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CRJS408A2.docxBre’Osha King
CRJS 408
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September 15, 2017
Legal Status of Minors in Other Countries and the CRC
Describe and Contrast some of the atrocities that children are facing in various countries (choose two).
Children are the upcoming faces in our future today, but not all of them are able to live as a child first and an adult second. In other counties children may be used as bait, money figures, and soldiers to protect their family and other important factors in their life worth living on edge for. There are children who face certain atrocities everyday in other counties across the world. Poverty is a big atrocity that stands out to me because so many innocent/harmless children die each day due to the high poverty levels. There are at least 25,000 children that lose their life daily because they are underweight. South Africa is a large country that lacks clean sanitation, water, reasonable shelter, and access to health care. France, Greece, and Germany also lacks majority of these issues and this causes at least 2 million deaths a year. Child Neglect is another atrocity for those children who are younger and unable to defend themselves. Emotional neglect and parental neglect are the two most harmful to children in the country of New Hampshire, Canada, and Korea. Parental neglect includes the lack of responsibilities that are supposed to be performed between the parent and their child. Making sure your child attends school, eat regularly, stays warm, receives comfort, and is kept clean are ways to avoid parental neglect. Emotional neglect can cause trauma and failure in a child’s life and can stand in the way of a child progressing and growing more as a healthy individual.
What changes have these countries made to combat some of these abuses?
What is the UN Convention on the Rights of Children?
A human rights treaty that has made a promise to children in many different countries that will allow the to remain safe. This treaty is to help children be noticed for who they really are, their importance, and a chance for all children to be heard as one. The convention doesn’t separate children by race, culture, origin, or age, but it groups them together as a whole to define all equal rights distributed amongst all countries. The focus of this treaty is set around political, civil, and health rights of children. The human rights that are addressed in the treaty pertain to those who are infants and may prolong to the age of 18.
What is its purpose or mission?
The purpose of the UN Convention on the Rights of Children is to define their eligible rights, and to protect them from all harm so that they are able to be kept safe at all times, no matter what country they are in. Adding to the purpose would be, “”Rights” are things every child should have or be able to do. All children have the same rights. The rights that are listed in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child are shared amongst all children involved. Almost every country has agreed to these rights. All the rights are connected to each other, and all are equally important. Sometimes, we have to think about rights in terms of what is best for children in a situation, and what is critical to life and protection from harm. As you grow, you have more responsibilities o make choices and to exercise your rights.” The mission is to treat everyone equally, fair, and with respect while understanding children and youth have the right to live, survive, and develop through the basics of life. Lastly, avoid making decisions based upon yourself, but instead for the youth that are being involved in the decisions as well, this protects them from harm and other dangerous factors.
Has this mission been accomplished in the two countries you selected?
South Africa and Canada have both signed the CRC protocol treaty by signature or accession. Both countries have accepted the rights of respect, protect, promote, and fulfill the rights that are listed throughout the right’s overview.
How are they doing compared to the US?
The United States is one of the two countries that has signed the treaty but has yet to ratify the original Convention. Many influences came from the U.S., but have never had consent from the Senate, which is the final step of ratification. The Convention protects both the rights of the child and the parent to where the U.S. Constitution destroys the rights to spank/correct your child. Without the U.S. Senates approval to ratify the treaty, it leaves all citizens to question the importance of children in out country.
