Right to Survival for Children’s

Right to Survival for Children’s

1)         Right to be born.

Right to be born implies the right to be brought in this world (not be aborted). In India, especially girl child face greater threat of getting aborted before birth (female feticide). Although, it is not only limited to female’s even males come under this scenario. Mainly female Fetus in India is aborted due to evil practices like dowry, where it is believed that girls once born will only become a liability for parents and even if she works and earns it will only be for her husband. Feticide in India have caused a discrepancy in the sex ratio, as of 2005 it was estimated that there were 50 million more males than females in the nation. Technology also plays an important part in female feticide, where sonography is used to determine whether the fetus is boy or girl. Further talking over right to be born, parents who think they cannot afford to bear the expenses of a child they abort the child regardless it is a male or a female fetus.

2)         Right to minimum standards of food, shelter and clothing.

Once the child is born they have the basic right for proper food, shelter and clothing. It should get at least the minimum standard of food set by the local authorities. Child should also get proper house to live and proper clothes to wear. All this should be hygienic and up to minimum standard of living. Proper health care facilities should be accessible for new born child, to safe drinking water, to food which is nutritious, environment which is safe and information necessary to help children stay safe and healthy. The number of children suffering from malnutrition is heist in India as compared to the other countries in the world. The underweight children in India are also on the higher side and nearly double, as compared to Sub Saharan region. According to the Global Hunger Index 2011 (GHI) Report India is ranked 15th, amongst leading countries with hunger situation. It also places India amongst the three countries where the GHI between 1996 and 2011 went up from 22.9 to 23.7, while 78 out of the 81 developing countries studied, including Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Kenya, Nigeria, Myanmar, Uganda, Zimbabwe and Malawi, succeeded in improving hunger condition. Despite India's 50% increase in GDP since 1991, more than one third of the world's malnourished children live in India.

3)         Right to live with dignity

Once the child is grown up, able to understand and express his feelings, he or she has the right to live with dignity in the household and in the society. Childs view and feelings should be respected. Children should also have right to express his views and ideas in the right forum. He or she should not be subject to violence in household, school and in society. Freedom should be provided to children, which helps them to develop their mind in the right direction

Jay Rawal

(MACJ)