scholarly journals Inclusive Education: The Forms of Violation of Children’s Rights and School Dropouts in the Kadey Division: East Region of Cameroon

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (04) ◽  
pp. 1268-1275
Author(s):  
Maurice Ndjouma Wedjou
Keyword(s):  
Local Community ◽  
School Attendance ◽  
Collaborative Work ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Children's Rights ◽  
Children’S Rights ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
Regional Office ◽  
Violence Against Children ◽  
East Region

Article 8 of the African Aspirations for 2063 stipulates that the African people are confident that their countries have the ability and competence to realize or accomplish their full potential in development, culture, and peace.  The vast majority of countries in Africa have worked toward establishing flourishing, inclusive, successful and prosperous societies by eradicating any forms of violation of children’s rights (African Union Commission, 2015). Nevertheless, violation of children’s rights remains present in most developing countries including the country of Cameroon. This research aims to explore the forms of violation of children’s rights having a dramatic incident in school attendance in the Kadey Division of Cameroon, East Region of Cameroon. This research work is inductive, values bias and uses the grounded theory of the qualitative method approach. 15 participants have been selected from 3 major focused groups of different stakeholders in the Kadey Division, East Region of Cameroon. The theoretical saturation code was used to explain the relevance of the sample size.   Data were examined using the open, axial, and selective coding processes. The results were tested for internal and external validity based on credibility, dependability, conformability, and transferability consideration. The philosophical focused on subjectivism ontology and interpretivism perspective. The study is an investigative case study model. The study showed that the forms of violation of children’s rights in the Kadey division include the recruitment and use of children, the denial of humanitarian access, the sexual violence against children and the killing and hurting of children. This study encourages school leaders in the Kadey Division to acknowledge that schools are not meant to function apart from the local community. Promoting strong collaborative work ethics between the major educational stakeholders may help prevent and reduce violence against children within and outside the school milieu and therefore duplicate school attendance.  (UNICEF Regional Office for South Asia, 2016).

scholarly journals PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES OF ON-CALL SPECIALISTS IN THE FIELD OF VIOLATIONS OF CHILDREN’S RIGHTS

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (10) ◽  
pp. 46
Author(s):  
Daiva Malinauskiene ◽  
Aistė Igorytė
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Children's Rights ◽  
Protection System ◽  
Children’S Rights ◽  
Daily Activities ◽  
Child Rights ◽  
Violence Against Children ◽  
Professional Experiences ◽  
Rights Protection ◽  
The Family

<p>The article analyses the content of the activity of child rights protection on-call specialists, their experiences related to the representation of the child and his/her interests. In Lithuania, this position is new and it emerged after the reform of the child rights protection system, which was caused by the increase in cases of violence against children, which resulted in their death several times. The activity of on-call specialists is focused on making quick decisions in response to reports of violations of children’s rights in the family and society.</p><p>Qualitative research revealed the experience of on-call specialists in relation to the assessments of violations of children’s rights in daily activities and the reactions of parents/ guardians to the assistance provided by on-call specialists.</p>

scholarly journals Consent for Research on Violence against Children: Dilemmas and Contradictions

Societies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 15
Author(s):  
Paula Cristina Martins ◽  
Ana Isabel Sani
Keyword(s):  
Social Status ◽  
Exposure To Violence ◽  
Children's Rights ◽  
Children’S Rights ◽  
Parental Consent ◽  
Research Practice ◽  
Violence Against Children ◽  
Developmental Characteristics

The increasing visibility of violence involving children has led to a recognition of the need to research its underlying dynamics. As a result, we now have a better understanding of the complexities involved in this kind of research, associated with children’s developmental characteristics and social status, exposure to violence, and compromised parenting of caregivers. This paper discusses the issues raised by parental consent in research on violence against children, specifically the dilemma of children’s rights to participation and protection, and proposes changes in research practice in this domain.

scholarly journals Antitesis Pemenuhan Hak Anak Korban Kekerasan Seksual dalam Sanksi Adat: Studi Di Desa Tenganan, Karangasem

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 104
Author(s):  
Ni Nyoman Juwita Arsawati ◽  
Putu Eva Ditayani Antari
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Legal Protection ◽  
Children's Rights ◽  
Customary Law ◽  
Children’S Rights ◽  
Comparative Approach ◽  
Child Victims ◽  
Conceptual Approach ◽  
Violence Against Children ◽  
The People

The purpose of this paper is to examine the customary law sanctions that are threatened against perpetrators of sexual violence against children, for example in the people of Tenganan Village, Karangasem-Bali, which are Balinese customary law communities who still adhere to their traditions in the era of modernization and globalization that is developing in Bali. Whether the customary sanctions for perpetrators of sexual violence against children in Tenganan Village, Karangasem-Bali are in accordance with the principle of fulfilling children's rights. This research is a type of normative legal research or what is often called doctrinal research. The approach used in this research is the Legislative Approach, the Conceptual Approach and the Comparative Approach. The result of this paper is that customary sanctions against sexual violence against children that occur in Tenganan Village do not position children as victims of sexual violence. On the other hand, children are placed in a position to participate as perpetrators. The customary sanctions do not provide legal protection and fulfillment of children's rights for child victims of sexual violence. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji sanksi hukum adat yang diancamkan kepada pelaku kekerasan seksual terhadap anak, contohnya pada masyarakat Desa Tenganan, Karangasem-Bali yang merupakan masyarakat hukum adat Bali yang masih memegang teguh tradisinya di era modernisasi dan globalisasi yang berkembang di Bali. Apakah sanksi adat bagi pelaku kekerasan seksual terhadap anak di Desa Tenganan, Karangasem-Bali telah sesuai dengan prinsip pemenuhan hak anak.Penelitian ini merupakan jenis penelitian hukum normative yang menggunakan tiga jenis pendekatanantara lain pendekatan Perundang-undangan, Pedekatan Konseptual dan Pendekatan Perbandingan. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian diketahui bahwa sanksi adat terhadap kekerasan seksual terhadap anak yang terjadi di Desa Tenganan tidak memposisikan anak sebagai korban kekerasan seksual. Sebaliknya anak ditempatkan pada posisi turut serta sebagai pelaku. Dalam sanksi adat tersebut tidak memberikan perlindungan hukum dan pemenuhan hak anak bagi anak korban kekerasan seksual.

scholarly journals DAMAGES FOR DEPRIVATION OF PARENTAL CARE: INITIATING A GROUNDBREAKING NEW REMEDY FOR CHILDREN M v Minister of Police 2013 (5) SA 622 (GNP)

Obiter ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Judy Parker ◽  
F Noel Zaal
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Parental Care ◽  
South African ◽  
Family Care ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Children's Rights ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Children’S Rights ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
The Law

In South Africa, as in many other jurisdictions, it is well established that where a parent is unlawfully and culpably killed by a third party any surviving children may claim for loss of support. Detailed rules on damages available in terms of the common law loss of support action have developed over a long period of time. However, the action has generally remained subject to a major limitation. The loss which can be claimed for must be pecuniary or material. This is in accordance with the principle that only patrimonial damages may be awarded in terms of the loss of support action. Thus, damages which can be claimed by children unlawfully deprived of a parent are restricted to compensation for loss of future maintenance they will no longer receive. In reality, the harm and deprivation children experience after death of a parent tend to be much more than what has been recognized as suitable for compensation by means of patrimonial damages. Particularly where there was a close relationship, bereavement may cause long-term emotional harm. The child may also lose out on important life-skills training and guidance that the parent would foreseeably have provided for many years until the child reached maturity. Without such guidance, the child may never achieve his or her full potential. So the child may be significantly disadvantaged even beyond maturity. Unfortunately, in the face of centuries of entrenchment of the law, our courts have been unable to extend the loss of support action to fully cover all aspects of a deprivation of nurturing. They have thus not been able to address some of the most severe dimensions of harm typically suffered when children are wrongfully deprived of parents. South Africa has not been alone in this. Such claims are blocked by the Fatal Accidents Act 1976 in England, where damages can only be claimed for pecuniary loss. Although this was criticized by the Court in, for example, Hay & Anor v Hughes, there appears currently to be no attempt to amend the Act. Similar legislation in Australian states and territories also does not make provision for claims by children for non-pecuniary damages. This is with the exception of the Northern Territory of Australia where the Compensation (Fatal Injuries) Act allows a child to claim damages for loss of care and guidance of a parent wrongfully killed. Fortunately, in the democratic era South Africa has benefited from an infusion of modern, children’s rights-based legislation. Some of the new statutory provisions allow for a reconceptualization of the law governing parent-child relationships. Of foundational importance is the declaration that “every child has the right − … to family care or parental care …” in section 28(1)(b) of the Republic of South Africa Constitution Act, 1996. As will be further discussed below, the actual content of parental care has been to some extent clarified in section 15 of the Children's Act 38 of 2005 (the Act). The references to parental care in modern South African legislation provide scope for judges to develop the detail of the law in accordance with a children’s-rights approach. In M v Minister of Police (M) Mohle J grasped an excellent opportunity to do so and opened the way for future compensation of children for non-material aspects of parental loss. He did this with creative and ground-breaking interpretations of section 28(1)(b) of the Constitution and section 15 of the Act.  In our discussion we provide an analysis and appreciation of the judgment. We show that, whilst M is important for its initiation of a new remedy from which many children can benefit in the future, it is in some respects less than perfectly clear, and therefore leaves important aspects for further development. We consider the implications of the judgment and how South African law needs to be further evolved if children unlawfully deprived of their parents are to be fully compensated for resulting harm.

Placing Children’s Freedom from Violence at the Heart of the Policy Agenda

2020 ◽  
pp. 306-328
Author(s):  
Marta Santos Pais
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Children's Rights ◽  
Children’S Rights ◽  
Policy Agenda ◽  
Global Policy ◽  
Violence Against Children ◽  
Rights Of The Child ◽  
The World ◽  
Forms Of Violence ◽  
Legal Mandate

Violence knows no geographic, cultural, or social borders. Around the world millions of children of all ages continue to be exposed to appalling levels of violence, in their neighborhoods, in their schools, in institutions aimed at their care and protection, as well as within the home. Children’s rights law, most notably the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), provides a legal mandate to address all forms of violence against children. This chapter reviews the various forms of violence against children, their impact on child well-being, and the children’s rights law mandate to prevent it. It then discusses the global policy agenda for confronting violence against children and the challenges that must be overcome to achieve progress toward a world free of violence against children.

Children’s Rights in the Twenty-First Century

2020 ◽  
pp. 717-728
Author(s):  
Jonathan Todres ◽  
Shani M. King
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Children's Rights ◽  
First Century ◽  
Children’S Rights ◽  
Significant Progress ◽  
Core Group ◽  
Violence Against Children ◽  
Rights Of The Child ◽  
Critical Issues

Significant progress has been made on implementing children’s rights and securing child well-being in the thirty years since the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Yet millions of children continue to suffer children’s rights violations. Looking forward, this concluding chapter of the volume focuses on two areas: cross-cutting themes in children’s rights and selected critical issues in children’s rights. First, the chapter argues that a core group of key themes are particularly relevant to children’s rights and require greater attention: the time-sensitive nature of children’s rights, the interrelated nature of children’s rights, autonomy’s application to children, child participation, and the need to mainstream both children and children’s rights. The second part of the chapter discusses pressing issues that have and will continue to have major impact on children’s rights, including large-scale human rights crises, the private sector, technology, genetic and related scientific advances, the rise in populism, violence against children, and climate change. Through the combination of these cross-cutting themes and current issues, the chapter maps an agenda for research and advocacy that can advance children’s rights law scholarship and help foster progress toward ensuring the rights and well-being of all children.

scholarly journals The African Children's Charter and ending corporal punishment of children in Africa: A work in progress

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonia Vohito
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Corporal Punishment ◽  
Children's Rights ◽  
Children’S Rights ◽  
Violence Against Children ◽  
Thirtieth Anniversary ◽  
Welfare Of The Child ◽  
African Charter ◽  
Legal Barriers

SUMMARY Corporal punishment is the most common form of violence against children worldwide, including in Africa. Corporal punishment violates children's rights to respect for their human dignity and physical integrity. The African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child provides for every child's right to be protected from violence and ill-treatment. The African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child and other human rights bodies consistently examine states on their progress towards prohibiting and eliminating corporal punishment. In the context of the thirtieth anniversary of the African Children's Charter, this article aims to examine the progress made towards the prohibition and elimination of corporal punishment of children in all settings, in Africa. It highlights the challenges and shortcomings in implementing this campaign in Africa. The role of the African Children's Committee in promoting and protecting the human rights imperative to prohibit corporal punishment of children is also examined, especially as regards the legal barriers to end the corporal punishment of children in Africa. Key words: African Children's Charter; children's rights; corporal punishment; Agenda 2040

scholarly journals IMPLEMENTASI KEBIJAKAN PENGEMBANGAN KABUPATEN/KOTA LAYAK ANAK (KLA) DI KOTA PALEMBANG

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 36-52
Author(s):  
Amir Mahmud ◽  
Suandi Suandi
Keyword(s):  
Development Policy ◽  
Children's Rights ◽  
Children’S Rights ◽  
Political Environment ◽  
Research Use ◽  
Business World ◽  
Violence Against Children ◽  
Rights Of The Child ◽  
Child Friendly ◽  
The Government

Implementation of Child Friendly Cities Development Policy is one way to create an environment that can guarantee fulfillment of children's rights carried out by the government together with the community and the business world. In Indonesia, cases of violations of children's rights are increasingly prevalent, especially cases of violence against children. The purpose of this research is to determine Implementation of Child Friendly Cities Development Policy in Palembang City. This research use methode is qualitative methode. This research used policy implementation theory by Van Metter and Van Horn in Agustino (2008). Data collection techniques which used are interview, observation and documentation. Data analysis which used is data reduction, display data, and conclusion. The triangulation technique used to check the validity of the data in this research is the source and method triangulation. The result shows that the implementation of Child Friendly Cities Development Policy in Palembang is generally good, seen from the achievement of the objectives policy with the fulfillment of the majority of children's rights under the Convention on the Rights of the Child (KHA), although there are some things still need to be improved, namely the characteristics of implementing agencies, inter-organizational communication and implementing activities, as well as the economic, social and political environment.

Information and Technology for Human and Children's Rights

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward F Halpin ◽  
Steve Hick
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Children's Rights ◽  
Children’S Rights ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Information And Technology

The research work underlying this paper has been undertaken over a number of years and resulted in the publication of the book 'Human Rights and the Internet', which provides a unique overview of the subject. This paper examines the use of information, using the application of the Internet and information and communication technology (ICT), in the context of human and children's rights and relates to two of the themes of the conference - technology and people.

scholarly journals The datafied child: The dataveillance of children and implications for their rights

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (5) ◽  
pp. 780-794 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deborah Lupton ◽  
Ben Williamson
Keyword(s):  
Digital Age ◽  
Children's Rights ◽  
In Utero ◽  
Active Part ◽  
Children’S Rights ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
Detailed Data ◽  
Critical Data ◽  
Monitoring Devices

Children are becoming the objects of a multitude of monitoring devices that generate detailed data about them, and critical data researchers and privacy advocates are only just beginning to direct attention to these practices. In this article, we provide an overview and critique of these varied forms of datafication and dataveillance of children, from in utero through to the school years. Our approach is informed by recent calls for research on children’s rights in the digital age that examines the conditions that give rise to children’s needs and guide provision of resources necessary for development to their full potential, the array of specific harms they may encounter and the significance of and particular opportunities to participate in matters that affect their wellbeing and enable them to play an active part in society. There remains little evidence that specific instruments to safeguard children’s rights in relation to dataveillance have been developed or implemented, and further attention needs to be paid to these issues.

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