Child’s Right and Impact of Domestic Violence-Abuse on Child Flashcards
Nigeria signed the CRC in__
January 1990 and ratified in April in 1991
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child(UNCRC) is a
legally binding international agreement setting out the civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights of every child, regardless of their race, religion or abilities
UNCRC states that they have the right to
adequate nutrition, an education, to have their own beliefs and choose their own religion and be listened to
Children have the right to remain with__
their family when it is safe to do so, be protected from harm, be allowed to speak their own language, even when it is different from the majority of people in their country and be able to meet up with others if their own age to socialise
7 Rights of a Child
- Right to survival and development
- Right to protection
- Right to participation
- Right to education
- Right to identity
- Right to leisure and play
- Right to family life
Right to protection entails
a right to be protected from having to work, to face any kind of physical or mental abuse and to have a caring and secure family
Right to participation entails
a child’s involvement in the decision taking about his/her life and has the space to develop and express independent thought
Right to survival entails
- right to adequate nutrition
- right to qualify health care
- right to enjoy the benefit of social security
- right to housing
Right to development entails
a right to education that not only lead to the child to a path of learning but promotes understanding tolerance and friendship among all nations racial or religious groups and should contribute to maintenance of peace
Challenges of Child’s right act in Nigeria
- Awareness and Education
- Cultural Norms and Practices
- Enforcement and Monitoring
- Resource Constraints
