This brief animated video by UNICEF illustrates how a shift in attitudes can empower differently abled children.
Child Rights in Focus
Status of Ratification of International Treaties Dealing with Issues of Children by Pakistan Treaty Signature Date Ratification Date, Accession(a), Succession(d) Date CRC – Convention on the Rights of the Child *1 20 Sep 1990 12 Nov 1990 CRC-OP-AC – Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict 26 Sep 2001 17 Nov 2016 CRC-OP-SC – Optional Protocol to the Convention on
According to report published by Daily Dawn on March 7, 2023, the Federal Shariat Court on 6 March 2023 dismissed a petition challenging the Sindh Child Marriages Restraint Act of 2013, saying that the law was not against the injunctions of Islam. It held that the legislature’s decision to fix a minimum age for marriage was in accordance with injunctions of Islam as laid down in the Holy Quran and Sunnah. The two-judge bench,
Pakistan has established the Zanaib Alert, Response and Recovery Agency (ZARRA) under the Zainab Alert, Response and Recovery Act, 2020 to strengthen its efforts to find missing children and reunite them with their families by improving alert system data sharing, information provision, and reporting of missing children. ZARRA has released the missing and abducted children data from October, 2021 to JUNE, 2022. PROVINCE WISE CASES % Punjab 783 63.04 Sindh 205 16.51 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Digital safety for children refers to the precautions and measures taken to ensure that children are safe when using digital technology such as the internet, social media, and online gaming platforms. It involves protecting children from online threats such as cyberbullying, inappropriate content, online predators, and identity theft. Learn how to stay safe in the digital space and report the cybercrime to the Federal Investigation Authority (FIA), Government of Pakistan. Courtesy: Group Development Pakistan
In this educational video, GDP explains the factors for employing children in domestic settings and how the practice of child domestic labour in the home can be stopped. Courtesy: Group Development Pakistan
Adults and parents have a responsibility to create a world without child abuse and to protect children from sexual abuse. In this video, Ahsan Khan highlights the need to raise awareness about protective measures need to be taken by parents. Myths about child abuse and child neglect can put children at risk. So get informed and keep your children safe. It is important that we make conscious, careful and deliberate efforts to protect our
The case of Arzoo Raja prompted the NCRC to look into the issue of forced conversion of minority women and girls across Pakistan. The Commission prepared and issued a detailed policy paper on the issue. The Policy Brief touched upon the gaps in existing laws prohibiting ‘forced conversions’ in light of international obligations and analysed the causes or underlying factors of the phenomenon. The report makes recommendations for specific actions by various stakeholders to
NCRC released a report on complaint handling which the Commission dealt during March 2020 to Feb 2023. The Commission handled a total of 338 complaints during March 2020 to February 2023 related to child rights violation from all provinces of Pakistan. A complaint was processed in 90 days on average. Out of 338 complaints, 49% complaints were from Punjab, 23% from Balochistan, 11% from Sindh, 9% from ICT and 8% from KP. Child sexual
Child sexual abuse is prevalent worldwide. Several studies have been conducted to identify the traits common to those who perpetrate it, but results indicate that the latter come from all socioeconomic backgrounds, races, gender, religions and literacy levels. While some may have a condition called paedophilia, which is a sexual attraction towards children, not all perpetrators are paedophiles, and not all paedophiles are child abusers. Although most perpetrators of child sexual abuse are adults,
The Video explains the Juvenile Justice System Act, 2018 and the Role of Police. (Urdu) Courtesy: Babul Ilm Law Academy
Political Economy Assessment (PEA) on child marriage – a value-based dialogue” video emphasizes the significance of political scanning and its role in enhancing the effectiveness of dialogue. It explores the concept of finding entry points into societies to address issues such as gender-based violence (GBV), female genital mutilation (FGM), and child marriage. The video underscores the importance of internalizing human rights and recognizing the power within individuals to ensure the well-being of women and