[Child rights].

Abstract

The question of the rights of children in the modern times has emerged as one of the most vibrant issues in contemporary human rights discussions. National and international initiatives have been underway to understand and provide solutions with far reaching affects. Notable among which has been the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations, on 20 November 1989, the first legally binding code of child rights in 54 articles setting standards for the well being of children at different stages of their development. But the fact remains that children remain a part of the disadvantaged minority group even today as far as realization of human rights and social justice are concerned. This is primarily because children are generally physically, mentally and economically defenceless. In this age of globalization the care of children has completely taken a backseat, thus, affecting entire value system, social and economic needs, jeopardizing the very future of the humanity. The marginalization takes even a much worse turn when the vulnerable child receives unsatisfactory parenting, neglect by the society and crimes being perpetrated against them all ultimately violating their human rights.