Child rights information network

Every 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.

Every 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.

Niroko Calderon is only 13 years old and she has had to chose whether to stay in the country of her birth or be deported along with her parents back to the Philippines. Her parents came to Japan on illegal passports and have lived in Japan since before her birth. They have finally been caught and are being deported back to the Philippines. Niroko was given a choice to stay in Japan which is the only home she has ever known or go with her parents to a place she does not know and does not speak the language of. The poor girl chose to stay in Japan since life can be better for her in a place like Tokyo rather than the much poorer Philippines.

In good news the Taliban and the Pakistan government signed a treaty that will carry a cease fire for much of the Swat Valley. The truce will bring in Sharia Law to the tourist area which is home to more than 1 million people. The Taliban has been using religious schools and military training centers in the area to recruit children and then use them for suicide attacks as they saw fit. The Taliban has been very ruthless in the way they recruit and then brainwash these children. They are constantly shown videos of how they will become martyrs and the glory of being a suicide bomber.

It has certainly been on the table for a long time but the United States still remain one of two countries that has yet to ratify its Children’s Rights Treaty. In a country that has laws to protect all minorities it should be a no-brainier to quickly pass a law that protects the well being of their own children. The hold up seems to be that the new laws are full of conflicting moral issues and even have personal political agendas within it. While all those in power seek to protect the kids the means to get there are in question. Neither side wants to give in to the other on many key points.