•-Golden age, children and childhood are associated together. The reason children, childhood and golden age are associated is that during childhood days children can enjoy a life of their own without any worries or anxiety, as well as without duty or the need to shoulder responsibility of any kind. But, in spite of children being associated with golden age, several children rights are violated. They are subject to offences like sex abuse and physical abuse. There is child trafficking, child pornography, labourers and child labour. For instance, according to the “2001 census data of the Government of India, there were 1,2,666377 children across the country with 19,27,9997 in Uttar Pradesh alone, followed by Andhra Pradesh with 13,63,339, Rajasthan with 12,62,570, Bihar with 11,17,500 and Madhya Pradesh with 10,65,259.”
“On 20 November, 1989, the General Assembly of UN, marked the thirteenth anniversary of the Declaration of the Rights of the Child” Bringing out the concept of promoting and protecting the rights of the child is of recent origin. The Declaration on the Rights of the Child is solely to protect the interest of the child ever since its declaration. The Declaration asserts that “mankind owes to the child the best it has to give.”
From the year 1979 to 1989, the Commission on Human Rights gave priority for the drafting of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The Convention consists of 54 articles which are known as the “Bill of Rights” for children. The Convention recommends and advises the state to create socially positive condition and atmosphere to foster healthy social and political development for the welfare of the child.
The Convention declares that the child has every right to enjoy as well as to develop his intellectual level. The Convention also writes that every child should have the three basic rights, that is, food, clothing and shelter. The Convention seeks to protect children against any kind of exploitation. The Convention also seeks to let the child enjoy life without any form of discrimination influenced caste, creed, colour, religion, ethnic origin, etc.
Toli Achumi, Kohima
“On 20 November, 1989, the General Assembly of UN, marked the thirteenth anniversary of the Declaration of the Rights of the Child” Bringing out the concept of promoting and protecting the rights of the child is of recent origin. The Declaration on the Rights of the Child is solely to protect the interest of the child ever since its declaration. The Declaration asserts that “mankind owes to the child the best it has to give.”
From the year 1979 to 1989, the Commission on Human Rights gave priority for the drafting of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The Convention consists of 54 articles which are known as the “Bill of Rights” for children. The Convention recommends and advises the state to create socially positive condition and atmosphere to foster healthy social and political development for the welfare of the child.
The Convention declares that the child has every right to enjoy as well as to develop his intellectual level. The Convention also writes that every child should have the three basic rights, that is, food, clothing and shelter. The Convention seeks to protect children against any kind of exploitation. The Convention also seeks to let the child enjoy life without any form of discrimination influenced caste, creed, colour, religion, ethnic origin, etc.
Toli Achumi, Kohima
