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Children are different from adults.
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Rights are an inalienable part of ensuring Justice.
child.
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After Declaration of the Rights of the Child in 1959,
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The UNCRC was adopted by the UN in 1989.
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UNCRC vests in children across the globe certain basic child rights, irrespective
of the following elements:
Race
Colour
Sex
Language
Religion
Political or other opinion
National, social, or ethnic origin
Property
Disability
Birth or any other status whatsoever
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Right to equality (Non-discrimination) (Article 2)
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Right to get her opinion heard (Art 12)
Right to full and decent life in case of children with disabilities (Art 23)
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With the growth in technology, the cyberspace have
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Unfortunately, there are two sides to a coin.
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The risks or threats to children in the cyberspace can
be broadly stated as:
Online abusing and harassing
Exposure to inappropriate content
Excessive usage leading to wastage of time
Vulnerably accessible by potential offenders
However, many experts have agreed that such
potentials of risks can be reduced by spreading
awareness and ensuring technical know-how to the
children.
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The existing laws or conventions do not specifically
cyberspace.
digital context.
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So, the UNCRC needs a digital-age specific
interpretation in order to ascertain the rights of
children in the cyberspace.
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Protection against all forms of abuse Effort to prevent creation and
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Protection from material injurious to Effort to prevent, manage and raise
financial information)
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Effort to provide educational
Childrens rights to recreation and
technology, online information and
leisure as appropriate to their age
creative resources, and promote
(Article 31), an education that will digital skills in an equitable way (taking
into account relevant languages,
support the development of their full
difficulties of access or conditions of
potential (Article 28) and prepare them
disability or disadvantage)
for responsible life in a free society
(Article 29)
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Participation rights: best interests Effort to include all children in diverse
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Among different segments of the society, Govt. plays a
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Problems of in-equal access are multifaceted in origin
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