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Protection Is Especially Important For Children by Opeomoope: 6:47am On Aug 26, 2016 |
What is protection?
All children have the right to protection.
Every child has the right to survive, to be
safe, to belong, to be heard, to receive
adequate care and to grow up in a
protective environment.
A family is the first line of protection for
children. Parents or other caregivers have
the primary responsibility for building a
protective and loving home. Schools and
communities are responsible for building a
safe and child-friendly environment outside
the child’s home.
Unfortunately, millions of children are not
fully protected. Many children deal with
violence, abuse, neglect, exploitation,
exclusion and/or discrimination every day.
These kinds of violations limit their chances
of surviving, thriving and pursuing their
dreams.
Over 160 million children work instead of
enjoying their childhood It is estimated that
more than 160 million children aged 5–14
are engaged in child labour. Millions of
children, mostly girls, work as domestic
labourers in private homes and more than a
million children are trafficked every year.
What is protection?
Girls and boys should be encouraged and
supported to speak up for children’s rights.
Young people should take an active role in
their own protection against abuse,
violence, exploitation and discrimination.
1. Every child should have the
opportunity to grow up in a family. If
a family is unable to care for the child,
steps should be taken by community
authorities to address the reasons and
make every effort to keep the family
together.
2. Every child has a right to a name.
Every child has a right to a
nationality. Registering a child’s birth
helps to ensure a child’s right to
education, health care as well as legal
and social services. Globally, the births
of nearly 230 million children under age
five have never been recorded. Birth
registration is a vital step towards
protection from abuse and exploitation.
3. Girls and boys must be protected from
all forms of violence and abuse.
Violence includes physical, sexual and
emotional abuse, neglect and harmful
practices such as child marriage and
genital mutilation/cutting of girls.
Families, communities and authorities
must take responsibility for this
protection.
4. Children must be protected from any
work that is hazardous. Work should
not prevent them from attending
school. Children should never be
involved in the worst forms of child
labour, such as slavery, forced labour,
drug production or trafficking.
5. Girls and boys can risk sexual abuse
and exploitation in their home, school,
workplace or community. Measures
must be taken to prevent sexual abuse
and exploitation. Sexually abused and
exploited children need immediate help
to stop such abuse.
6. Children become vulnerable to
trafficking if child protection is weak
or missing. The government, civil
society and families are responsible to
prevent or stop trafficking, they are also
responsible to help children who have
been victimized reintegrate into their
families and communities, if it is in their
best interest.
7. Justice for children should be based
on child rights. Jailing or
institutionalizing children must always
be a last resort. Child-centred
procedures should be set up for
children who are victims or witnesses
of crime.
8. Income support and social welfare
services can help keep families
together and children in school and
ensure access to health care.
9. All children have a right to age-
appropriate information , to be heard
and to participate in making decisions
that concern them. Fulfilment of this
right enables children to take an active
role in their own protection against
abuse, violence and exploitation, and to
become active citizens. |
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