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20th November, 1989, that the UN General Assembly made a definite
pledge to improve the condition of children worldwide. It adopted
as a human treaty the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC).
Built on varied legal systems and cultural traditions, the Convention
on the Rights of the Child was formulated after ten years of intensive
research with inputs from cultures and countries all over the world.
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universally agreed set of non-negotiable standards and obligations, the
CRC spells out the basic human rights that children everywhere - without
discrimination - have: the right to survival; the right to develop to the
fullest; the right to protection from harmful influences, abuse and exploitation;
and the right to participate fully in family, cultural and social life.
Every right spelled out in the Convention is inherent to the human dignity
and harmonious development of children.
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However
human rights without rules to ensure their implementation can only
be meaningless. Human rights are meant to inform and guide development
policies and human development is only meaningful and sustainable
when designed to ensure the realization of human rights. It is only
when children are granted their rights that could we hope to raise
a generation of self-reliant and capable young people. |
In
this direction CASP-PLAN has launched a number of program that take into
account the intellectual and emotional needs of children. Programs like
the Bal Panchayat that focus on comprehensive and integrated child development.
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