National Commission for Protection of Child Rights Annual Report 2009-2010

Abstract

When we discuss perspectives on protecting children’s rights, it requires a drastic change in our ways of thinking and doing so at all levels – from the family to the institutions, policy makers, law and society as a whole. An adult’s love and affection for the child should not justify the use of authority and power over the child. Children are equal to and not less than adults. Indeed, they ought to be regarded as more than equals, because of their special circumstances and needs. This change means looking at the child with respect; treating her with dignity and as an individual in her own right.