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Child Rights
Children's Rights
What are the main debates on equality on the MDGs post 2015, and how is this important for the children's well-being?
There are many debatable items and priorities that are associated the ongoing efforts in the 2015 Millennium Development Goals. One of the main priorities is to eradicate poverty. This is no easy task and has been a goal for the group since its origin. However, this issue is important to children in many ways. One particular way to help eradicate poverty is through education; especially the education of young females.
One of the reasons education is especially important for young women is that education is linked to the age at which women marry and have children. In sub-Saharan Africa and in South and West Asia, child marriage affects one in eight girls; one in seven gives birth by the age of 17; education can empower these girls to have a say over their life choices -- by giving them the confidence to speak up for their rights, and to demand the opportunity to continue their studies (Rose). One analysis indicated that if all girls in sub-Saharan Africa and South and West Asia had primary education, it would result in fourteen percent...
Thus female education could add a significant contribution to eradicating poverty.
2. What are the fundamental principles of both human rights (HR) and the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)? How does the HR and CRC differ, how are they similar? Why is the CRC a relevant instrument, and what are some of the criticisms that the HR and the CRC have received? Do human rights apply equally across countries? explain why or why not.
In theory, human rights apply to equally to all countries. However, in practice, this is obviously not the case. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and in the International Covenants on Human Rights, proclaimed and agreed that everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth therein, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status (United Nations). However, special provisions were added for children. Children by themselves are more vulnerable to all…
Works Cited
Rose, P. "The Great Debate." 25 September 2013. Reuters. Online. 30 March 2014.
UNICEF. "The Changing State of Global Poverty." July 2011. UNICEF. Online. 31 March 2014.
United Nations. "Conventions on the Rights of the Child." 2 September 1990. United Nations Human Rights. Online. 31 March 2014.
The state parent locator service lessens the delay of collection of child support. The child support enforcement agencies in most states have the authority to order genetic testing in order to establish the parentage in cases of paternity. Child support payments can be ordered once the parent is found. Withholding of wages and seizure and sales of properties may be used to enforce child support. Cash Assistance Programs: Under the Title
Child Sex Trafficking: Sex trafficking is basically defined as the enlisting, harboring, provision, moving, or acquisition of an individual for the main goal of a commercial sex act. In this case, an individual who has not attained 18 years old is forced or coerced to perform sexual acts. Generally, a person is forced or coerced for the purpose of debt bondage, involuntary servitude, or slavery. In the past few years, child
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Children's Safety On The Internet How safe are children when it comes to online use? What are the most important issues when comes to Internet safety for children? What is being presented in the literature when it comes to protecting children who use the Internet? These issues and others will be addressed in this paper. What are the dangers for children while using the Internet? An article in the peer-reviewed journal BMC Public
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