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Children’s rights not prioritised in Nepal
KATHMANDU, NOV 17 - It is quite alarming that still children were not provided with social security despite the country’s commitment to international conventions. This was discussed here at an interaction on ‘Children’s Act 2044 and Regulation 2048' organised by Nepal Labour Study Corporation (NLSC) in association with Nepal Law Forum (NLF) here today.
Informing about the rights of the children provided by United Nation’s convention of social security, Upendra Keshari Neupane an advocate said, "We could not incorporate the social security system in our act." He also informed that state was committed to the security of physically challenged children in the constitution. However he was not sure of the commitment of the government, and queried, "is the commitment fulfilled by the state."
He also said that children were not even provided with ordinary information about their rights. "We are progressing on theoretical aspects but implementation part is very weak," he added.
He also opined that the children were still bypassed by the state. "We don’t find state giving priority to the children in the mainstream," he charged.
Similarly, Yagya Adhikari general secretary of NLSC expressed that the government was not even following practical recommendation prescribed by UN. According to him, the UN has prescribed the following points:- awareness programmes for child rights, no participation of children in armed conflict, birth registration of children, respect for the views of children, making primary education compulsory.
Speaking on the occasion Sindhu Nath Pyakurel, Central President of Nepal Bar Association (NBA) opined that it was the duty of the political parties and civil society to pressure government for becoming accountable as government was the only authentic institution for it. "Problems cannot be solved unless political parties include issues of child rights in their declaration papers," he claimed.Posted on: 2003-11-16 09:19
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