the special needs
of the child.
THE 10 BASIC RIGHTS
OF THE CHILD
ARE……..
1.Right to develop in an atmosphere of
affection and security and protection
against all forms of
neglect,cruelty,exploitation and traffic.
2.Right to enjoy the benefits of
social security, including
nutrition, housing and medical
care.
3.Right to a name and
nationality.
4.Right to free education.
5.Right to full opportunity for
play and recreation.
6.Right to special treatment,
education and appropriate care
If handicapped.
7.Right to be among the first to receive
protection and relief in times of
disaster.
8.Right to learn to be a useful member
of society and to develop in a healthy
and normal manner and in conditions
of freedom and dignity.
9.Right to be brought up in a spirit of
understanding, tolerance, friendship
among people, peace and universal
brotherhood.
10.Right to enjoy these rights,
regardless of race, color,sex,
religion,nation or social origin.
LEGAL RIGHTS OF THE
CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS
1.When the children are too
young to care for themselves
parents or their substitutes are
required to provide
food,clothing,shelter,education
and medical care for them.
2.If the children are “at risk”such
as neglected or abused, other
persons such as
neighbores,relations and nurses
as professional persons are
legally mandated to report these
problems and to intervene for
help.
3.Children who are physically
or mentally handicapped, State
Government have established
some additional rights for
them such as,
Right
to live in a normal
setting as possible.
Right to equal opportunity for
public education.
Right to quality medical care.
Right to equal employment
opportunity.
4.Children have the right to
express their desires, when
decisions are made about them.
5.When custody of children is
followed, the court often appoints
separate legal council for
children.
6.Parents do not have the legal
right to withhold the medical
care from a child.
Eg:Consent for a blood
transfusion, if parents neglect,
court may assume this
responsibility.
7.Children have the right to
know who is responsible for
their care, including all
members of their health and
nursing teams.
8.Adolescent has the right to
obtain information about and
confidential management of
birth control
measures,pregnancy,abortion,
STD,alcohol,drug abuse and
psychiatric problems.
SPECIAL LAWS RELATING TO
CHILDREN
1.THE CHILD LABOUR
ACT 1986
Child labor is applied
due to poverty,unemployement
and lack of education. According
to their law the children are not
permitted to work in occupation
concerned with,
Passenger’s
goods,mail,transport
by railways.
Cylinder picking, cleaning of ash
pits.
Cement manufacturing.
Building construction
operations.
Cloth printing.
Manufacturing
Beedi
of explosives.
making.
Wool cleaning.
Printing etc………….
2.THE CHILDREN ACT 1960
In India it develops for
the care, maintenance, welfare,
education and rehabilitation of
the delequent child. It covers
the neglected and socially
handicapped.
3.JUVENILE JUSTICE ACT 1986
This rectifies the
inadequacy of children act,
provides a comprehensive
scheme of
care,protection,treatment
development and rehabilitation
for deliquent juveniles.
Some of the special features of the
act are:
It provides a uniform legal
network for juvenile justice in the
country, so as to ensure that no
child under any circumstances is
put in jail or police lock up.
It
approaches towards prevention
and treatment of juvenile
delinquencies in keeping with the
developmental need of children.
It establishes norms and standard
for administration of juvenile
justice in terms of investigation,
care, treatment and rehabilitation.
It
lays down appropriate
linkage and co-ordination
between formal system of
juvenile justice and voluntary
organization.
4.CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND
TREATMENT ACT 1974
It provides a rational centered
approach on child abuse and child
neglected, makes funds available
for research, identification of
causes, prevention and treatment
for the establishment of regional
child abuse centers.
5.HEALTH MAINTENANCE
ORGANIZATION ACT 1973
It assists and encourages the
local and state government non
profit organization, insurance
companies and agency to
change the health delivery
system
so that improved care could be
provided. This service
includes, other illness and
wellness related care.
6.EDUCATION FOR ALL
HANDICAPPED CHILDREN ACT
1975
A state mandated divisional
special education within the
department of education, provides
service based on children need and
special programmes, services
through their division.
The organizations and agency at the
national level to provide informal
education to handicapped children.
Preschool programmes for children
aged 5years involves knowledge
about the law in their state of
residence which helps to families in
obtaining good health and services
for their children.