Child Rights in Nepal

After years of war, a Comprehensive Peace Accord was reached between the government of Nepal and the Maoist insurgents.  World Forum Global Leader, Deepak Raj Sapkota reports that since then, efforts have been ongoing to draft a new constitution abolishing the monarchy and installing a democratic form of government.  While heated debate over the wording of the constitution continues, the current version includes, in Article 24, a declaration of the rights of children which includes these rights....

1. Right to a name, identity, birth registration
2. Right to education, health, care, sports and personal development from family and state
3. Right to early childhood care/development
4. Right to be educated in mother tongue
5. Right not to be exploited at work
6. Right not to be forced into marriage, illegal abduction, trafficking, and hostage
7. Right not to be recruited and used in army, police, armed conflicts; the right not to be mistreated in the media, or by traditional or religious practices; or exploited physically, mentally, and sexually
8. Right not to be tortured at home, school, and other place
9. Right to a child-friendly justice system
10. Right to special protection for orphans, disabled, victims of conflicts, displaced, and at-risk
11. Right of the victims: investigation + compensation and the criminalization of the offenses of exploitation

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