The role of human right in protecting abused and neglected children
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2013-01
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Kampala International University, College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Abstract
Research was based on the role of human rights in protecting abused and neglected children in Ilernela district Mwanza region in Tanzania. The number of children who die each year as a result of abused comes primarily from death registries or mortality data young children are at greatest risk, with rates for the 0—4 years old age group more than double those of 5—14 year of age.
However, despite the role of human rights in protecting abused and neglected children, the numbers of abused children continue to rise. This has necessitated this research to investigate this worrying trend and pave the way forward.
The general objective was to examine the role of human rights standards in protecting abused and neglected children in Ilernela district Mwanza region Tanzania, to look at traditional systems and how it brings about child abused and neglected in Ilemela district in Mwanza region in Tanzania , To identify the rights of children in Ilemela district in Mwanza region in Tanzania, To find out how human rights protect children from being abused and neglected in Ilemela district in Mwanza region , To look at the policy recommendations for the averting abused and neglected children in Ilemela district in Mwanza region.
Legal bodies, political leaders, councilors and the local population participated in the study. Both the primary and secondary data were used in collecting the data. This was based on the research questions and the documentary review. Both qualitative data analysis were used.
The findings revealed the nature and the impact of child and neglect in Ilemela district. Long term physical violation of rights against abused and neglected child.
Physically, sexually ,or emotionally abused or neglected as children ,shaken baby syndrome is a severe form of head injury that cause the baby’s brain to bounce against its skull, personality disorder, symptoms can include paranoia, lack of impulse control , limited range of emotions, and inability to on how does traditional system brought about child abuse and neglect. Denial of education, beliefs of forced marriage, traditional corporal punishment, hard Labour, denial of owning property, denial of representation stoned to death.
On the right of children in Ilemela district, protection against children abused and Torture, Every child has a right to acquire a Name and Nationality, Every child has a right be protected from child labor, the right to freedom of expression, Right to freedom of Thought, Conscience and Religion, Right to protection of privacy, Right to Education, Right to Health Services.
On how does Human Right protect abused and neglected children in Ilemela District, Human Rights Providing Protection for Child Witnesses in state and Court Criminal trails, the human rights systemic improvements; representation of children in individual proceedings, human rights advocates for children as regards to human rights bodies, human right advocacy of aspect of representation of children is the administration of representation programs.
The researcher therefore concluded and recommended that the applicability of human rights laws to child abuse and neglect; Governments, inter-governmental, non-governmental organizations are publicly joining efforts and take actions toward people in the context of child abuse and neglect.
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A research report submitted to the College of Humanities and Social Sciences in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Award of a Bachelor’s Degree in Development Studies of Kampala International University
Keywords
Human rights, Abused and neglected children, Ilemela district, Mwanza region, Tanzania