Q11. Consider the following statements
1. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child is a human rights treaty which sets out the civil, political, economic, social, health and cultural rights of children.
2. The Convention defines a child as any human being under the age of eighteen, unless the age of majority is attained earlier under national legislation.
3. India ratified UNCRC in 1992, agreeing in principles all articles except with certain reservations on issues relating to child labor.
Which of the above statements are correct?
Q11. Consider the following statements
1. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child is a human rights treaty which sets out the civil, political, economic, social, health and cultural rights of children.
2. The Convention defines a child as any human being under the age of eighteen, unless the age of majority is attained earlier under national legislation.
3. India ratified UNCRC in 1992, agreeing in principles all articles except with certain reservations on issues relating to child labor.
Which of the above statements are correct?
The correct option is D d) All of the above
Convention on the Rights of the Child
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (abbreviated as the CRC or UNCRC) is a human rights treaty which sets out the civil, political, economic, social, health and cultural rights of children.
The Convention defines a child as any human being under the age of eighteen, unless the age of majority is attained earlier under national legislation
- 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, color, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national, ethnic or social origin, property, disability, birth or other status.
- States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to ensure that the child is protected against all forms of discrimination or punishment on the basis of the status, activities, expressed opinions, or beliefs of the child’s parents, legal guardians, or family members.
India
- India ratified UNCRC on 11 December 1992, agreeing in principles all articles except with certain reservations on issues relating to child labor.
- In India there is law that children under the age of 18 should not work, but there is no outright ban on child labor, and the practice is generally permitted in most industries except those deemed hazardous.
d) All of the above
Convention on the Rights of the Child
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (abbreviated as the CRC or UNCRC) is a human rights treaty which sets out the civil, political, economic, social, health and cultural rights of children.
The Convention defines a child as any human being under the age of eighteen, unless the age of majority is attained earlier under national legislation
- 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, color, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national, ethnic or social origin, property, disability, birth or other status.
- States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to ensure that the child is protected against all forms of discrimination or punishment on the basis of the status, activities, expressed opinions, or beliefs of the child’s parents, legal guardians, or family members.
India
- India ratified UNCRC on 11 December 1992, agreeing in principles all articles except with certain reservations on issues relating to child labor.
- In India there is law that children under the age of 18 should not work, but there is no outright ban on child labor, and the practice is generally permitted in most industries except those deemed hazardous.
