UNICEF’s mission is to advocate for the protection of children’s rights; to help meet their basic needs and to help them reach their full potential. This convention is a universally agreed set of non-negotiable standards and obligations. These are minimum rights and freedoms that should be respected by governments. They’re founded on respect for the dignity & worth of each individual, regardless of race, colour, gender, religion, origins, wealth or birth status; therefore apply to every human.
Convention: The rights of a child
May 5th, 2010Child labour
April 21st, 2010The most recent and depressing exploitation in this world lately is child labour. The children working are numerous and that too with their agreement. We call it exploitation because any child below the age of 14 years is not allowed to work and they are forced to work. If a child works in a factory or industry then he won’t be able to study, develop or freely excel in life which would curb all his rights. The most disturbing is the working of children in the sex trade.
Child rights
March 31st, 2010Every nation in this world provides definite rights to all the children of its country which are rarely uncommon when compared amongst all the countries. There are many rights provided to the children which include the right to survival which gives him/her the full permission to live the way he/she wants to, the right to protection, the right to participate in every act and the right to development to make him reach heights in life.
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The morality of child labour
February 1st, 2010Child labour is one of the common exploitations taking place in the world at will and in great numbers. It means that a child below the age of 14 must not work and no can force him or her to work in any kind of field. It interferes with many rights of children like right to education, right to freedom and right to development. The worst form of it includes working as a Sex worker.
Rights provided to children
January 9th, 2010Every child who is a citizen of a nation present in this world holds some rights according to the constitution of that nation but some of them are really common. Some of them are right to survival which makes a child to live the way they want, right to development so that a child can move forward in life, right to participation in which every act they want to without any discrimination and right to protection.
Sudan launches first official Child Act
June 12th, 2009The President of Sudan officially launched the first ever Child Act for Southern Sudan. The director of Operations for UNICEF was on hand for the historical moment and said : “This legislation is a major milestone in creating a protective environment in which children can enjoy their rights to health, education and other basic services, to access information, to express their views, and to be protected from abuse, neglect, exploitation and harm.” The new laws prohibit neglect, violence and abuse of children and also must provide all minors with a full education. This will go a long way to helping the impoverished nation and all of its minors.
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Slovakia investigating police humiliation of minors
June 5th, 2009Slovakia’s Ombudsman Pavel Kandráč has demanded investigation into a incident involving local police in Roma. The policemen reportedly made 6 young men strip each other and then slap each others faces in the police station. Video of the event has been released to local authorities and media outlets which has since been broadcast on several websites. The police officers are facing charges in the event as they have broken both Slovakian laws as well as those of the United Nations. The boys were apparently being detained for attacking a 66year old lady and stealing her purse.
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Poverty and religion behind early marriages in Zimbabwe
May 29th, 2009In many cases young women are married to much older men while her parents and village elders support it. The young women are then forced to leave school and any hope for an education to become housewives and bearers of children. While technically illegal for minors to marry in Zimbabwe under the Domestic Violence Act, the problem continues to grow since members of the sect are complicit and secretive. Most marriages are arrange to be between older men and young underage girls and in some cases men even take on multiple wives that are all underage. The ongoing ordeal has forced Zimbabwean authorities to step up efforts to stop the practice that has forced thousands of girls in the Marange, Odzi and Buhera districts of Manicaland to drop out of school.
Saudi Arabia to control all girl marriages
May 22nd, 2009The government of Saudi Arabia has stepped in to control all marriages of young women after an incident where a local court refused to nullify a marriage between a 58 yr old male and a 8 yr old girl. The current laws allow a father to marry off his daughter as they see fit to keep their bloodlines the way they want them to be. This has also led the way to parents marrying off their daughters for financial or political gain. The new laws will oversee all marriages of young women to make sure that “”preserve the rights, fending off blights to end the negative aspects of underage girls’ marriage,” and will not actually ban underage marriages in the country.