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CHILDREN’S RIGHT TO SURVIVAL
editThe National Family and Health Survey III [NFHS-III 2005-06] states that infant morality has shown a very low decline i.e. only from 68% to 57%. There are significant inter-State, rural-urban variations in infant morality rate. One of the Millennium Development Goals is to reduce infant and child mortality by two-thirds between 1990 and 2015. For India, this would imply a reduction of the IMR to 27 and of under five mortality rate to 32 by 2015.
The Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989 to which India is a party proclaims the child’s right to survival. Under article 6 and 24, it calls upon state parties to ensure to the maximum extent possible the survival and development of the child and provide for adequate health facilities, nutritious food, clean drinking water, being the basic requirements for sustenance. Article 47 of the Constitution imposes a duty on the State to raise the level of nutrition and standard of living and improve public health. Thus, protection of a Child’s right to survival is not only a domestic but also an international commitment.
Recognizing material anaemia as a major contributor to infant and maternal mortality in India and recognizing it as a serious human rights issue, the Commission organised a National workshop in 2000 and made specific recommendations to address it. The Commission has been monitoring the elimination of maternal anaemia as also access to health services. Besides, the Commission is access, availability and affordability to right to health and has insisted on 100% immunization and increase in safe deliveries.
RIGHT TO EDUCATION
editBasic to Realisation of other Rights
Free and compulsory education to all children of the age of six to fourteen years and early childhood care and educate for all children until they complete the age of 6 years are Fundamental Rights and Constitutional goals. The Constitution also incorporates a Fundamental Duty on a parent or guardian to provide opportunities for education to his child or ward between 6 – 14 years.
These steps can also be seen as the country’s commitment towards the fulfilment of the Millennium Development Goals which seek to ensure, among other things, that by 2015 all children are in school, the enrolment ration is 100% and that retention is ensured until grade five. However, it is not an easy task. It requires massive financial support, schooling infrastructure and enactment of law. HRC has emphasised that these hindrance cannot be an excuse for slow or poor execution to ensure the fundamental right to education.
Lack of education affects the dignity and self-esteem of many of our citizens and exposes them to constant violations of their human rights. In its most aggravated form, this finds painful expression in thousands of our youth working as child labour or even as bonded labour in hazardous or demeaning circumstances. It is necessary to ensure that our country is no longer weakened by illiteracy and rights of its children are not violated for reasons of their lack of education. The Human Rights Commission has therefore been advocating since 1994 for the free and compulsory education to all children until they complete the age of 14 years.
CHILDREN’S RIGHT TO JUVENILE JUSTICE
edit“We are guilty of many errors and faults, but our worst crime is abandoning the children, neglecting the foundation of life. Many of the things we need can wait, the child cannot.
Right now is the time. His bones are being formed, his blood is being made and his senses are being developed.
To him we cannot answer ‘tomorrow’. His name is ‘today’.”
The care and protection of children was greatly acknowledged in the form of several Acts/Laws namely. The Juvenile Justice Act 1986 and the 2000 Act. Subsequently, these acts were amended to plug in the loopholes, through the Juvenile justice (Care and Protection of Children) Amendment Act, 2006. This act extends its ambit not only to children in conflict with law but also children in need of care and protection, thereby including a special category of neglected children.
However, the implementation of the Act has always been a cause of concern and, keeping that in view, the Human Rights Commission organized the two-day National Conference on the “Juvenile Justice System in India” on the 3-4 February 2007 in New Delhi. The main objective of the Conference was to finalize a plan of action based on the views/ suggestions of all the stakeholders present. The major recommendations emanating out of the National conference were further circulated by the Commission to all the States and Union Territories for necessary action, keeping in mind the best interest of the children.
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