Adolescent Accusation
There is no denying the fact the
fundamental rights of the children is supported by UN charter which envisages
that a child must be protected by providing him/her hierarchical needs like
physiological, safety, security, egoistic and self actualization need. In Un
convention, it has been clearly stated that a child must be flourished and it
is the duties of the parents and in this respect, the state parties should have
a special look to the well beings of the children and as such they should
ensure necessary funds to develop them with proper education, knowledge and
other ancillaries in a systematic manner so that they should develop themselves
as an ideal citizen. In this context, Child labour has been a great impediment
for flourishing the prospects of building them as good citizen in a country.
Due to the fact that due to poverty, the parents are compelled to send their
children to work in order to maintain their family. There is no denying the
fact that modern civilization has been flourishing day by day by constructing
buildings, dams, and embankments and over bridges for various purposes. There
is a good ground for every development works in the world for which the
limitless efforts, men's hardihood and persistent feelings are involved
significantly. Indeed, all sorts of educational institutions like schools,
colleges, universities and every project and offices profiles have been
constructed by enormous using sufficient bricks, trees and soils. Formerly, the
world was full of forests and there were uneven soils like ragged mountains and
hills. In course of time, the people felt needs to enter into the world of
civilization. To speak the truth, they learnt the techniques of cultivating the
land, making fire and fuel for preparing their foods and ultimately, they
became conversant with the useful things very convenient to them by conquering
the world of science and technologies. In this momentary world many uncommon
talents came out and made the world astonished by miracle discoveries and
inventions. In those work, men and women are equally engaged where it is evident
that a child is only a child, not a boy, not a girl.
It is evident that modern
society is more often than not male dominated where women still pine away in an
substandard position put side by side to men because of the social formation
and stick with customarily held social values. There is, however, an escalating
responsiveness that women’s position must get better as a matter of their
right; and that, for national development also, mainstreaming of women in all
walks of national life is essential. Bangladesh is differentiated by a very
high population density (860 persons per sq. km. as of 1999), a high population
growth rate (about 2.5 per cent), a very low per-capita income (about US$ 200
as of 1999), a very low adult literacy rate (32 per cent), and widespread being
without a job and underemployment (one-third or more of the available
labour-time in the country). About 46 per cent of the population aged 10 years
and above constitute the civilian labour force. While women constitute half of
the population, their labour force participation rate is only 9.9 per cent
against 81.4 per cent of men. Open unemployment rate is 3.1 per cent for women
against 1.1 per cent for men and underemployment rate for women workforce is
even higher measure up to men. Since the mid-1970s, the Government has, in
acknowledgment of the fact that women’s class must get better and that women
should be implicated in nation building behavior for an orderly progress of the
society, adopted policies and measures aimed at enhancing women’s status,
promoting employment opportunities for them, protecting their rights. On top of these, the
Constitution of Bangladesh, adopted in 1972, has guaranteed equal position to
women. The Constitution of Bangladesh enshrines women’s equal status with men
before law; women shall have equal rights in all spheres of state and public
life, and equality of opportunity in respect of employment or office in the
service of the Republic. They should not be discriminated against because they
are women. In fact, the Constitution provides that special steps should be
taken for the advancement of women. However, Article 29(c) states that any
class of employment or office may be set aside for members of one sex on the
ground that it is considered by its nature to be unsuited to members of the
opposite sex. If not properly interpreted, this provision may allow scope for
abuse and provide a cover for discrimination against women.
The position of building the children is
difficult nowadays because of expansion of child labour and as such it is
found, not only in our country but also through out the world, the number of
child labour are enhancing day by day. Due to the fact, the effort to develop
the children by proper education is being adversely hampered. Suffice it to say
that a class of people in the name of establishment, they are employing the
children as child labour in different factories, offices and other places in
some manner by way of offering very low wages. The world is immensely
beautified by her unbounded nature where the forests and the animals, hill and
mountains have been flourished by the best ecosystem with relevant ecological
balances with the factors of climate and weather. In the world, as the
antidotes of medicine to cure diseases, the poisonous chemicals are being used
up to manufacture the same. In this connection, it is important to mention that
the dreadful diseases like cancer, coronary, blood cancer and aids etc., are no
longer a problem or dreadful impediment to human beings. If we look around the
world, we will find that the environment is being polluted every time from
water effluence when mosquitoes lay eggs on standing water of the river, ponds
and pools etc. When dirty and unexploited ingredients are thrown into water,
the water is polluted tremendously. In Great Britain
We should bear in mind that, as
specified in the proclamation of the Rights of the Child, "the child, by
reason of his corporeal and psychological juvenile behavior, needs special
safeguards and care, including appropriate legal protection, before as well as
after birth",
The
Convention on the Rights of the Child was accepted and opened for signature,
ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution 44/25 of 20 November 1989 . It
entered into force 2
September 1990 , in accordance with article 49.
It has been highlighted that, in
accordance with the principles proclaimed in the Charter of the United Nations,
recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of
all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace
in the world, we should bear in mind
that the peoples of the United Nations have, in the Charter, reaffirmed their
faith in fundamental human rights and in the dignity and worth of the human
person and have determined to promote social progress and better standards of
life in larger freedom, it has been
recognized that the United
Nations has, in 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, it has been recalled that, in the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the United Nations has proclaimed that
childhood is entitled to special care and assistance, Convinced that the family, as the fundamental group of society
and the natural environment for the growth and well-being of all its members
and particularly children, should be afforded the necessary protection and
assistance so that it can fully assume its responsibilities within the
community, it has been stated that the child, for the full and harmonious
development of his or her personality, should grow up in a family environment,
in an atmosphere of happiness, love and sympathetic consideration. It has been
stated that the child should be fully prepared to live an individual life in
society and brought up in the spirit of the ideals proclaimed in the Charter of
the United Nations and in particular in the spirit of peace, dignity,
tolerance, freedom, equality and solidarity. It has been expressed that the
provisions of the Declaration on Social and Legal Principles relating to the
Protection and Welfare of Children, with Special Reference to Foster Placement
and Adoption Nationally and globally; the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules
for the management of Juvenile Justice
We should
bear in mind
that, in all countries in the world, there are children living in unusually
difficult conditions and that such children need special contemplation for taking due explanation of the
importance of the traditions and cultural values of each people for the fortification
and harmonious development of the child. We
should bear in mind the importance of international co-operation for
improving the living conditions of children in every country, in particular in
the developing countries, for the purposes of the present Convention, a child
means every human being below the age of eighteen years unless under the law
applicable to the child, majority is attained earlier. States Parties shall respect
and ensure the rights set forth in the present Convention to each child within
their jurisdiction without discrimination of any kind, irrespective of the
child's or his or her parent's or legal guardian's race, colour, sex, language,
religion, political or other opinion, national, ethnic or social origin,
property, disability, birth or other status. 2. States Parties shall take all
appropriate measures to ensure that the child is protected against all forms of
discrimination or chastisement on the basis of the status, activities,
expressed opinions, or beliefs of the child's parents, legal guardians, or
family members. In all actions concerning children, whether undertaken by
public or private social welfare institutions, courts of law, administrative
authorities or legislative bodies, the best interests of the child shall be a
primary consideration. It has been stated the States Parties embark on to
ensure the child such protection and care as is necessary for his or her
well-being, taking into account the rights and duties of his or her parents,
legal guardians, or other individuals legally responsible for him or her, and,
to this end, shall take all appropriate legislative and administrative
measures.
It
has been stated the states Parties should ensure that the institutions,
services and facilities responsible for the care or protection of children
shall conform with the standards established by competent authorities,
particularly in the areas of safety, health, in the number and suitability of
their staff, as well as competent supervision. It has been stated the States Parties
shall undertake all appropriate legislative, managerial and other measures for
the implementation of the rights recognized in the present Convention. With
regard to economic, social and cultural rights, States Parties shall undertake
such measures to the maximum extent of their available resources and, where
needed, within the framework of international co-operation. It has been stated
the States Parties shall respect the responsibilities, rights and duties of
parents or, where applicable, the members of the extended family or community
as provided for by local custom, legal guardians or other persons legally
responsible for the child, to provide, in a manner consistent with the evolving
capacities of the child, appropriate direction and guidance in the exercise by
the child of the rights recognized in the present Convention.
It
has been avowed the child shall be listed immediately after birth and shall
have the right from birth to a name, the right to get hold of a nationality
and. as far as possible, and the right to know and be cared for by his or her
parents. It has been stated in UN charter that the States Parties should ensure
the implementation of these rights according to their national law and their
obligations under the relevant global instruments in this field, in particular
where the child would otherwise be stateless. It has been stated the states Parties
undertake to respect the right of the child to preserve his or her uniqueness,
including nationality, name and family kindred as recognized by law without
unlawful intervention. The children who are found begging need to be sorted out
and they should be positioned in a place which is suitable for their
development. The social authorities and other welfare organization should come
forward to settle them in a systematic manner. Other wise the hopes and
aspiration would be nipped in the bud and in this context, William Shakespeare says:
“Out! Out! A
brief candle,
A life’s but a
walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and
frets his hour
Upon the stage,
And then is
heard no more,
It is a tale;
Told by an
idiot,
It is full of
sound and fury,
Signifying
nothing”
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