Abstract

They are abandoned. They do not get a chance to step in a school. They are left to fend for themselves on the streets. They suffer from many forms of violence. They do not have access to even primary healthcare. They are subjected to cruel and inhumane treatments every day. They are children - innocent, young and beautiful – who are deprived of their rights. Etymologically, the term “child” comes from the Latin infants which means the one who does not speak “. For the Roman, this term designates the child from its birth, up to the age of 7 years”. Children’s rights are human rights specifically adapted to the child because they take into account his fragility, specificities and age-appropriate needs. So, the children have to be helped and supported and must be protected against labor exploitation, kidnapping, and ill-treatment, etc. Philosophers debate whether children, especially infants, are the kinds of beings who can have moral rights, whether rights talks in general has any point unless the being to whom rights are ascribed Children rights are human right. They protect the child as a human being. As human rights, children rights are constituted by fundamental guarantees and essential human rights. Children rights are civil and political rights, such as right to identity, the right to a nationality etc. The discussion focuses first on the right of children and child welfare, the paper also critically reviews certain proposals for regarding parents as having right to rear their children, and finally suggests a measures.

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