Child Exploitation: India and the World (Paper)
- Aleena Elizabeth, GLC Kozhikode
- December 24, 2020
Content :
Child exploitation includes child domestic work, recruitment and involvement of children in armed conflict, child marriage, sexual exploitation and pornography, use of children in criminal activities, child labour or whenever somebody else makes benefit from the children’s vulnerability and powerlessness. Any of such acts can have serious short and long-term physical, psychological and social consequences not only for the children, but also for their families and communities. These acts create lifelong problems for the individual as well as the society. International conventions as UNCRC help all countries create a healthy environment for the children and to protect their rights. In India the number of children that are exploited are high and nearly every person has faced one or more type of such exploitation. Juvenile justice Act, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act and Commission for Protection of Child Rights Act are a few of the legal measures that help curb child exploitation in India.
