---
title: "Child Rights"
tags: child-rights literature-notes mad posco
date: 2020-11-28 18:10:55
---

# Child Rights

# Child Rights

Conventions are document which should be adhered to. If its ratified by that country.

The need for child rights
- Children got low priority in policy making - based on economics
- Children and individuals
- Children are not the possessions of parents nor of the state.
- They start life as very dependent
- Actions of govt impact children more strongly that other groups.
- Children's views should be heard and considered in political process
- Healthy development of children is crucial to well being of society.
- Cost of society failing its children are huge.

## UNCRC
- Right to Survival
	- No fetecide
	- No death out of hunger, etc.
	- Right to identity
- Development
	- Right to education
	- Right to health care
	- Right to love / care
- Protection
	- Protective framework : Reduce risks
	- Response to issues
	- Rehabilitation
- Participation

## Indian Legal System

- JJ Act
- Child Marriage Act
- POCSO
	- Defined a range of sexual act
	- Use of evidence 
	- Made reporting easier
	- Made legal system better. Special courts
	- Categorization of Offenses
		- Sexual Harassment
		- Sexual Assault
		- Aggravated Sexual Assault
		- Penetrative Sexual Assault
		- Aggravated Penetrative Sexual Assault
		- Pornography
- Right to free and compulsory education
- Child Labor Act
	- Children below 14 can't work anywhere other than family employment
	- Children above 14 can work - except in hazardous environment


"In India in more than 80% cases persecutor is know to the victim."


---
### Tags
#child-rights #literature-notes #mad #posco