Modern studies test
when was the CRC created.
1989 when world leaders realised children needed a special document for them.
what is the crc
convention of the rights of the child
why was it created
world leaders realised that children needed a special document for them, this was because people under the age of 18 need special care and protection more than the regular adult
what are the three main categories
providing, protecting, participation
how many children soldiers is there world wide
approx 300,000
how many countries use child soldiers
30 countries are known to use chuld soldiers
how young can child soldiers be
a young as five years of age
what article does this directly break in the CRC (child soldiers)
article 38, protection in war
what is the percentage of girls
40% of all child soldiers are girls
treatment of a child soldier during their experience
Some are raped, sexually abused, starved, locked away, physically abused, made to drink blood of the deceased to make them stronger, made to carry heavy loads, threatened
treatment out of their fighting experiences (rehab) (child soldiers)
they are taken to transit centres where they spend at least three months at, encouraged to talk about their experiences, the workers at the transit centre try hard to find their village but in some cases their familt will not take them back out of their disgust if what their child has done.
why are children targeted to be soldiers
they are easy to manipulate and take less pay and less food
how are they recruited to be soldiers
some are not welcomed back after they escape which can and nirmally leads to them entering the army again, they are forced to join and threatened to, some children are kidnapped, offered by their parents to pay off debt, to increase the family income or an escape from poverty
what is child labour not
helping around at home, assisting the family business, earning pocket money outside of school hours/holdiday
what is child labour
Child labour work that deprives children if their childhood, their potential and their dignity. it refers to work that is mentally and physically harmful to children
what type of things do child labourers do
agricultural work, domestic work, working in factories, miners, prostitution, waiters, cleaners, kitchen staff, construction
why do child labourers work
to provide money for the family, they need money to pay for school, weak employment laws, they are cheaper to pay than adults
treatment of child labourers
made to work long periods of time, harrasment when mistakes are made, can work in dangerous enviroments,
how are children trafficked
they are decieved, move far from home and then exploited
what are the trafficked children used for
forced marriage, forced labour, prostitution
what is trafficking
modern day slavery
causes of child trafficking
civil war, poverty, natural disasters, demand for workers in wealthier countries, weak law enforcement on trafficking
forms of child trafficking
sexual exploitation, domestic servitude, drug trade, organ harvesting, forced marriage, forced criminality
what is the UDHR
United decleration of human rights
original members and members now
51 original members and 193 members now
what is the decleration
it is a document of 30 articles that declare that the human being has the right to
why does the UDHR exist
the world leaders made it to have the image of that they work together peacfully and to imorove the lifes of citizens
what is the UDHR aims
to keep peace through out the world, to develop friendly relations between countries, to encourage countries of the world to work together and stop conflicts